Basketball Recap: Meridian Snags Ninth Win in Last Ten Games

By Team Reports Jan 30, 2025, 9:54pm

Basketball Recap: Meridian Mustangs vs. Liberty Eagles

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Nora Stufft

Steals (Career)

01/28/25 @ Liberty5
12/11/24 @ James Madison4
12/03/24 vs Briar Woods4
01/25/24 @ Skyline3
12/13/24 @ Fauquier3

Meridian had won four straight road games and Nora Stufft did her part to make it five on Tuesday. The Meridian Mustangs enjoyed a cozy 37-19 win over the Liberty Eagles thanks in part to Stufft, who went 6 of 10 on her way to 14 points in addition to eight boards and five steals. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in steals.

Despite the defeat, Liberty saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Ivy Cavins posted ten points and eight rebounds.

Meridian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Liberty, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-9.

Meridian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 69-14 victory against Manassas Park on the 30th. Liberty has also already played their next game, a 46-26 loss against Millbrook on the 30th.

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