Basketball Recap: Nadia Mcqueen Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Cardinal Mooney

Raiders

Margin (Wins)

01/09/25 @ Cardinal Mooney	21
01/04/25 vs Austintown-Fitch	16
12/23/24 @ Lakeview	3
12/28/24 vs Athens	-2
12/20/24 @ Howland	-6

Harding lost to Cardinal Mooney back in December of 2023, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Thursday. The Harding Raiders put the hurt on the Cardinal Mooney Cardinals with a sharp 47-26 victory. The Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 21 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Harding to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nadia McQueen, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 rebounds. McQueen has been hot recently, having posted nine or more boards the last three times she's played. Trinity Taylor was another key player, putting up 13 points and five steals.

Harding smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in 12 consecutive contests.

Harding's win bumped their record up to 9-3. As for Cardinal Mooney, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-11.

When Harding and Cardinal Mooney next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Harding will try to stop Chaney's three-game winning streak when the meet at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Harding is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50 points per game this season. Similarly, Cardinal Mooney will try to stop West Branch's four-game winning streak when the meet at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.