Basketball Recap: Ethel Walker Piles Up the Points Against Westminster School

By Team Reports Jan 12, 2025, 7:56am

Basketball Recap: Ethel Walker vs. Westminster School Martlets

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Ethel Walker was handed a heart-breaking three-point loss in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Westminster School on Saturday. Ethel Walker took their match with ease, bagging a 62-23 victory over the Westminster School Martlets. Ethel Walker has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 22 points or more this season.

Leading Ethel Walker to victory were Liana Salamone and Taelor Arnold. Salamone went 6 of 10 en route to 15 points along with five rebounds and three steals, while Arnold posted 11 points and five steals. Arnold is becoming a predictor of Ethel Walker's success: when she posts at least five steals the team is 5-1 (and 1-2 when she doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Sanchez, who had six points.

Ethel Walker

Offensive Rebounds

12/09/23 @ Frederick Gunn22
01/11/25 @ Westminster School19
12/06/24 vs Williston Northampton16
02/14/24 vs Kingswood Oxford15
12/20/24 vs Portsmouth Abbey14

Ethel Walker smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in December of 2023.

Ethel Walker's win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 6-3.

Ethel Walker will head out to face off against Kent School at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Ethel Walker is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.9 points per game this season. As for Westminster School, they will welcome Choate Rosemary Hall School at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

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