Basketball Recap: Burke Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Feb 24, 2025, 7:17am

Basketball Recap: Burke Bulldogs vs. Marian Crusaders

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Burke lost against Marian back in February of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Burke Bulldogs had to suffer through a 67-19 loss at the hands of the Marian Crusaders. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 241st, while the Crusaders are ranked 44th).

LaNasia Wilson was Burke's leading scorer, having posted seven points. Janelle Clark held things down on the boards with four rebounds.

Marian can attribute much of their success to Emelia Daubendiek, who made all 7 shots she took racking up 14 points. Another player making a difference was Aubrey Thompson, who posted seven points and 14 rebounds.

Burke has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 12 of their last 13 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-21 record this season. The win (which was Marian's fourth in a row) raised their record to 12-9.

Burke does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Marian, they will square off against Omaha North at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Omaha North's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matches.

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