Basketball Recap: Three Straight Home Wins for Plainfield

Hannah Menser

Assists (Career)

12/28/24 vs Evansville Memorial	8
01/26/24 vs Decatur Central	7
11/14/23 @ Ben Davis	5
11/28/23 vs Avon	5
01/10/24 @ Franklin Community	5

Evansville Memorial came into Saturday's matchup looking for another win against Plainfield, but Hannah Menser wouldn't allow it. The Plainfield Quakers ended the year with a bang, routing the Evansville Memorial Tigers 73-47 on Saturday thanks in part to Menser, who went 7 of 13 from beyond the arc on her way to 25 points and eight assists. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in assists.

The team also got some help courtesy of Ellison Stewart, who posted four points and eight steals. She has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last six times she's played.

Plainfield's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.3 points. As for Evansville Memorial, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season.

Plainfield didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 53-51 defeat against Greensburg on the 28th. As for Evansville Memorial, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 58-36 loss against Zionsville on the 28th.