Basketball Recap: Kiersten Rurka Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Roland Park Country

By Team Reports Dec 5, 2024, 2:00pm

Basketball Recap: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cougars vs. Roland Park Country Reds

There's no place like home for Our Lady of Mount Carmel, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They walked away with a 61-48 victory over the Roland Park Country Reds on Wednesday. That's more bragging rights for the Cougars, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kiersten Rurka, who went 7 for 13 en route to 18 points plus seven assists and six rebounds. Caryne Nelson was another key player, going 7 for 17 en route to 19 points.

The victory got Our Lady of Mount Carmel back to even at 2-2. As for Roland Park Country, their loss was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-2.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel will look to defend their home court on Friday against St. Mary's at 5:30 p.m. St. Mary's has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Roland Park Country, they will head out to face off against St. Frances Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.

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