Arvada falls despite strong effort from Emma Ngewasi

By Team Reports Feb 27, 2024, 6:56am

Recap: Arvada Bulldogs vs. Arrupe Jesuit Generals

The Arvada Bulldogs lost against the Arrupe Jesuit Generals back in February of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Arvada fell just short of Arrupe Jesuit by a score of 51-49. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Arvada in their matchups with Arrupe Jesuit: they've now lost three in a row.

Despite the loss, Arvada still got an impressive performance from Emma Ngewasi, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds. Ngewasi has been hot recently, having posted ten or more rebounds the last three times she's played. Carmen Medina was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with eight rebounds and five steals.

Arrupe Jesuit had a senior duo take command as Karen Alvarez scored 22 points along with eight steals and five assists and Valerie Antunez scored six points along with six rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Alvarez has scored at least a third of Arrupe Jesuit's points.

Arvada's defeat dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Arrupe Jesuit, their victory bumped their record up to 10-12.

Arvada does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Arrupe Jesuit, they and Middle Park will face off at 5:30 p.m. on February 16th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Hopefully Arrupe Jesuit focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 49 on Thursday.

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