The Roosevelt Roughriders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matches by 27 points or more this season. They blew past Cardozo, posting a 66-13 win on the road. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Roosevelt.
Leading Roosevelt to victory were Simmons Taniesha and Lamar'sha Wilson. Taniesha scored 17 points along with five assists and four steals, while Wilson scored 22 points along with eight steals. Those eight steals set a new season-high mark for her. Another player making a difference was Kelis Williams, who scored six points along with five steals.
Roosevelt has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Cardozo, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Roosevelt will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Coolidge at 5:30 p.m. on January 5, 2024. Cardozo will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Banneker at 5:30 p.m. on January 3, 2024.
