Basketball Recap: Western Sets Scoring Season-High Against University

Panthers

Team Score

01/07/25 vs University	64
11/22/24 vs Tipton	63
01/04/25 @ West Lafayette	56
12/27/24 vs Western Boone	56
12/28/24 vs Tipton	50

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Western). They walked away with a 64-56 victory over the University Trailblazers on Tuesday. This was a revenge game for the Panthers: when they faced off against the Trailblazers two weeks ago, they had to take a 53-38 loss.

Western was led to victory by Ellyse Walden and Ella Rawlings. Walden dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 boards, while Rawlings went 6 of 11 on her way to 15 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Rhiana Bowman, who posted ten points and six rebounds.

University's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Taylor Seay, who had 17 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals. Seay has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Anyah Turley, who went 6 of 12 on her way to 15 points and six rebounds.

The win was the third in a row for Western, bringing their record for this year to 5-11. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.7 points per game. As for University, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-8 record this season.

Western will face off against Logansport at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for University, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 55-45 loss against Sheridan on the 8th.