If Collegiate was feeling good fresh off their 62-33 takedown of Central Virginia Homeschool Athletic Association last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Collegiate Cougars fell 55-43 to the St. Margaret's Scotties on Monday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Scotties this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 61-44 back in January.

Clare Aman
02/10/25 vs St. Margaret's | 3 |
02/04/25 @ St. Catherine's | 2 |
01/29/25 @ St. Stephen's & St. Agnes | 2 |
01/10/25 vs Norfolk Academy | 2 |
01/08/25 vs Christchurch School | 2 |
When it comes to explaining why Collegiate lost, don't look at Clare Aman. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Aman a new career-high in steals (three). Mia Shrestha was another key player, putting up 16 points.
Even though they lost, Collegiate smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.
Karla Barreno was the offensive standout of the contest as she posted 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Paula Carrillo, who had 12 points.
Collegiate now has a losing record at 10-11. As for St. Margaret's, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Collegiate will host Trinity Episcopal at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for St. Margaret's, they will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Fredericksburg Academy at 5:00 p.m. St. Margaret's is facing Fredericksburg Academy at the right time seeing as Fredericksburg Academy is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps