Cougars
| 11/22/24 @ Washington | 54 |
| 01/17/25 vs Princeton | 53 |
| 01/31/25 vs Beddingfield | 47 |
| 01/28/25 @ Eastern Wayne | 44 |
| 01/18/25 vs Hertford County | 41 |
You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Goldsboro's strategy against Princeton on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Goldsboro Cougars blew the Princeton Bulldogs out of the water with a 61-32 final score. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Goldsboro to victory, but perhaps none more so than Amiyah Ford, who went 7 for 8 on her way to 14 points in addition to eight rebounds and six steals. The dominant performance gave Ford a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was Aziyah Boyer, who went 7 of 9 en route to 15 points and three steals.
Goldsboro was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Princeton only posted five assists.
Loss or not, Princeton got some senior leadership from Meredith Bell and Aubrey Johnson. Bell went 5 for 9 to rack up 12 points, while Johnson posted six points and three steals. Johnson also set a new season-high mark in field goal percentage with 60%.
Goldsboro pushed their record up to 17-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 35.9% in those games and 27.6% outside of them. As for Princeton, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-16 record this season.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Spring Creek the next time they take the court. Goldsboro will host Spring Creek at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, while Princeton will host them at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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