It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Mater Lakes Academy had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They secured a 58-54 W over the Barron Collier Cougars. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 80th, while the Cougars are ranked 240th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Vanessa Vancott
| 02/13/25 vs Barron Collier | 29 |
| 02/08/25 @ American Heritage | 20 |
| 02/06/25 vs Mourning | 37 |
| 01/30/25 @ Westminster Christian | 38 |
| 01/23/25 @ Palmer Trinity | 34 |
| + 21 more games |
Vanessa Vancott continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, shooting 5-for-8 from beyond the arc and dropping a double-double with 29 points and 11 rebounds. The match was her 26th in a row with at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Mya Glover, who went 6-for-14 en route to 18 points and five boards.
Barron Collier's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Madison Means, who went 7-for-12 to rack up 14 points and six rebounds. Peyton Heffelfinger was another key player, putting up 16 points and six boards.
Mater Lakes Academy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season. As for Barron Collier, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-13.
Coming up, Mater Lakes Academy will challenge Northwestern at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Northwestern's defense has only allowed 29.4 points per game this season, so Mater Lakes Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them. Barron Collier does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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