The Newcastle Dogies struggled with assists on Thursday (the Douglas Bearcats had 12 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Newcastle took a serious blow against Douglas, falling 65-11. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Newcastle has scored all season.
Adalyn Olson was Newcastle's leading scorer, having posted four points.
Jayde Harrington held things down on the boards with four rebounds.
Brooklyn Benshoof took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Douglas' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jaden Meyer, who scored 16 points along with five assists and four steals. Meyer is crushing the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Lauren Olsen, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Newcastle's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-9. As for Douglas, the victory for they keeps them at an undefeated 18-0.
Newcastle will be playing in front of their home fans against Torrington at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Newcastle focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 26 on Thursday. As for Douglas, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Rawlins at 5:30 p.m. on February 16th. Averaging 66.67 points so far this season, Douglas' high-powered offense has been in full-swing lately, so Rawlins better be ready for a challenge.
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