It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Buckhannon-Upshur can now relate to. They lost 69-46 to the John Marshall Monarchs on Friday. The Buccaneers have struggled against the Monarchs recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meetings.
Alyssa Abel
| 02/28/25 @ John Marshall | 27 |
| 02/25/25 @ Elkins | 27 |
| 02/22/25 @ Elkins | 17 |
| 02/19/25 @ Philip Barbour | 21 |
| 02/18/25 @ Lewis County | 24 |
| + 3 more games |
When it comes to explaining why Buckhannon-Upshur lost, don't look at Alyssa Abel. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double with 27 points and 15 boards. The matchup was Abel's eighth in a row with at least 15 points. Harley Dean was another key player, putting up nine points and five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Buckhannon-Upshur smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in eight consecutive games.
Rilee Storm was her usual excellent self, shooting 41% from the field to rack up 27 points in addition to eight boards and four steals for John Marshall. Storm is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 16 or more in each of the last ten games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kalyn Reese, who went 5-for-8 en route to 11 points and five steals.
Buckhannon-Upshur's loss dropped their record down to 9-14. As for John Marshall, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-8.
Buckhannon-Upshur does not have any more games scheduled as of now. John Marshall has already played their next contest (against Morgantown), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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