Dayton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They took a blow against the Spring Creek Spartans, falling 62-22. The Dust Devils lost against the Spartans in their previous head to head back in February of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 39-30 score last time.
Madison Cleland
| 01/10/25 @ Spring Creek | 9 |
| 12/01/23 vs Hug | 6 |
| 12/05/24 vs Wooster | 3 |
| 12/13/24 vs Sparks | 2 |
| 12/07/24 vs Pahrump Valley | 2 |
Dayton's loss came despite strong showings from Lisinita Tulimafua-Curran and Madison Cleland. Tulimafua-Curran posted five points, while Cleland put up nine points. The dominant performance gave Cleland a new career-high in points.
Spring Creek found their leader in sophomore Jade Buzzetti, who went 7 of 14 on her way to 17 points in addition to seven steals and six boards. Those 17 points set a new season-high mark for Buzzetti. The team also got some help courtesy of Rhiwan Williams, who had seven points along with eight steals and six boards.
Dayton's loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Spring Creek, their win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 7-6.
Dayton didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 61-14 defeat against Elko on the 11th. As for Spring Creek, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 49-34 loss against Fernley on the 11th.
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