After flying high against Wellington on Friday, Roosevelt came back down to earth. The Roughriders fell just short of the Mullen Mustangs by a score of 40-38 on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Roughriders of the 65-44 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January of 2025.
Despite the loss, Roosevelt still got an impressive performance from Kyla Lin Hollier, who almost dropped a double-double with 27 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 71.1% of the Roughriders' points, marking the ninth time in a row Hollier has posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Halle Adams, who earned five points.
Mullen got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Cassandra Menke out in front who scored ten points and three steals. Those ten points gave Menke a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Zoe Colon, who went 5-for-12 to rack up 13 points along with seven boards and five steals.
Roosevelt's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Mullen, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-12.
Roosevelt wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 64-46 win against Northridge on the 3rd. As for Mullen, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 54-37 victory against Cherry Creek on the 4th.
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