01/16/25 vs South Summit | 24 |
01/14/25 @ Union | 22 |
01/09/25 @ Grantsville | 19 |
01/07/25 vs Ogden | 36 |
12/21/24 vs Springfield | 17 |
Morgan won the last time they faced South Summit, and Eva Birkeland did her part to make sure it happened again. The Morgan Trojans skirted past the South Summit Wildcats 57-54 thanks in part to Birkeland, who went 8 of 20 en route to 24 points. The matchup was her 11th in a row with at least ten points.
The team also got some help courtesy of Zoe Rockenfield, who posted four points and six boards. She has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last five times she's played.
When it comes to explaining why South Summit lost on Thursday, don't look at Emma Broadbent. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 32 points and 27 rebounds. That was a full 59.3% of South Summit's points, marking the seventh time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points. Mariah Bowen was another key player, putting up ten points and three steals.
Morgan's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-8. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.5 points per game. As for South Summit, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-6.
Morgan wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 74-15 victory against Ben Lomond on the 22nd. South Summit has also already played their next game, a 48-47 win against Union on the 21st.
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