While Weiss didn't have the best season last year (they finished 1-26), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They fell 57-46 to the Nimitz Cougars on Friday.
Despite the defeat, Weiss saw an underclassman step up: freshman Krystyna Dennis went 9 for 18 en route to 19 points plus seven blocks. Dennis has become a key player for Weiss: the team is 6-2 when she posts at least five blocks, but 2-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooklyn Williams, who posted nine points in addition to seven rebounds and two steals.
Even though they lost, Weiss was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging NaN assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 5.5.
Nimitz's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Chloe Williams led the charge by going 5 for 10 en route to 13 points plus seven assists and two steals. The dominant performance gave Williams a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Aniah Richard, who scored 12 points plus seven assists and seven rebounds.
Weiss' loss dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Nimitz, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.
Weiss has already played their next matchup, a 48-34 defeat against Savio on the 23rd. As for Nimitz, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 53-39 loss against Jordan on the 23rd.
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