Basketball Recap: Rock Hill Skates Past Northwestern with Ease

Bearcats

Margin (Wins)

11/23/24 vs Lugoff-Elgin	62
12/12/24 vs York	52
02/07/25 vs Northwestern	51
12/21/24 vs Chambers	47
12/19/24 vs Independence	42

Rock Hill entered their tilt with Northwestern on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They claimed a resounding 74-23 victory over the Northwestern Trojans. The Bearcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 22 points or more this season.

Rock Hill's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Aubrey Stevenson, who dropped a double-double with 21 points and 11 assists. Stevenson is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played. Chloe Hudson was another key player, shooting 5-for-9 from long range and dropping a double-double with 19 points and ten boards.

Stevenson wasn't the only one working in the assist department: Rock Hill was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Rock Hill pushed their record up to 17-6 with the win, which was their third straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to shooting accuracy: their field goal percentage was 50% in those games and 32.7% outside of them. As for Northwestern, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 4-15 record this season.

Coming up, Rock Hill will venture away from home to take on Catawba Ridge at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Rock Hill is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.3 points per game this season. As for Northwestern, they will challenge Indian Land at 6:30 p.m. on February 14th.