Basketball Recap: Bishop Kearney Drops Highest Score of Season Against Elmira

Kings

Team Score

12/29/24 @ Elmira	75
12/27/24 vs Troy	71
12/21/24 vs Aquinas Institute	65
12/17/24 @ Nichols	53
12/03/24 vs St. Mary's	46
12/03/24 vs St. Mary's	46

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bishop Kearney). They strolled past the Elmira Express with points to spare on Sunday, taking the game 75-59. The Kings pushed the score to 60-36 by the end of the third, a deficit the Express cut but never quite recovered from.

Elmira's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Meya Smith, who went 10 for 17 on her way to 21 points and eight rebounds, and Mariah Matias, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 18 boards. With that strong performance, Smith is now averaging an impressive 15.3 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashaya Wallace, who posted six points in addition to seven boards and five assists.

The win was the fourth in a row for Bishop Kearney, bringing their record for this year to 4-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points per game. As for Elmira, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-1.

Bishop Kearney won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Cardinal O'Hara at 6:45 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Cardinal O'Hara's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven contests. As for Elmira, they will also get right back to it: they'll take on Starpoint at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.