Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Boulder). They strolled past the Westminster Wolves with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 64-45. The Panthers pushed the score to 49-28 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wolves cut but never quite recovered from.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Boulder to victory, but perhaps none more so than Megan Matthews, who dropped a triple-double on 13 points, 11 boards, and ten assists. With that strong performance, Matthews is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Lexi Oder, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds.
Panthers
| 01/23/25 vs Westminster | 19 |
| 02/13/24 @ Brighton | 19 |
| 01/18/24 vs Northglenn | 17 |
| 01/20/24 vs Rocky Mountain | 13 |
| 02/09/24 vs Prairie View | 13 |
Matthews wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Boulder was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
When it comes to explaining why Westminster lost, don't look at Naomi Saldana. Despite the final result, she posted 27 points and four steals. That was a full 60% of Westminster's points, marking the seventh time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Desiree Stoddard, who earned six points in addition to ten boards and six assists.
Boulder now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Westminster, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-7.
Boulder will head out to take on Prairie View at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Boulder is facing Prairie View at the right time seeing as Prairie View is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. Westminster has already played their next matchup (against Mountain Range), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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