Westminster lost against Boulder back in December of 2017 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Westminster Wolves took a hard 64-45 fall against the Boulder Panthers. The Wolves were down 49-28 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
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 scored more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Desiree Stoddard, who had six points along with ten rebounds and six assists.
Wolves
| 01/26/24 @ Far Northeast W | 15 |
| 01/10/24 vs Northfield | 14 |
| 01/23/25 @ Boulder | 12 |
| 01/07/25 @ Prairie View | 11 |
| 02/05/24 vs Mountain Vista | 11 |
Even though they lost, Westminster smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Boulder got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Megan Matthews out in front 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. Kara Dougherty also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.
Westminster's record is now 9-7. As for Boulder, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season.
Westminster has already played their next game (against Mountain Range), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Boulder will head out on the road to face off against 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.
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