Basketball Recap: Wendover Piles Up the Points Against St. Joseph

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Previous Games

12/05/25 - Home	55-22 W
01/11/25 - Away	40-56 L
12/15/23 - Away	45-24 W
12/17/22 - Away	37-31 W
01/05/22 - Home	57-31 W
+ 5 more games

While Wendover didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-20), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They claimed a resounding 55-22 victory over the St. Joseph Jayhawks. The Wildcats pushed the score to 53-15 by the end of the third, a deficit the Jayhawks cut but never quite recovered from.

Wendover's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Millie Hicks, who dropped a double-double with 17 points and 12 boards. Hicks is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: she's pulled down at least nine every time she's taken the court this season. Natalie Alvarez was another key player, putting up 11 points in addition to seven assists and five steals.

Wendover was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Joseph only posted four.

Despite the loss, St. Joseph still got an impressive performance from Sophie Yates, who shot 46% from the field en route to 16 points and six boards. That was a full 72.7% of the Jayhawks' points, marking the third time in a row Yates has posted more than a third of the team's points.

Wendover pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 56.8 points this season. As for St. Joseph, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.

Wendover has already played their next contest, a 46-14 victory against Summit Academy on the 9th. As for St. Joseph, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 41-34 defeat against Rowland Hall on the 10th.