
Yellow Jackets
12/17/24 vs Southwestern | 57 |
12/20/24 vs Traders Point Christian | 49 |
01/23/25 vs Hauser | 44 |
01/30/25 @ Indianapolis Lutheran | 44 |
12/03/24 vs Hagerstown | 40 |
Morristown waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They claimed a resounding 61-17 victory over the Indianapolis Lutheran Saints. The Yellow Jackets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 21 points or more this season.
Morristown had a senior duo take command as Nevaeh Sanders went 8 of 17 en route to 20 points along with five boards and four steals and Nevaeh Cox went 8 for 12 on her way to 16 points and three steals. Sanders has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 16 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Nelson, who posted nine points.
Morristown was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Indianapolis Lutheran only posted six assists.
Despite the loss, Indianapolis Lutheran saw an underclassman step up: freshman Shae Olson scored nine points. Elisa Schemmann also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Morristown is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 34.1% in those games and 23.8% outside of them. As for Indianapolis Lutheran, their defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-16.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Morristown will square off against Tri at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Tri is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.9 points per game this season. Indianapolis Lutheran has already played their next match (against Victory College Prep), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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