Burlington had to kick off their season on the road on Saturday, but they showed no ill effects. Everything went their way against the Holyoke Dragons as they made off with a 52-28 win. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Cougars had established a 22-point advantage.
Burlington was led to victory by Lynzee Neal and Nevaeh Cure. Neal went 5-for-10 en route to 13 points and six steals, while Cure shot 60% from the field on her way to 15 points and three steals. Neal has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Bethany Cure, who posted eight points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals.
Cougars
| 12/06/25 @ Holyoke | 52-28 |
| 03/15/25 vs Simla | 42-41 |
| 03/14/25 vs Sargent | 50-33 |
Burlington smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 25 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Holyoke dropped their record down to 1-1 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Coming up, Burlington will take on McCook in a tournament on Thursday. As for Holyoke, they will be playing at home against Brush at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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