Basketball Recap: Jayla Talmich-Martinez and Naomi Saldana Secure Win for Westminster

Wolves

Margin (Wins)

12/03/24 vs Adams City	43
01/07/25 @ Prairie View	40
01/09/25 vs Pomona	40
12/02/24 vs Arvada	39
12/10/24 @ Skyline	39

After only 23 points in their last game, Westminster made sure to put some points up on the board against Northglenn on Thursday. The Westminster Wolves put the hurt on the Northglenn Norsemen with a sharp 64-40 victory. The Wolves have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 24 points or more this season.

Leading Westminster to victory were Naomi Saldana and Jayla Talmich-Martinez. Saldana posted 26 points and three steals, while Talmich-Martinez had 16 points along with five rebounds and four steals. That makes it six consecutive games in which Saldana has scored at least a third of Westminster's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Desiree Stoddard, who earned 11 boards, five assists, and five steals.

Northglenn's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Evelynn Jaimes, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds. That was a full 37.5% of Northglenn's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points. Kuepper Trinkel was another key player, putting up six points and 15 boards.

Westminster is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 34.7 points. As for Northglenn, they dropped their record down to 4-6 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.

Westminster has already played their next game, a 53-46 defeat against Littleton on the 17th. As for Northglenn, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 44-23 loss against Smoky Hill on the 17th.