Lady Cagers came back from their winter break with a fighting spirit and scored their first win of the season last Thursday night against Rochester, 38-26.
The Wolves kept pace with Rochester and kept it close, a point behind going into the last six minutes of the game.
Connor Daugherty threw the ball towards the basketball hoop on her free throw attempt and tied the game.
Erica Harris scored three points to put the girls into the lead, which is where they stayed.
The girls? defense grew stronger as they kept the Falcons down to seven points and turned the ball around, putting it into the hands of Harris and Mikaela Parrish.
‘We just talked in the huddle about our defense, about coming together and getting over that hump and try to get a victory. We did that,? said Girls Basketball Head Coach Tim Wasilk. ‘I was proud of the way the girls came together for our first win ? that was the most important thing. When we play together, it makes things a whole lot easier.?
Rochester led the game going into the second quarter.
Eryn Cornell tied the score and the ball went down to the other side of the court.
Rochester attempted to score. The ball bounced back for a rebound and Daugherty caught it, bringing back into Falcons? territory for the Wolves.
Megan Hastings gained control of the ball and shot for three points.
The battle ensued and the Wolves kept Rochester on their toes, blocking their shots.
‘I was really proud of the girls. We talk about stressing defense and winning the games on the defensive end and we did a great job,? said Wasilk.
Leading on the board for the Wolves were Harris with 14 points and Parrish with 10.
Leading scorers for Rochester were Sarah Browe, 19, and Hillary Braun, 5.
JV won their game against the Falcons, 35-34.
Earlier in the week the girls lost to Waterford ? Kettering, 40-35. The leading scorers were Harris (10) and Kayla Brimacombe (9).
The girls hosted Southfield on Tuesday.
‘It’s a team we feel like we can challenge,? said Wasilk ‘We keep looking forward to getting better.We’ve shown really good offensive during practice and in previous games we have shown we’re really good on the offensive end. We just need to continue to work on that and make sure our defense is steady
The girls are set to play at North Farmington on Friday.