NLC Storm 46 Raleigh Christian Academy Eagles 40
The Storm moved to 9-0 on the season with a victory over Raleigh Christian Academy. In front of a big crowd on the Eagles' Homecoming night, the Storm jumped out to a 7-0 lead to start the game and never trailed. Defense set the tone early, as Shelby had blocked shots on consecutive possessions and NLC's help defenders swarmed RCA leading scorer Olivia Davis whenever she tried to drive to the basket. Consecutive 3-pointers by Rebecca helped establish a 15-6 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Storm led by 5 at the half, but the Eagles - who came into the game with an 8-2 record - started the 3rd quarter strong. RCA cut the Storm lead to 1 point, but Rebecca hit two more 3's and then Arianna made a steal and quick outlet to Rebecca, who found Hannah Grace for a fast break layup and the lead was back to 9. RCA got as close as 3 points again in the fourth quarter, but with good defense and taking care of the ball down the stretch, the Storm held on for the win. The Storm held Davis to 12 points, well below her average of almost 20 points per game, and blocked a season high 7 shots. They showed good patience and ball movement on offense, with 5 players having 2 or more assists while only having 8 turnovers. Rebecca led the way with 17 points and 4 assists, Shelby and Anna went to the boards with 13 and 12 rebounds, and Arianna had 6 steals.
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