Kayleigh Wieska

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Carthage CARTH 4-1,0-0 CCIW

Lake Forest LFC 1-5,0-0 Midwest Conference

Carthage CARTH

4-1,0-0 CCIW

Final

Nov. 26, 2024

Lake Forest LFC

1-5,0-0 Midwest Conference

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Carthage CARTH	18	22	17	22	79
Lake Forest LFC	12	18	12	12	54

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 11/26/2024 8:55:00 PM

Women's Basketball Improves to 4-1 with Win Over Lake Forest

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Milwaukee School of Engineering

11/30/2024 | 2 p.m.

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Carthage 79, Lake Forest 54
LAKE FOREST - The Carthage women's basketball team continued their road schedule with a game against the Lake Forest College Foresters on Tuesday evening in Illinois. It was a strong night for the Firebirds, who came away with a convincing win to continue their winning streak.

Emma Thistle got the Firebirds on the board first with a three pointer nearly two minutes into the game. Jumpers from Emma Carlson and Grace Cord, as well as a three from Malia Green extended the Firebirds lead to 10-2 with six minutes to play in the quarter. The two squads traded baskets throughout the remainder of the quarter, and the Firebirds led 18-12 heading into the second period. Green led the Firebirds with six points in the quarter.

Elena Knebel got the scoring started for the Firebirds in the second quarter with a made jump shot on Carthage's second possession of the period. 10 made free throws brought the Foresters back within two points of the lead with four minutes to play in the first half. Seven straight points for Cord and three points for Marianna Morrissey extended the Carthage lead back to eight points, before a three from Delaney Elsmore gave the Firebirds a 10-point cushion with a 40-30 lead heading into the half. Cord led the squad in scoring with seven points in the period.

A jumper from Green extended the Carthage lead to 12 points coming out of the break. Alyssa Orozco extended the lead to 14 points with a layup, before Cord built the lead to 16 with a jumper to bring the score to 50-34 with four minutes to play in the third quarter. A six-point run brought the Foresters back within ten points of the lead. Baskets from Morrissey and Jessie Pakaski gave the Firebirds a 56-42 lead to end the third quarter. Morrissey scored six points in the quarter to lead the team.

Knebel opened the fourth quarter with five more points, extending the Firebirds lead to 17 with six minutes to play. The Firebirds continued to cruise to the victory, with points coming from Morrissey, Orozco, Pakaski, Nora Ahram, Whitney Thompson, and Mallory Winters.

Morrissey led the way with 20 points, five rebounds, and three assists.
Cord finished with 10 points and eight rebounds.
Green scored 10 points while registering four rebounds and two assists.
Orozco finished with 10 points, two rebounds, and two steals.

"It feels good to go into the holiday break with a win," said Head Coach Megan Jones. "It wasn't the cleanest game, with a lot of fouls called. But I was proud of how patient we were offensively against their zone. We haven't seen much zone yet this season and we prepared for it this week and I thought we executed well. A big credit to our players who played the scout team and simulated a 2-3 zone for us in practice. That preparation led to confidence in finding the holes in the zone tonight. It takes every single member of our team to be at our best in practice and games. We'll get a quick break here for Thanksgiving and get focused on preparing for MSOE on Saturday."