The Ovid-Elsie Lady Marauders opened the 2022-23 season with a 42-32 win at Ionia Tuesday night.  Ovid-Elsie stands at 1-0 on the young season.

Ovid-Elsie took a 16-9 lead at the end of the first quarter but the Bulldogs battled their way back with a 8-5 second quarter to make it 21-17 at half. A 6-5 third quarter brought the Bulldogs within 3, but the Lady Marauders kept Ionia at bay with a 16-9 fourth quarter.

“We never really seemed to get in any kind of rhythm offensively or defensively,” said Head Coach Ryan Cunningham.  “We’ll watch the film and learn from our mistakes but to come away with a win is all we really wanted.”

Evalyn Cole and Braeden Tokar paced Ovid-Elsie with 11 points each with Cole grabbing 7 steals and Tokar 7 rebounds.  Ava Bates added 10 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocked shots to aid the Lady Marauders.  Ellyanna Carman chipped in with 4 points, and Hailee Campbell, Aubrey Kurka and Katie Lorio each added 2 points for OE.  Kiah Longoria led the team with 4 assists.

Ovid-Elsie held a slight 25-23 rebound advantage and collected 14 steals off of 21 Ionia turnovers.  The Lady Marauders also handed out 12 assists on 16 made field goals.

The Lady Marauders will head to Pewamo-Westphalia Friday night for another non-conference tilt before hosting Dansville on Monday for the annual Service Tribute Night.