For seniors Rylee Lewis, Izzy Loynes, Kiah Longoria, Hadley Bukantis, Murphy Alexa, Katie Lorio, and Malena Diaz Blanco Friday night marked a significant milestone in these young ladies lives - senior night!  And the seniors delivered a great performance in front of their home crowd, helping to deliver a 54-22 win over visiting Byron.  Ovid-Elsie improves to 14-2 on the season and 11-0 in the MMAC.

"It is rare to have so many seniors on a team and it demonstrates their commitment to the program and loyalty to their school," said Head Coach Ryan Cunningham.  "I am super proud of the young ladies that these kids have become and thankful to have had them in the program for all these years."

The Lady Marauders came out strong and took a commanding 21-9 lead after the first quarter and followed it up with a 12-2 effort in the second stanza to lead 33-11 at the half.  A 14-5 third quarter followed up by a 7-6 fourth quarter sealed the win.

Evalyn Cole lead all scorers with 11 points to go along with 6 steals and 3 assists while Ava Bates dropped in 10 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 steals.  Kiah Longoria knocked down 8 points along with 3 assists while Braeden Tokar chipped in with 7 points and 5 steals.  Izzy Loynes added 5 points and 4 assists while Ellyanna Carman (3 assists), Hailee Campbell (3 rebounds), and Murphy Alexa (2 rebounds) each added 4 points.  Malena Diaz Blanco rounded out the Marauder scoring with a free throw while Hadley Bukantis handed out 2 assists, Rylee Lewis an assist and a steal, and Katie Lorio and Aly Moore 2 rebounds a piece.

Ovid-Elsie collected 20 steals on 36 Byron turnovers and handed out 19 assists on 24 made baskets.  The Lady Marauders also out-rebounded Byron 26-25.  Ovid-Elsie led by as many as 37 points during the contest.

It will be a quick turnaround as the Lady Marauders head to Alma College Saturday for a 1:00 p.m. game against #4 State-ranked and undefeated Mackinaw City.