The Ovid-Elsie Lady Marauders once again employed a tough defensive strategy to contain the Lakeville Falcons en route a 49-12 conference win.  Ovid-Elsie now sits alone the MMAC at 7-0 and 9-2 overall while Lakeville drops to 4-7 (2-5 MMAC).

Evalyn Cole led all scorers with 15 points while Braeden Tokar added 12 points and Ava Bates 8 points and 7 rebounds.  Hailee Campbell (5 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals) and Ellyanna Carman each added 4 points while Hadley Bukantis, Katie Lorio and Aubrey Kurka each scored two.

Ovid-Elsie used a 13-3 first quarter advantage followed up by a 15-3 second quarter to lead 28-6 at the break.  An 18-3 third quarter saw the implementation of a running clock as the Lady Marauders pushed their lead to 40 points.  The final stanza was a 3-3 draw.

Lakeville was able to out rebound Ovid-Elsie 27-24 but Ovid-Elsie shot at a 39% clip while connecting on 6 three pointers.  The Lady Marauders also collected 14 steals on 28 Falcon turnovers and handed out 17 assists on 20 made baskets.

The Lady Marauders will be off until next Friday night when Montrose comes to town - game time is slated for 5:30 p.m.