The Ovid-Elsie Lady Marauders picked up an opening night win defeating Charlotte, 65-42.  Ava Bates had a team high 15 points including 3-3 point field goals.

Ovid-Elsie opened up the game with a 16-2 run that included four quick points from Ellyanna Carman.  The Lady Marauders would finish the first stanza up 21-5 and lead 36-13 at the half.  OE also won the third quarter 20-12 before surrendering the fourth quarter 17-9.

"It was a great opening night win for us," said Head Coach Ryan Cunningham.  "We were able to play all 15 girls and saw some great contributions from a lot of kids."

Evalyn Cole had a solid, all-around game with 11 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 7 steals while Danikka Campbell added 9 points.  Braeden Tokar (7 rebounds, 6 assists) and Hailee Campbell (7 rebounds, 3 assists, 6 steals) each added 7 points while Francesca Giacobbe added 5 points in her debut.  Carman finished with 4 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 steals, Lily Bates 3 points, and Aly Moore and Tava Kvalevog 2 points each.

Ovid-Elsie connected on 9 of 12 from the charity stripe for a solid 75% and outrebounded Charlotte 34-21.  The Lady Marauders also collected 24 steals on 35 Oriole turnovers while shooting 40% on the night which included 6 triples.  OE also handed out 21 assists on 25 made field goals.

Next up for the Lady Marauders will be Ithaca who will travel to OE on Wednesday night for a 7:00 p.m. non-conference tilt.  Wednesday night will also be the Lady Marauders annual "Tribute to Service" night.