The Mt. Pleasant Oilers came to town and were defeated by the JV Lady Marauders tonight, 26-19. With the win, the ladies move to 12-3 (9-0 MMAC) on the season.

A gritty defensive effort led the way for OE - who stole the ball 18 times on 36 Oiler turnovers. Despite falling behind 2-8 early, and 6-10 after the 1st quarter, the Marauders turned up the defensive pressure to limit the Oilers to single digits in each of the remaining 3 stanzas. Better offensive execution after the 1st quarter also helped "right the ship", as OE would go into halftime only down 15-16.

"While we struggled to get any rhythm early in the game, I thought we settled in well after the 1st quarter before we really fixed our execution issues and continued to play staunch defensively in the 2nd half," Coach Belill stated. "Our post players did an excellent job defensively tonight making sure their big girls struggled to get the ball inside."

The 3rd quarter saw the Marauders break out with a 9-1 scoring advantage, before holding off the Oilers - with either team only posting 2 points in the 4th quarter - to finish out the game.

Ovid-Elsie was led in scoring by El Carman with 9 points, 6 rebounds, 6 steals, and 4 assists. Trinity Ziola added 6 points, while Aubrey Kurka (5 points, 2 steals), Maddie Thornton (4 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 assists), and Tava Kvalevog (2 points) rounded out the scoring.

The JV ladies have a quick turn around, with Chesaning coming to town tomorrow for a conference matchup scheduled for 5:30 PM.