Lady Outlaws trounce Trinity Lutheran

The Lady Outlaws posted a convincing 75-49 win on the road at Trinity Lutheran (TL) Tuesday, December 10. 

Audrey Corcoran took the tip off and opened the scoring with a shot from behind the arc. Corcoran continued to rack up the points due in large part to steals and break-away lay-ups. She was aggressive in the half-court game with driving shots to the rim and pull up jumpers. She finished the first quarter with 16 of the Outlaws’ 22 first-quarter points. Shae Wyland scored four points on a couple of transition baskets and Paityn Cotner added two off a loose ball and lay-up. At the close of the first period the Outlaws held a 22-12 lead.

Five Outlaws scored points in the second period, with freshman Maddie Durham leading the way with two long balls from behind the arc. Sisters put up 18 points, limited the Saints to 11, and at the half were on top 40-23.

In the third, TL’s Ella Prelog found her range and hit a trio of three pointers, all back-to-back, to cut a bit into the Outlaws’ lead. Even with the nine big points, the TL Saints were never able to catch the Outlaws and at the end of the third Sisters held a commanding 59-41 advantage.

Sisters kept the pressure on in the final period, and won by 26. The Outlaws’ two freshmen, Verbena Brent and Durham, led in scoring with seven and five points respectively. The Saints were worn down as the Outlaws pushed the tempo all night and held them to just eight points in the quarter.

Corcoran led the Outlaws with 29 points, six steals, and five assists. Durham had her best game of the season and finished with 16 points (including four from behind the arc) and 10 rebounds. Wyland put up eight points, and also tallied 10 rebounds and three steals. Brent scored nine and had three steals, Jorja Christianson contributed six points, Cotner added four, and Norah Thorsett hit a long ball for three.

Coach Paul Patton said, “Audrey obviously stood out with her scoring 29 points, but many of those were generated by her tough defense creating transition scores. Maddie had a great game as well and found her comfort zone on the varsity basketball court to knock down four threes. Verbena was also superb, especially with her tough defense.

“Shae was her usual amazing self, outran people up-and-down the court, pulled down rebounds, and blocked shots,” added Patton. “Jorja had a good game as well as she netted buckets in three quarters. Paityn left the game early in the second half with an ankle injury and we hope it’s not serious because we really need her tough all-around play on both ends of the court.”