Despite turnovers Chargers take a big win

DETROIT — The Marian Ancilla Women’s Basketball team took to the court Monday night for the first time since Nov. 30, as they took on Wayne County Community College in Detroit. The game was a bit sloppy throughout with the teams combining for 60 turnovers, but the Chargers used defense, rebounding, and the charity stripe to separate themselves from the WildCats, 76-38
The Chargers set the tone early, jumping out to an 11-0 lead, but WCCC battled back out of a timeout and trimmed the lead to 11-6. Marian Ancilla got to the line early in this one, helping to extend to an 18-7 lead after one quarter. The second quarter saw much of the same, but with added scoring for both teams and by halftime, it was 39-21 Chargers, even though they had already committed 17 turnovers.
In the second half, the ladies took care of the ball a little better and saw more trips to the free throw line result in points. They outscored the WildCats by a 37-17 second-half margin, allowing all 12 players in uniform to see quality minutes of action in this one.
Freshman Santana Eubanks led the way, scoring 22 points on 9-12 shooting. She collected eight rebounds for a near double-double, plus she contributed six assists and three steals in the victory. Freshmen guards Annika Davis (16 points) and Aaliyah Keil (10 points) also found double figures each, while Freshman guard Ciara Bonner was the top scorer off the bench with 7 points, and Freshman guard Karleisha Echols led all players with four steals.
Head Coach Ryan Gould was happy to get his team on the court after the long layoff.
“It was just nice to see some game action,” he said. “We had a game Dec. 4 that was postponed due to weather, then we had finals, so we knew this week was going to come quickly with four games in six days. I was impressed with our ability to overcome the high number of turnovers and focus on the defensive end of the floor, especially the boards.”
The Charger Women are back in action two more times this week, all at home. Thursday, they play a second home double-header with the men against Community Christian. Those games are set for 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Then, on Saturday, the ladies take on Tri-C (Cuyahoga Community College), with that contest scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.