Bulldog girls basketball team improves to 5-1
Junior Samantha Ruff entered the starting lineup for the Bulldogs last week, and was one of the top contributors in points and rebounds. That included 11 points in the victory over New Hampton on Dec. 12. (Photos by Audrey Posten)
Against New Hampton, Olivia Driscoll put up 16 points, 15 of which were from three-pointers.
Blair Winter knocked down 14 points and led MFL MarMac with five assists in the win over New Hampton.
By Audrey Posten | Times-Register
Victories over Edgewood-Colesburg, New Hampton and Wapsie Valley last week improved the MFL MarMac girls basketball team to 5-1.
The Bulldogs opened the week Dec. 8, with a 55-38 win over Ed-Co—the first time they’ve beat the Vikings since 2022. They did it shooting 40 percent from the field, while the Vikings hovered just below 28 percent on the night. MFL MarMac also held a stark rebounding advantage, at 45 versus 24, and snagged 15 steals—contributing to Ed-Co’s 23 turnovers.
Freshman Olivia Driscoll continued to lead the offense with 26 points, 12 of which came from three-point range. She also picked up seven rebounds, four assists and three steals.
Fellow freshman Blair Winter had an equally stellar night with 16 points, seven rebounds, two steals and an assist. She had the team’s lone block.
Senior Cora Keehner chipped in seven points and tied for a team high with 10 rebounds. Her four steals were most among Bulldog players. In her first stint this season in the starting lineup, junior Samantha Ruff contributed two points, 10 rebounds, two steals and an assist.
MFL MarMac followed that up with a 58-45 win over New Hampton on Dec. 12. The Chickasaws out-shot the Bulldogs 37.2 versus 34.5 percent, and got to the free throw line more often, but trailed in rebounds and managed no steals while the Bulldogs grabbed 11.
Driscoll again topped the stat sheet with 16 points, 15 of which were from three-pointers. She also earned three rebounds, four assists and two steals.
Winter knocked down 14 points and led MFL MarMac with five assists. She totaled four rebounds and two steals. Ruff was two of two from long range, for six of her 11 points, and racked up a team leading eight rebounds and four steals. Senior Kacie Picha netted five points off the bench.
The Bulldogs continued to roll on Dec. 13, collecting a dominant 52-17 win over Wapsie Valley in the Upper Iowa Shootout. They held they Warriors to seven points or fewer in each quarter, including zero in the final period.
Driscoll dropped 19 points in this game, to go with her four rebounds, four assists and three steals. Winter followed with 12 points and led MFL MarMac with six rebounds and three blocks. Sophomore Evie Fritz contributed eight points off the bench, including six points from behind the arc.
MFL MarMac has a three-game slate this week, starting with a home match-up with Central on Dec. 16. Then the team faces a pair of ranked opponents in Turkey Valley on Dec. 19 and Waverley-Shell Rock on Dec. 20.
