Courtney Wise
RICHMOND, Ind. – Union City had three players in double digits and seven others scored on Friday as the Indians defeated Seton 74-29 in girls basketball action at Chuck Mosey Memorial Gym.
Courtney Wise led the Indians with 15 points and 11 rebounds, while Baylee Hartman had 14 points and nine rebounds. Kelsey Zimmers tossed in 11 points.
Union City Head Coach Sarah Hines was pleased with the victory, but she wants more from her team that is now 2-0.
“There are a lot of little things,” Hines said. “I thought we played a little out of control at times.”
Baylee Hartman
“There were some good things and some highlights and we talked about that in the locker room,” Hines continued. “We want to be playing our best basketball in February and we do that by fixing the little things now.”
A slow start was the first thing on the list for Hines as the Indians had three turnovers and allowed three offensive rebounds by Seton (0-1).
“We’ve got to make smart decisions and we’ve got to be ready to go,” Hines said. “We just weren’t focused.”
Seton led 1-0 when Hines called a timeout with 6:14 left in the opening quarter. The response was 18 straight points by the Indians. After a
Kelsey Zimmers
3-pointer by Ellie Kerns to begin the second period, the Cardinals ended the run when Maggie Westjohn scored to make it 18-3 with 7:15 left in the half.
Union City led 33-10 at the intermission and 59-18 after three quarters.
Justiss Cantu and Kerns finished with eight points each. Cantu added seven assists and six steals. Kerns led the Indians with eight steals.
The Indians start play in the Tri-Eastern Conference on Saturday as they entertain Northeastern.
Box Score
UNION CITY (2-0) – Justiss Cantu 4 0-0 8, Kora Kerns 1 1-2 3, Courtney Wise 6 3-4 15, Kelsey Zimmers 3 2-2 11, Madeline Adams 3 0-0 6, Baylee Hartman 7 0-0 14, Joette Sigler 2 0-0 4, Ellie Kerns 2 2-2 8, Breanna Partin 0 0-0 0, Kahlee Dowler 1 0-2 3, Aliyah Gutierrez 0 0-0 0, Isabelle Ruiz 1 0-1 2, Kelsie Burton 0 0-0 0, Reagan Hoggatt 0 0-0 0. Team – 30 8-13 74.
SETON (0-1) – Julia Reichley 3 2-5 8, Maggie Westjohn 4 1-4 9, Brooke Gray 3 2-2 8, Mackenzie Henry 0 0-0 0, Cassidy Frame 1 0-0 2, Paige Klaine 0 0-0 0, Loren Falcone 1 0-0 2, Sarah Gray 0 0-0 0. Team – 12 5-11 29.
Union City 15 33 59 74
Seton 1 10 18 29
3-pointers – Union City 5 (Zimmers 3, E. Kerns 2), Seton 0. Rebounds – Union City 49 (Wise 11, Hartman 9), Seton 31 (Westjohn 10, Frame 10). Turnovers – Union City 17, Seton 34. Fouls – Union City 14, Seton 12.