WCA girls basketball pushes fifth ranked team in Class AA

Sam Peterson

Grant County Herald

The Knights girls basketball team picked up a narrow two-point win over Paynesville in their season opener and things did not get any easier for their home opener Nov. 26. WCA welcomed the fifth ranked team in Class AA, the New London-Spicer Wildcats came to town. The Knights gave the Wildcats a competitive game, but ended up losing 50-39 to even their record at 1-1.

NLS came out in the first half playing an aggressive zone defense forcing WCA turnovers and Knight jump shots. Through the first eight minutes of play, the Wildcats built up a 14-7 advantage. 

WCA stayed within striking distance in the first half and a layup from Addison Staples made it 21-17 with just over four minutes left in the half. The Wildcats finished the half on a 9-2 run to take a 30-19 advantage into the halftime break.

WCA kept fighting in the second half and a three from Grosz trimmed the deficit to nine points with a three to make it 38-29 with just over 10 minutes on the clock. A minute later, Foslien hit a three to make it 39-32.

WCA could never get the gap under seven points. The Wildcats went on a quick run to push their lead to 48-34 with just under three minutes left. NLS cruised their way through the final few minutes to secure a 50-39 win over WCA.

The Knights finished the game with two players in double figures. Grosz and Foslien finished the game with nearly 75 percent of the team’s points. Foslien led the team with 15 points with three threes and Grosz chipped in with 14, including four three balls. Staples scored six points and Jayden Styba and Nora Anderson each had two.

The team was back on the road Dec. 2 to take on Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley. The next game on the schedule will be against BOLD at home on Friday, Dec. 6.