By: Abel Flessner
After weeks of early-morning lifts and practices, the women’s basketball team won their first game of the season on Saturday, a 78-51 win over Monmouth.
The Stars were led by Senior Teagan Dahl who has 12 points and 13 rebounds and sophomore Kennedy Yost who had 13 points and six rebounds. The team also forced 32 turnovers, while only committing 13.
The win comes after a rough week where the team lost both of its preseason scrimmages to Oakton and Judson. The Stars spent the week in practice working on the flaws in the scrimmage to turn it around for the season opener.
“It’s very valuable to get [the scrimmages] in before the first game,” Head Coach Tethnie Carrillo said, “we were able to make great adjustments going into our last scrimmage and just know what we needed to work on going into our last week of practice.”
The last week of practice proved valuable to the Stars after the two scrimmage losses. In the scrimmages, the offense was absent, and turnovers were a serious issue.
“From here, we’re just looking to improve, especially when it comes to our offense,” senior captain Aya Deiri said after the two scrimmages last week.
The offense may have turned it around against Monmouth, but there is still room for improvement, as the team missed several layups and connected for just two three-pointers.
While perhaps not everything went perfectly for Carrillo and the Stars, they won their second season opener in a row and have a week of practice until their next game at home on Nov. 14 vs. Blackburn, a team they beat by over 20 points on the road last year.
After bouncing back for a season-opening victory, the Stars look to expand on their success in their next three non-conference games before they set their sights on MSOE and the beginning of conference play on Dec. 2.
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