Lady Wolves come out on top for both conference games

The Lady Wolves Basketball team tore up the court last week, winning both of their conference games.

Green River hosted a conference game against the Evanston Red Devils last Thursday. The Lady Wolves started the game strong, pulling ahead of Evanston in the first quarter with a score of 14-3. In the second quarter, Green River scored six more points to Evanton's three points. Evanston outscored Green River in the third quarter, scoring 16 points to Green River's 15 points, but it wasn't enough to take the lead away from the Lady Wolves. During the fourth quarter, Green River scored another 14 points to Evanton's three points. Green River played a great defensive game and it payed off as they won their first conference game of the season with a final score of 49-27.

Brianna Strauss led the Wolves with 13 points, five assists and six steals, along with Addison Demaret with 10 rebounds and seven blocks. Nicole Wilson, Sophia Arnold and McKinley Killpack each made one three-point shot during the game.

Green River traveled to Jackson to take on the Jackson Hole Broncs on Saturday. The Lady Wolves scored 18 points in the first quarter to Jackson's eight points. Jackson out-scored Green River in the second quarter, scoring 11 point to Green River's nine points. In the third quarter, Green River came back strong, scoring 15 points to Jackson's six points. Green River finished the game, scoring 16 more points to Jackson's three points. It was another conference win for the Lady Wolves as they won the game with a final score of 58-28.

Demaret led the Wolves with 21 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and 12 blocks. Strauss also had an excellent game with 16 points, along with Wilson with nine rebounds.

The Lady Wolves have some stand-out players on the court this year.

Demaret is ranked number one in the West Region of the state for rebounding and blocked shots. She is also ranked second in the state for assists and 10th for scoring, along with making 118 points and 118 rebounds for the Lady Wolves so far this season.

Strauss has made 23 three-point shots this year and leads the team this season with 32 steals. She is ranked third in the West Region of the state for three-point shots made and free throws. She also is ranked fifth for steals and sixth for assists.

Nicole Wilson is ranked second in the West Region of the state for blocked shots along with McKinley Killpack ranking second in three-point percentages and Sophia Arnold ranked second in field goal percentages.

Head Coach Rick Carroll feels the team played great defensive games but says they are still struggling to score and make their free throw shots. He explained that making free throw shots can help put your team ahead during the game and for whatever reason the girls weren't making the shots. They will continue to work on offensive execution, focusing on shooting free throws and staying more relaxed. When it came to the Jackson game, Carroll thinks the girls played better with every quarter, but he has been emphasizing that they need to start the games with more intensity because Jackson made some points that they could have shut down.

The Lady Wolves will travel to Afton to play a conference game against the Star Valley Braves on Saturday and next Thursday they will play the Rock Springs Tigers in Rock Springs at 5:30 p.m. They will also announce the winner of the annual Blood Drive between Green River and Rock Springs during the basketball games.