KOUPAL’S 42 LEADS LADY RAIDERS OVER WINNER

The Lady Raiders traveled to Winner on the last day of 2025 to make up what was supposed to be the season opener as mother nature had other plans in early December. Wagner would jump out to a 15-6. The Raiders would out score the Warriors 39-11 in the next two frames to stroll into the 4th with a 54-17 advantage and then win the game 63-24. On a record setting afternoon Ashlyn Koupal broke the single game scoring record with a monstrous performance with 42 points on 16-23 shooting from the field. She would also grab a game high 14 rebounds, dish out 4 assists, come away with 5 steals and block 7 shots. Hannah Holzbauer would reach double figures off the bench with 10 points. Braxton Nedved would add 5 points, grab 3 boards, dish out 4 assists, and grab 2 steals. Hayden Knudsen would finish with 4 points and Clarah Soukup 2 points to round out the scoring. Mateya Bruguier would grab 3 boards and dish out 2 assists. Wagner would finish 25-48 for 52% from the floor while holding the Warriors 8-46 for 17%. Wagner would get out rebounded 24-25 on the glass. Wagner would commit 9 turnovers compared to 14 from Winner. “We did an excellent job on the defensive end limiting them to one shot opportunities. Offensively, we executed at a high rate both in the half court and in transition. We need to continue to force the issue in transition running the floor and capitalizing when we have numbers.”