By Staff
MARSHALL – The roll continues for the Niles girls' varsity basketball team.
The Lady Vikings won their 11th straight contest Friday night with a 58-41 victory over host Marshall in a Big 16 Conference non-divisional game.
Niles (14-3) took command of the game right from the start, outscoring Marshall 18-5 in the opening eight minutes of play.
The Lady Vikings' lead was cut to 24-15 at halftime, but it reached double figures again by the end of the third quarter, 38-24.
Courtney Teske had a big night for the Lady Vikings with a game-high 15 points.
Niles also got 13 points from Basia Cox, while Lindsay Craig and Kaitlyn Touhey both finished with eight points. Nicole Sly and Autumn Lucero each contributed six points.
Kerry VanDyke led Marshall with 13 points.
NILES 58
Lindsay Craig 4 0-0 8, Gabie Ezell 0 0-2 0, Kaitlyn Touhey 2 4-4 8, Nicole Sly 2 2-2 6, Kaleigh Hill 1 0-0 2, Autumn Lucero 3 0-0 6, Courtney Teske 4 7-9 15, Baysia Cox 4 5-6 13. Totals: 19 18-23 58
MARSHALL 41
Hanna Lasky 1 0-0 3, Haley Dalzell 3 1-2 8, Emily Nielson 2 0-0 4, Corrin Rugg 0 2-3 2, Emily Townsend 1 0-0 3, Morgan Long 1 0-0 2, Brittani Mackey 3 1-1 7, Tori Patton 1 0-0 2, Kerry VanDyke 5 3-4 13. Totals: 17 8-9 41
Niles 18 6 14 20 – 58
Marshall 5 10 11 15 – 41
3-point baskets: Craig (N) 2, Townsend (M), Dalzell (M), Machey (M). Total fouls: Niles 13, Marshall 16. JV score: Niles 39, Marshall 24. Records: Niles 14-3, Marshall 12-6
(Editor's note: Due to an early press time, this story was not available for Saturday's print edition of the Niles Daily Star. It will appear in Monday's paper.)