Ticket Punched: Top-Seeded Roadrunners Advance to Elite Eight
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Folsom Lake (23-7) | 15 | 17 | 8 | 23 | 63 | |
Butte (26-3) | 15 | 13 | 19 | 27 | 74 |
Folsom Lake
Game Statistics | Folsom Lake | Butte |
---|---|---|
Field Goals | (24-53) | (22-59) |
Field Goal % | 45.3% | 37.3% |
Rebounds | 40 | 38 |
Assists | 13 | 9 |
Turnovers | 18 | 6 |
Pts off Turnovers | 4 | 16 |
2nd Chance Pts | 8 | 11 |
Pts in the Paint | 26 | 36 |
Fastbreak Pts | 6 | 0 |
Bench Pts | 13 | 11 |
Oroville, Calif. - Sophomores Meghan Weinrich and Sanaya Shrader combined for 44 points to lead the top-seeded Butte women's basketball team to a 74-63 win over No. 8 Folsom Lake on Saturday evening.
Shrader scored a game-high 23 points with six rebounds and three steals, while Weinrich posted 21 points, 11 boards, four steals, and a pair of blocked shots. Freshman Jordan Arreola chipped in eight points.
The team overcame a four-point halftime deficit, outscoring the Falcons 19-3 coming out of the break behind Shrader and Weinrich's seven points apiece. Overall, Butte scored 16 points off of Folsom Lake turnovers to FLC's four, and outscored the Falcons 36-26 in the paint.
Butte (26-3) will take the top seed from the north to West Hills Lemoore. The Roadrunners first game will be on Friday, Mar. 10. Game time will be announced soon.