Box Score CENTRAILIA, Ill. – The Parkland women's basketball team won their fourth straight game on Saturday afternoon, beating Kaskaskia College on the road 73-54. Returning All-American
Naomi McDaniel scored a career high 30 points to go along with 11 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 steals. The Cobras have now won five straight games on the road.
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"Throughout these four road games, we have grown stronger off the court and have turned a corner in trusting one another on the court," revealed head coach
Allie Lindemann. "This has been a big reason for our success. We take pride in winning together and having contributions coming from different players at different times. That is when we are the most successful as a team."
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The Cobras (7-2) dominated the first quarter of this game, running efficient offense and playing strong defense on the other end. The Cobras led the Blue Angels (5-3) 26-5 after the first quarter and never looked back. McDaniel's second double-double of the season wasn't the only career-best performance on Saturday.
Mady Harper dropped at a career-high 9 assists, also scoring 16 points and grabbing 7 rebounds in the 73-54 win. Kaskaskia, the number one offensive rebounding team in the country coming into this game, was held to five rebounds below average as they have lost three games in a row.
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Statistical Overview:
Naomi McDaniel: 30 points, 11 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 steals
Mady Harper: 16 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals
Shaelynn Bell: 9 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks
Sarah Isaf: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists
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Up next, the Cobras host South Suburban College on Tuesday, December 7th. This will be the Cobras first home game since November 17th. Tuesday's game will tip off at 5:00PM.