Richfield, UT – With fans and community members anxiously awaiting the beginning of basketball season, the Lady Eagles gave their supporters something to be excited about.  Traveling to Richfield, Utah the team competed in their first tournament of the season at the Snow College Invitational.

With a final score of 63-52, The Lady Eagles defeated the Lancers of Eastern Wyoming in their first contest of the year. Freshman guard Kacelyn Toomer led the team with 14 points, shooting 55% from the floor, 2 of 4 behind the arc and 5 rebounds on defense.  Sophomore guard Emmery Wagstaff added 11 points on offense while freshman forward Sharne Pupuke-Robati dominated down low with 7 rebounds, 2 blocks, and 2 steals.

Impressive rebounding by several members of the team was instrumental in the eleven point victory. “The team did a good job of rebounding the first game.  That was one of the areas that we wanted to focus on.  It was also great to see three players in double figures.  We had great looks on offense for most of the night,” said head coach Chelsey Warburton.

On Saturday the Lady Eagles would sweep the tournament 2-0 with a win against Arizona Western by an impressive seventeen point margin, 64-47.  With most of the fourteen team roster contributing to the win, freshman forward Sharne Pupuke-Robati would lead the offense adding 10 points with 5 of 5 shooting from the field.

Sophomore guard Lainee Jensen came up big for the Lady Eagles scoring 9 points all from behind the arc during her twelve minutes of play. Freshman guard Kacelyn Toomer would dominate defensively with 7 rebounds and 4 steals. Rebounding would no doubt give the Lady Eagles opportunities to score with an astounding 41 rebounds on the game.

When asked about what the team is doing to find success early on, freshman guard Kacelyn Toomer said, “We have focused on what our coaches prepare for us throughout the week.  I felt like everyone on the team was a huge part of the wins this weekend.  Everyone played a great game and executed well; doing everything needed to come out on top.”

The coaching staff for the 2019-2020 season includes head coach Chelsey Warburton and assistants Morgan Warburton-Nelson and Dave Paur.  They welcome six new freshman to the squad who will join eight returning sophomores.

The Lady Eagles will remain at home this weekend as they host several teams in the USU Eastern Invitational.  The team will take the court this Friday, November 8 at 5:30 p.m. against Central Wyoming College.  The following day on Saturday, November 9 they will compete against a tough Utah All-Star team at 4 p.m. in the Bunnell-Dmitrich Athletic Center.

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