JOSSIE, FINK SHOOT STEVENS POINT GIRLS BASKETBALL TO WILD WIN OVER D.C. EVEREST
Zaleski Sports
STEVENS POINT – Emma Jossie poured in a season-high 39 points and Zoe Fink added 26 as the Stevens Point girls basketball team shot its way past D.C. Everest 87-81 in a high-scoring Wisconsin Valley Conference affair Thursday night at Stevens Point Area Senior High.
Jossie made five 3-pointers, and Fink sank eight long balls, as well as grabbed seven rebounds and dished out six assists for Stevens Point in the victory.
Jossie finished the game 14-for-14 from the floor, setting a school record for best field goal percentage in a game. She was 9-for-9 on two-point attempts and 5-for-5 on 3-point attempts. The previous record was held by Janel Mc Carville, who was 10-for-10 on Dec. 8, 2000, against Marshfield.
Fink’s eight 3-pointers tied her own school record that she set Jan. 4, 2021, against Wausau East.
Avery Lilly chipped in 12 points for the Panthers, who are now 8-12 overall and 5-4 in the Wisconsin Valley Conference after winning their third game in a row.
“We were impressive offensively,” SPASH coach Kraig Terpstra said. “Emma Jossie and Zoe Fink put on a shooting display. It was really an exciting game to watch.”
Kiara Hammond, the leading scorer in the WVC, scored 34 points for D.C. Everest (8-13, 3-7 WVC).
Stevens Point hosts Wausau East on Tuesday.
Panthers 87, Evergreens 81
D.C. Everest 33 48 - 81
Stevens Point 34 53 - 87
D.C. EVEREST (81): Kirsten Hall 0-0 0-0 0, Braelyn Beiler 6-13 2-2 19, Katie Schulz 0-4 0-0 0, Kiara Hammond 14-22 2-2 34, Riley Zuleger 3-6 0-0 7, Kennedy Stowell 5-6 0-0 10, Abby Kislow 2-5 1-2 5, Ella Pavlovich 2-7 0-0 6. FG: 32-63. FT: 5-6. 3-pointers: 12-27 (Beiler 5-9, Hammond 4-9, Pavlovich 2-5, Zuleger 1-1, Schulz 0-3). Rebounds: 32 (Stowell 11). Record: 8-13, 3-7 Wisconsin Valley Conference.
STEVENS POINT (87): Adaleah Nest 5, Brittany Beadles 5, Avery Lilly 12, Kendra Czerneski 9, Abby Jossie 1, Zoe Fink 26, Emma Jossie 39. 3-pointers: 14 (Fink 8, E. Jossie 5, Nest 1). Record: 8-12, 5-4 Wisconsin Valley Conference.