By Mike Buchanan
 

It’s always nice to get that first win. And especially nice when everyone on the team contributes.

Head Coach Heather DeWees got balanced scoring, and the end result was a 48-16 win for Oldfields over Mount Carmel in IAAM C-Conference action on Thursday, in Glencoe.

Oldfields improved to 1-5 in the C and 3-5 overall. Mount Carmel dropped to 0-9 in the league and 3-10 overall.

DeWees told her team early in pre-season about season goals. “I said we should shoot for at least six wins. That’s the first in-conference and gives us three overall. We’ll try to steal and few more here and there before the end of the season. We’ve been improving and could surprise some team in the play-offs.”

The hosts raced out to a 30-7 lead at the half and cruised from there. Despite putting up 48 points, Oldfields had only one player in double figures. Senior G Sarah Wall had 10 points to lead the way, but a number of others were bunched together right behind her.

Sophomore G Kristen Johnson scored nine, and senior G Kate Roesch and sophomore G Julia Riemer added eight apiece. Lauren Roesch and Marquerite Copeland also got in the act with six each.

“It was a well-balanced effort,” said DeWees. “We won’t have anyone putting up big scoring numbers, but a lot of different players can and did contribute.”

For Mount Carmel, it has been a tough week. After a non-league win over Rambam last week, the Cougars have lost to Beth Tfiloh, Key School and now Oldfields.  April Mitchell was high scorer for MC with five points. They will get a few days off and time to prepare for a game at St. Timothy’s next Thursday.

Oldfields, meanwhile, faces a tough stretch next week, with games against Catholic on Monday and Garrison Forest on Tuesday. DeWees will hope for that same balanced attack in those games. But for now, she and her team can enjoy the feeling of that first league win of the season.

Oldfields 48, Mount Carmel 16
MC – Brown 3, White 2, Mitchell 5, Sokol 2, Hartnett 2, Leonard 1, Antlitz 1. Totals: 5 2-13 16.
O – L. Roesch 6, Johnson 9, Wall 10, K. Roesch 8, Santangelo 1, Copeland 6, Riemer 8, Seaman 2. Totals: 22 5-11 48.
Half: O, 30-7.