Girls Basketball:
11/18 vs Harvard: The Wheaton Academy Girls Basketball team opened the 2021-22 season last Thursday when they took on Harvard High School in round one of their annual Thanksgiving Tournament. The Warriors jumped on the Hornets from the tip and carried a 30-10 lead into half time. The second half was more of the same as the girls outscored Harvard 31-10 in the second half leading to a blowout 61-20 win. In her first career game Freshman Abby Schroeder led the Warriors with 20 points on 10/12 shooting from the field. Junior Jillian Paulson also added 16 points of her own. The win gave the Warriors a 1-0 start to the season.
11/19 vs Schaumburg Christian: Night two pitted two undefeated teams against each other as WA took on Schaumburg Christian who took down Harvest Christian the night before. The Warriors posted 15 points in both of the first two quarters to take a 30-16 lead into the break. WA held Schaumburg Christian to 11 second half points and pulled away for a 53-27 victory. Freshman Abby Schroeder again led the Warriors with 13 points on 6/7 shooting. Juniors Jillian Paulson and Emma Tate both posted 9 points each as well. The win brings the Warriors to 2-0 on the season.
11/20 vs Harvest Christian: On the third and final day of the Thanksgiving Tournament Wheaton Academy took on Harvest Christian. The girls came out of the gates slow, only scoring 3 points in the first quarter and trailing by 9. Quarter number two was a little better but WA still trailed going into the half by a score of 25-11. The second half was a different story as the girls tightened up the team defense, only allowing Harvest to score four 3rd quarter points and five 4th quarter points. The offense also found it's stride in the second half as they dropped 27 second half points to overcome the big halftime deficit and win 38-34. Jillian Paulson led the team with 13 points and Freshman Lexi Rojek added 10 of her own to help lead the Warrior comeback. The win sees the team win their Thanksgiving tournament and open the season with a 3-0 record. The girls return to action Monday 11/22 when they travel to cross town rival West Chicago before taking the week off for Thanksgiving.
