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Lady Bucs cruise past Capital, 68-44

TENNERTON — The Class AAA No. 2 Buckhannon-Upshur High School Lady Buccaneers improved their season record to 11-2 on Monday, taking down visiting Capital High School with a 68-44 win in non-conference AAA play.

The Lady Bucs jumped out to a 19-7 lead after the first quarter. The visiting Lady Cougars tried to close the gap and were outscored by only 2 points in the second quarter, though Buckhannon’s lead had increased to 37-23 by halftime.

The hosts left little doubt about the game’s outcome when B-UHS chalked up a 19-8 margin to win the third period, and began the final frame with a 56-31 advantage over CHS.

Junior Hanna McClung paced the scoring with 17 points. She made two shots from three-point territory, dished out 5 assists and recorded 3 rebounds and 3 steals. Fellow eleventh-grader McKinley Gaudet went 6 of 8 at the foul line on the way to scoring 16. Gaudet also garnered 5 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals for the Lady Bucs.

Lauren Louk, a B-U senior, was nearly perfect at the line with a 7-of-8 performance. She had 11 points altogether, pulled down 6 rebounds and handed out a pair of assists. Junior Ashton Maxwell dropped in a trey on her way to 11 points and 6 boards.

Lauren Bennett put up solid numbers for the Lady Bucs with 5 rebounds, 4 points, 3 assists and 2 takeaways. Alli Robinson chipped in with 5 boards and 2 steals.

Buckhannon-Upshur will host East Fairmont Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

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