A LOOK AT THE EAGLES: A capsule look at the 2018-19 team:
- Record: 6-6, 2-5 ECC
- Head Coach: Dave Fallis (1st year at Milford, 10th year as head coach)
- Top Scorer: Sophomore Azyiah Williams (12.7 ppg)
- Top Rebounder: Freshman Paige Ayler (5.0 rpg)
A LOOK AT THE OPPONENTS: A look at Milford’s schedule for this week:
- Wednesday, Jan. 9 at Hillsboro, 7:00 p.m.
- Record: 2-9
- Top Scorer: N/A
- Last Meeting: 2017-18; Milford 47, Hillsboro 32
- Saturday, Jan. 12 vs. Kings, 2:00 p.m.
- Record: 5-6, 4-3 ECC
- Top Scorer: Senior Carolyn Bruns (9.3 ppg)
- Last Meeting: 2018-19; Kings 48, Milford 39
A LOOK BACK: January 3 at Milford: Milford 52, Madeira 15
GAME REWIND
Milford blasted to leads of 20-0 after one quarter and 30-2 at halftime as the Eagles cruised past Madeira by a 52-15 final score. It took the visiting Amazons 11:18 to get on the scoreboard and then another 5:05 for a second basket as the Eagles dominated all facets of the game. The Eagles’ lead ballooned to a game-high 40 in the final minute before Madeira scored the final three points of the game.
RECORDS
Milford 5-6
Madeira 4-7
KEY PLAYERS
Milford
Morgan Hills 14 points
Azyiah Williams 11 points, 4 rebounds, 4 steals
Paige Ayler 9 points, 9 rebounds
Madeira
Naomi Simmons 6 points
NUGGET OF NOTE: Senior Morgan Hills made 6 of 11 shots from the field, including a pair of three-pointers to match her career-high with 14 points.
January 5 at Turpin: Milford 34, Turpin 27
GAME REWIND
The Eagles extended their win streak to four, grinding out a hard fought 34-27 win at Turpin. After a rough stretch that saw the Spartans open a nine point lead midway through the second quarter, Milford turned up the defense, drawing within two points at halftime and yielding only seven points in the entire second half. Turpin fought back within 27-25 at the 1:47 mark of the fourth, but Milford closed the game on a 7-2 run to seal the win.
RECORDS
Milford 6-6, 2-5 ECC
Turpin 2-10, 1-6 ECC
KEY PLAYERS
Milford
Azyiah Williams 20 points, 7 rebounds
Turpin
Elise Schulok 8 points, 7 rebounds
NUGGET OF NOTE: The victory extended the Eagles’ win streak to four, the longest such string since a four-game stretch in December 2016-January 2017. It also snapped a four-game losing streak for the Eagles against Turpin.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS: A look at Milford’s statistical leaders:
Points per game: Azyiah Williams (12.7), Paige Ayler (6.6), Morgan Hills (5.8)
Assists per game: Azyiah Williams (2.6), Paige Ayler (1.2), Ali Kirk (0.7)
Rebounds per game: Paige Ayler (5.0), Carlie Duesing (4.3), Ali Kirk (3.8)
Steals: Azyiah Williams (27), Ali Kirk (23), Carlie Duesing (18)
Blocks: Abby Thierauf (9), Carlie Duesing (7), Caitlin Wiscombe (6)
Field goal percentage: Azyiah Williams (.473), Paige Ayler (.441), Carlie Duesing (.412)
Three-point percentage: Azyiah Williams (.400), Paige Ayler (.320), Morgan Hills (.188)
Free throw percentage: Paige Ayler (.792), Ali Kirk (.727), Azyiah Williams (.711)
INSIDE THE ECC: Walnut Hills now has a two-game lead in the league standings after West Clermont knocked off Loveland last Saturday. The Tigers and Wolves are tied for second, each at 5-2. Anderson and Kings are next at 4-3, with Milford at 2-5, Turpin at 1-6 and Withrow at 0-7. The schedule for ECC conference games this week includes: Saturday-Kings at Milford, Withrow at Turpin, Loveland at Anderson and West Clermont at Walnut Hills.
Milford Eagles Season/Career Highs
Paige Ayler
Points—Season: 13 vs. Withrow; Career: 13 vs. Withrow (2018-19)
Rebounds—Season: 10 at Walnut Hills; Career: 10 at Walnut Hills (2018-19)
Assists—Season: 3 twice; Career: 3 twice (2018-19)
Emily Bientz
Points—Season: 7 at Shroder; Career: 7 at Shroder (2018-19)
Rebounds—Season: 4 at Shroder; Career: 4 at Shroder (2018-19)
Assists—Season: 1 seven times; Career: 1 seven times (2018-19)
Carlie Duesing
Points—Season: 6 twice; Career: 8 at Hughes (2017-18)
Rebounds—Season: 10 at Shroder; Career: 10 at Shroder (2018-19)
Assists—Season: 2 vs. Clark Montessori; Career: 2 vs. Clark Montessori (2018-19)
Blocks—Season: 3 vs. Withrow; Career: 3 vs. Withrow (2018-19)
Steals—Season: 4 vs. Clark Montessori; Career: 4 vs. Clark Montessori (2018-19)
Kaitlyn Geis
Points—Season: 5 five times; Career: 5 five times (2018-19)
Rebounds—Season: 4 at West Clermont; Career: 4 at West Clermont (2018-19)
Assists—Season: 2 at Turpin; Career: 2 at Turpin (2018-19)
Steals—Season: 4 at Winton Woods; Career: 4 at Winton Woods (2018-19)
Olivia Gentry
Points—Season: 4 vs. Clark Montessori; Career: 4 vs. Clark Montessori (2018-19)
Rebounds—Season: 3 vs. Clark Montessori; Career: 3 vs. Clark Montessori (2018-19)
Assists—Season: N/A; Career: N/A
Madalyn Hills
Points—Season: 4 vs. Clark Montessori; Career: 4 vs. Clark Montessori (2018-19)
Rebounds—Season: N/A; Career: N/A
Assists—Season: 1 twice; Career: 1 twice (2018-19)
Morgan Hills
Points—Season: 14 vs. Madeira; Career: 14 three times
Rebounds—Season: 5 at Winton Woods; Career: 6 vs. Withrow (2017-18)
Assists—Season: 2 twice; Career: 4 at Hughes (2017-18)
Steals—Season: 3 twice; Career: 3 twice (2018-19)
Ali Kirk
Points—Season: 11 at Shroder; Career: 14 vs. Hillsboro (2017-18)
Rebounds—Season: 9 at Loveland; Career: 10 at Clark Montessori (2017-18)
Assists—Season: 2 vs. Clark Montessori; Career: 3 at Madeira (2017-18)
Steals—Season: 7 at Shroder; Career: 7 at Shroder (2018-19)
Kaylie McKenney
Points—Season: 2 three times; Career: 2 three times (2018-19)
Rebounds—Season: 3 at Shroder; Career: 3 at Shroder (2018-19)
Assists—Season: N/A; Career: N/A
Abby Thierauf
Points—Season: 10 vs. McNicholas; Career: 14 at Hughes (2017-18)
Rebounds—Season: 6 vs. Withrow; Career: 14 vs. Northwest (2017-18)
Assists—Season: 1 twice; Career: 2 six times (2017-18)
Blocks—Season: 3 twice; Career: 6 vs. Shroder (2017-18)
Caitlin Wiscombe
Points—Season: 5 twice; Career: 13 vs. Winton Woods (2017-18)
Rebounds—Season: 5 twice; Career: 5 three times
Assists—Season: 2 twice; Career: 5 at Hughes (2017-18)
Azyiah Williams
Points—Season: 22 at West Clermont; Career: 22 at West Clermont (2018-19)
Rebounds—Season: 7 at Turpin; Career: 7 twice
Assists—Season: 6 at Loveland; Career: 6 twice
Steals—Season: 5 at Shroder; 10 at Hughes (2017-18)