Belleville Dominates Waterloo

The Belleville Lady Wildcats hosted Waterloo on February 5th. After leading 41-24 at halftime, the Wildcats went on to win the game. The final score was Belleville 83, Waterloo 43.
Leading the team in scoring, and scoring her 1,000th career point – only the second in the program to do so – was Rachael Heittola, with 25 points. Heittola also had 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks. Jade Halvensleben scored 15 points and had 5 rebounds and 2 assists, and Ashley Hanson scored 8 points with 1 assist and 1 steal.
On February 8th, the team played at Marshall, to make up a game that had been postponed the night before due to an ice storm. Belleville was behind by 30 points at the half and hustled during the second half, but ended up with a loss. The final score was Marshall 97, Belleville 59.
Sophia Grady and Rachael Heittola each scored 15 points to lead the team in scoring while Jade Halvensleben and Ava Foley each scored 8 points.
The Wildcats hosted Deerfield on February 12th and will host Pecatonica on February 14th and New Glarus on February 16th. On Friday, February 22nd, the #2 seeded Belleville will play the winner of the #7 Pardeeville and #10 Deerfield game.