Caledonia remains unbeaten after home win over Newcastle
CALEDONIA, Scotland (Interstat) — Caledonia defeated Newcastle 104-82 on Sunday in a women’s professional basketball game, improving to 3-0 while Newcastle fell to 2-1. Caledonia shot 40 of 75 from the floor and 8 of 23 from three-point range, led by Mj Johnson’s 21 points and 14 rebounds. Frannie Hottinger added 20 points, four rebounds, four assists and three blocks. T. Raven paced Newcastle with 22 points and eight rebounds, Nala Williams scored 20 points with five assists, Maddy Hinton had 19 points and five assists, and Jakayla Johnson contributed 13 points and eight rebounds. Caledonia recorded 21 assists, nine blocks and 11 offensive rebounds while committing 24 turnovers. Newcastle had 13 assists, three blocks and 14 offensive rebounds with 27 turnovers. Caledonia scored 30 points in the first quarter, 22 in the second and 34 in the third. Newcastle scored 20 in the first, 18 in the second and 22 in the third. Caledonia scored 104 points from 97 possessions, and Newcastle scored 82 from 95 possessions.