Patch scores career high 11

Olivia Patch played her career high in minutes on Dec. 16.

The senior followed up the performance by setting a new career high in minutes and points.

The Fort Recovery High School graduate played 18 minutes and broke double digits in scoring for the first time in her collegiate career as the Hillsdale College Chargers took down Davenport Panthers 66-61 on Dec. 28.

Patch was 3-for-6 from the field. She was fouled on two of her buckets, giving her opportunities for three-point plays. She made two more trips to the foul line, shooting 5-for-7 from the stripe.

She helped fill out the rest of the stat sheet as well, ripping down six rebounds, dishing out two assists, recording a block and stealing the ball once.

In a 94-52 loss at Division I Toledo, Patch played 13 minutes, in which she snagged one board while going 0-for-2 from the floor.

Renna Schwieterman

Jay County — 2023

Scored 12 points in her first game off the bench since mid-November.

After the Jay County High School graduate struggled in a pair of wins for the Purdue Fort Wayne women’s basketball team, she came off of the bench in a 72-46 loss to the Green Bay Phoenix on Monday.

Schwieterman started to find her stroke from distance, cashing in on four 3-point shots to tally 12 points. She also recorded two assists and one steal for the Mastodons (9-5, 3-1 Horizon).

In a 10-point win against Milwaukee on Saturday, Schwieterman only played 11 minutes while struggling to score, finishing 1-for-9 with two points. She rebounded will in the game with four boards.

Schwieterman had eight points, six rebounds and one assist in Purdue Fort Wayne’s 77-43 win against Aquinas on Dec. 21.