Richmond senior Maren Bolser buried a game-winning buzzer-beater 3-pointer to give the Lady Red Devils a 61-60 win over Lafayette Jefferson in a game played at the Tiernan Center on Saturday, Jan. 25. The loss was the first in North Central Conference play for the Lady Bronchos.
Richmond held a 34-24 lead at halftime before the Lady Bronchos came back to tie the game at 42-42 after three quarters. Lafayette held a late 60-58 point lead and appeared to have the game in hand before Bolser’s last-second heroics.
Bolser led Richmond with 17 points, Amyannah Tucker scored 15 points and Sophie Reising scored 10 points. Maya Layton led Jeff and all game scorers with 20 points.
Richmond (9-11, 3-2 NCC) 14 20 8 19 61
Jazlyn Diamond 2, Shaylon Sexton 1, Cami Turpin 4, Amari Jackson 4, Reising 10, Kiarra Handley 8, Tucker 15, Bolser 17 — Total 61
Lafayette Jeff (15-5, 4-1 NCC) 8 16 18 18 60
Da’niyah Johnson 8, Brihana Oreliana 0, Amani Byrd 4, Aaliyan Conley 9, Layton 20, Mallory Glass 0, Shaylee Bennett 7, Cambria Marcus 3, Alina Huesca 2, Haley Blackburn 7 — Total 60
A version of this article appeared in the January 29 2025 print edition of the Western Wayne News.