Girls National goes 3–0 at The Prelude in Texas

The Girls National team went 3–0 on Saturday at The Prelude in Cedar Hill, Texas, beating Rose Academy (CA) 50–36, Houston Christian 64–29 and Duncanville 58–51 in one day.

The Falcons set the tone early in the opener. They led Rose Academy 31–13 at halftime behind Janiyah Hargrave, who finished with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 3 steals. Taylor Stanfield added 11 points with three 3-pointers and 6 rebounds, Janiya Swift scored 7, and Princess Ekezie had 6 points and 6 rebounds. Darya Kulik ran the offense with 6 assists. As a team, the Falcons forced 20 turnovers and finished with 15 assists and 9 steals.

Stanfield took over the second game. She scored 28 points with six 3-pointers and grabbed 10 rebounds for a double-double as the Falcons beat Houston Christian 64–29 after leading 28–13 at the break. Swift had 9 points and 5 assists, Kulik added 6 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, and Hargrave chipped in 6 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. The Falcons outrebounded Houston Christian 35–18, shared the ball for 18 assists and committed just two turnovers all game. Nina Stanojevic and Andica Curtis each scored 2.

The finale against Duncanville was tied 27–27 at halftime. The Falcons won the second half 31–24 to close out the sweep. Hargrave led four players in double figures with 16 points and 7 rebounds, Swift scored 14, Princess Ekezie added 12 points and 5 rebounds, and Stanfield had 11 with two 3-pointers. Kulik added 2 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, a steal and a block.

Game by game, Stanfield scored 11, 28 and 11 points, Hargrave scored 20, 6 and 16, Swift scored 7, 9 and 14, and Ekezie scored 6, 4 and 12. Kulik had 6, 4 and 2 assists.

The Girls National team returns to the floor at the IE Thanksgiving Classic in Jacksonville, Fla., starting Nov. 23.