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YOU’RE GONNA HAVE TO COPE WITH IT

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HANOVERTON OH- United is in the middle of one of their best basketball seasons in a while.  They have been focused in on bringing the program back to the success it had in the early 2010’s.  The seniors of the team have made it a clear goal.  They’ve put in four years of work to set the standard of the program.  Running the point of the Eagles culture is Taylor Cope. You won’t be able to find anyone that is a harder worker than Cope.  When you ask her coaches about her, they will praise her for her coachability.  She has set the tone for United’s success.

When you watch the Eagles live on the floor, it’s clear how important Cope is to what the Eagles like to do. On offense, United runs a ton of their sets through her. Getting Taylor the ball starts everything. That id because she is able to just about anything with the basketball when she catches it in the post. She can kick it back out to the perimeter, or she can make a move to the basket to score herself.  The threat of Cope in the paint forces defenses to respect it.  That will always open up scoring opportunities for all the other players.  Cope’s basketball IQ is through the roof, which is another reason the coaches can trust her with the key to their offense.

Cope had the time to come and join a video chat with YSN’s Anthony Hartwig. They talk about what it’s like to bring United Girls Basketball back to the top, the legacy she and her fellow seniors want to leave on the program, and so much more. Check out the latest United Girls Basketball Player Profile only on YSN!

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EAGLES HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH BEAVER LOCAL

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HANOVERTON OH- A young United team seems to keep improving as the season goes on and Thursday, they earned their second win of the season. The Eagles dominated Beaver Local from start to finish winning 53-28. The closest the game Hot was a 10-7 United lead in the first, then a 17-0 United run squashed any thoughts of a close game.

Taylor Cope led the Eagles with 15 points. Madison Kibler was also in double figures adding 10 points to the Eagles cause.

United moves to 2-4 and will host Crestview on Monday. The Beavers are still looking for their first win, and they’ll host Edison on Monday.

POLAND TAKES BIG STEP AGAINST UNITED

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POLAND OH- If you looked at the records coming in to Monday night in the match between United and Poland, you’d think it might be a mismatch. Then, if you also knew Poland was down two starters, you might not give the Bulldogs a shot. Well, Poland took a huge step in the growth of their program with a gritty five set victory (25-15 23-25 25-16 18-25 15-13). 

United took some time to find a rhythm. The first set was full of out of system points, and attack errors. Poland took advantage of the unsteady Eagles and dominated set 1.

The Eagles regrouped however, it was a much cleaner set two, but the Bulldogs has momentum. Kenzie Szolek had a great set swinging from the left side, and the back row. Sarah Forsyth also took some points from the right. United was up to the test as they started to get their big hitter Tori Tschappatt involved in the offense. They scrapped to a two point victory in set two.

The story of the third set was front row adjustments by Poland. Their blocks started to consistently get their hands on the Eagles swings. They either blocked the ball, or got enough of it to make life easier on their back row. When United tried to adjust to the big blocking, more attack errors followed. Poland would take another lopsided set 25-16.

United finally rolled on all cylinders in the fourth set when they needed it to keep the match alive. The started to get consistent contributions from multiple spots on the floor, making it much harder for the Bulldogs block to anticipate the United offense. United won their best played set of the night 25-18.

By the fifth set both teams had adjusted multiple times in the match. Both teams looked sharp, and it made for a thrilling finale. Down 11-8, Poland rattled off four in a row to take a 12-11 lead. Both teams traded points back and forth, until Poland finally made the push to clinch the match 15-13.

Lexi Kalicatzaros was a problem for the Eagles totaling 17 kills on the night. Maddie Wess led the way setting up 9 assists. Alyssa Glaros patrolled the back row leading the Bulldogs with 26 digs. Katie McDonald was big stepping up with 5 blocks. Sophia Dedo served 4 aces.

United was led by Tschappatt who finished with a double double with 11 kills, 12 digs, and 2 blocks. Taylor Cope was also strong in the middle, collecting 10 kills. Haley Dees also grabbed a double double with 33 assists, and 12 digs. Madison Boyle led the defense with 23 digs.

Poland will try to use this momentum and carry it to Girard on Tuesday. United will get back to league play on Tuesday as they host Leetonia.

EAGLES A CLASS ABOVE LORDSTOWN

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LORDSTOWN OH- United got their ninth win of the season Monday night with a sweep of Lordstown on the road (25-21 25-21 25-21).

Tori Tschappatt once again led the Eagles in kills with 15. Savannah Burton served well racking up 4 aces, and also finishing with 5 kills. Taylor Cope had 3 aces, and she totaled 4 kills. Haley Dees ran the offense to perfection as she set up 25 assists.

United will look for double digit wins on Tuesday as they travel to Lisbon.

EAST PALESTINE ESCAPES THRILLER IN HANOVERTON

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The East Palestine girls went on the road Thursday night and won a thriller over United 43-40.

Both offenses started slow with the score being just 6-2 East Palestine after the first quarter. With a halftime score of just 13-8 it was looking to a very low scoring game. East Palestine looked to run away with it leading 31-20 after 3. United found fire in the final quarter though making the game an instant classic. The Eagles outscored the Bulldogs 20-14 in the final frame but it wasn’t enough to come all the way back. East Palestine would escape with a 45-40 victory.

Joclyn Fristik led the Bulldogs with 17 points. Morgan Rutledge and Kenzee Johnston were also both in double figures with 10.  Rutledge and Johnston also drilled free throws down the stretch to ice the game for EP.

United was led by Bailey Boosz with 14. Taylor Cope was also in double figures with 10.

East Palestine continues to work as they host Columbiana on Monday.

United looks to rebound Monday as they host Lisbon.