Jayden Spencer scored 25 points and Hailey Puk added 11 to lead Waterloo West past Kennedy, 58-49, Tuesday (Nov. 30) at the Cougars’ gym.

Cortney Strait had 14 points and Olivia Meier 10 for Kennedy (0-1).

West (1-0) outscored Kennedy 16-9 in the third quarter to pull away from a 20-17 halftime lead.

Kennedy rained in 10 3-pointers,  but the Cougars’ were outscored 20-7 at the free-throw line.

Kennedy won the sophomore game, 55-23.

WATERLOO WEST (58): Ashley Hill 0 0-0 0, Sarah Sand 1 2-2 5, CeCe Roe 0 0-0 0, Hailey Puk 3 2-6 11, Hannah Swartzendruber 0 0-0 0, Jordan Johnston 2 3-3 8, Zinka Duric 2 4-6 8, Blaire Thomas 0 1-2 1, Jasmine Anderson 0 0-0 0, Jayden Spencer 8 8-9 25. Totals 16 20-28 58.

KENNEDY (49): Kaylese Johnson 3 0-0 9, Olivia Meier 2 5-6 10, Cortney Strait 5 0-0 14, Mariah Simmons 0 0-0 0, Kristen Huebsch 1 0-0 2, Valerie Ross 1 0-0 2, Ashley Schlueter 0 0-0 0, Kassi Nunnikhoven 1 0-0 3, Haley Corkery 1 0-0 2, Shauna Happel 0 0-0 0, Kali Hildebrand 2 1-2 6, Katerine Shulz 0 0-0 0,  Capria Davis 0 1-2 1. Totals 16 7-10 49.

Halftime–Waterloo West 20, Kennedy 17. 3-pointers–West 6 (Puk 3, Sand, Johnston, Spencer), Kennedy 10 (Strait 4, Johnson 3, Meier, Nunnikhoven, Hildebrand). Fouls–Waterloo West 16, Kennedy 21. Fouled out–None.