SETTING THE SCENE: With hopes of closing out 2016 with a second straight win, the Milford High School girls basketball team will take to the road on Thursday night for its only contest of a week, a non-conference tilt at Northwest. The Eagles were victorious last time out with a 54-37 win at Seton to improve to 3-5 on the young season. This week, Milford will be seeking its eighth consecutive victory over Northwest.

A LOOK BACK: December 21 at Seton: Milford 54, Seton 37

THE SHORT STORY

Milford led for all but part of the first minute of the game, rolling to a win over Seton for the second straight year, a 54-37 victory on the road. After leading by 10 at halftime, the Eagles pulled away by outshooting the Saints 46 percent to 17 percent after the break.

RECORDS

Milford 3-5

Seton 1-6

KEY PLAYERS

Milford

Tori Gilman 17 points, 6 steals

Hannah Thierauf 14 points, 6 rebounds

Hayden White 11 rebounds

Seton

Bridgette Grote 10 points

Carly Perrmann 10 points, 6 rebounds

NUGGET OF NOTE: Milford’s 44 percent shooting performance was a season-best.

FINAL GAME STATS LINK

A LOOK AT THE OPPONENTS: A look at Milford’s schedule for the upcoming week:

• Thursday, Dec. 29 at Northwest, 7:30 p.m.
• 2016-17 Record: 4-2, 1-1 SWOC (NR Division I area coaches’ weekly poll)
• Top Scorer: Senior Fatimah Shabazz (26.8 ppg)
• Last Meeting: 2015-16; Milford 57, Northwest 28

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: A look at Milford’s statistical leaders through 8 games:

Points per game: Tori Gilman (14.9), Hannah Thierauf (12.1), Ashli Sheldon (5.1)

Assists per game: Tori Gilman (3.3), Katelyn Rheude/Hannah Thierauf (1.0)

Rebounds per game: Hayden White (6.4), Olivia Redrow (5.8), Katelyn Rheude (4.6)

Steals: Tori Gilman (39), Katelyn Rheude/Hannah Thierauf (12)

Blocks: Hayden White (7), Three tied (3)

Field goal percentage: Tori Gilman (.425), Hannah Thierauf (.369), Ashli Sheldon (.268)

Three-point percentage: Hannah Thierauf (.520), Ashli Sheldon (.333), Tori Gilman (.222)

Free throw percentage: Katelyn Rheude (.800), Hannah Thierauf (.786), Tori Gilman (.591)

INSIDE THE ECC: The lead in the current Eastern Cincinnati Conference standings belongs to Kings as the Knights have opened the season 7-0 overall and 5-0 in league play. Turpin and Walnut Hills with just one league loss each are hot on the heels of Kings. The ECC schedule will now take a break until after the first of the new year.

POLL WATCH: Milford did not receive any votes in this week’s edition of the Division I area coaches’ poll, presented by the Cincinnati Enquirer and released on Dec. 19. Mason continues to be the heavy favorite, earning 13 of the 15 first place votes. Lakota West with one vote, Mount Notre Dame, McAuley with one vote and Ursuline make up the top-five. The ECC is represented by Walnut Hills in a tie for sixth, Kings in eighth, and Turpin in 10^th, along with Glen Este and Loveland each receiving votes. The coaches’ poll is released every Monday at Noon at preps.cincinnati.com/coachespolls.

Milford Eagles Season/Career Highs

Kyrsten Brown

Points—Season: 2 at Seton; Career: 2 at Seton (2016-17)

Rebounds—Season: 2 twice; Career: 2 twice (2016-17)

Assists—Season: 1 at Anderson; Career: 1 at Anderson (2016-17)

Tori Gilman

Points—Season: 29 vs. Princeton; Career: 29 vs. Princeton (2016-17)

Rebounds—Season: 6 at Anderson; Career: 7 vs. Anderson (2015-16)

Assists—Season: 6 at Winton Woods; Career: 6 twice

Ali Kirk

Points—Season: 5 at Seton; Career: 5 at Seton (2016-17)

Rebounds—Season: 4 vs. Princeton; Career: vs. Princeton (2016-17)

Assists—Season: 2 at Anderson; Career: 2 at Anderson (2016-17)

Maddie Plucinski

Points—Season: N/A; Career: N/A

Rebounds—Season: N/A; Career: N/A

Assists—Season: N/A; Career: N/A

Olivia Redrow

Points—Season: 9 vs. Princeton; Career: 9 vs. Princeton (2016-17)

Rebounds—Season: 10 vs. Glen Este; Career: 10 vs. Glen Este (2016-17)

Assists—Season: 3 at Anderson; Career: 3 at Anderson (2016-17)

Katelyn Rheude

Points—Season: 10 at Loveland; Career: 12 at Anderson (2015-16)

Rebounds—Season: 8 at Winton Woods; Career: 8 at Winton Woods (2016-17)

Assists—Season: 3 at Seton; Career: 3 at Seton (2016-17)

Bryn Rolfsen

Points—Season: 5 vs. Walnut Hills; Career: 5 vs. Walnut Hills (2016-17)

Rebounds—Season: 5 vs. Princeton; Career: 5 vs. Princeton (2016-17)

Assists—Season: 1 vs. Princeton; Career: 1 vs. Princeton (2016-17)

Ashli Sheldon

Points—Season: 10 twice; Career: 10 twice (2016-17)

Rebounds—Season: 7 vs. Princeton; Career: 7 vs. Princeton (2016-17)

Assists—Season: 1 four times; Career: 1 four times (2016-17)

Abby Thierauf

Points—Season: N/A; Career: N/A

Rebounds—Season: N/A; Career: N/A

Assists—Season: N/A; Career: N/A

Hannah Thierauf

Points—Season: 22 at Winton Woods; Career: 22 at Winton Woods (2016-17)

Rebounds—Season: 7 at Winton Woods; Career: 7 at Winton Woods (2016-17)

Assists—Season: 2 three times; Career: 2 three times (2016-17)

Hayden White

Points—Season: 7 at Anderson; Career: 11 vs. Middletown (2015-16)

Rebounds—Season: 14 at Anderson; Career: 14 at Anderson (2016-17)

Assists—Season: 2 twice; Career: 2 eight times