Lady Leopards Claw Wildcats 50-39
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Louisville 50, Canton South 39
Louisville took a commanding 31-13 lead into halftime and withstood a Canton South comeback to claim a 50-39 home NBC victory Saturday. With the win, Louisville is now 2-3 overall and 2-1 in conference play.
Hollyann Mullett scored 10 of her game-high 15 points in the opening quarter as Louisville built a double digit advantage at the end of one. Emily Nees also poured in 10 points and Sabryna Benzel added 8.
The Wildcats made things interesting by beginning the second half on a 13-2 run. The Leopards 
managed to score just 6 points in the entire third quarter and 4 of them came in the final 15 seconds. The first field goal came via a Mullett steal and score. Then after a South miss, Rachel Zeller grabbed the rebound and passed the ball to Abby Beaver. She then dribbled across the timeline and heaved a pass to Benzel who laid it in at the buzzer.
The Leopards used the momentum to end the third to take a 49-34 advantage. Canton South managed to play even with Louisville in the final period, but it would not nearly be enough as the Leps rolled to a double digit victory.
With the victory the Leopards have now defeated the Wildcats in 7 straight meetings. Louisville now leads the all-time series 58-23 which includes a 31-10 record at home.
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VARSITY STATISTICS
LEOPARDS 50, WILDCATS 39
WILDCATS: Uminski 5 3-4 14, Tharp 6 0-0 13, Forshey 0 7-8 7, K. Thompson 1 0-0 3, C. Thompson 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 13 10-12 39.
3-Pointers (3): K. Thompson, Tharp, Uminski
Team FT: 10-12 83%
LEOPARDS: Mullett 6 1-2 15, Nees 5 0-0 10, Benzel 3 1-2 8, Zeller 2 1-2 7, Noble 3 0-0 6, Lairson 2 0-1 4. TOTAL 21 3-7 50.
3-Pointers (5): Mullett (2), Zeller (2), Benzel
Team FT: 3-7 43%
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Canton South 7-6-13-13–39
Louisville 17-14-6-13–50
Fouls: 11-9 Louisville
Turnovers: 33-15 Canton South
Records: Louisville 2-3, 2-1; Canton South 5-2, 2-1
JV: Canton South 35, Louisville 29
Alexa Oberster and Danielle Walter each scored 8 points, but Louisville fell to visiting Canton South 35-29 Saturday. With the loss, the Lady Leps JV squad is now 1-4, 1-2.
Kennedy Brown and Emily Shea also added 4 points each for the Leopards, while the Wildcats were led by Emily Mitchell with 16 pints.
JV STATISTICS
WILDCATS 35, LEOPARDS 29
WILDCATS: Mitchell 3 10-13 16, Martin 2 0-0 4, Moore 2 0-0 4, Er. Thompson 2 0-0 4, Drobkey 1 0-0 2, Em. Thompson 1 0-0 2, Mount 1 0-0 2, Ledger 0 1-2 1. TOTAL 12 10-15 35.
3-Pointers: None
Team FT: 10-15 67%
LEOPARDS: Oberster 2 3-4 8, Walter 4 0-2 8, Brown 2 0-0 4, Shea 2 0-0 4, Speher 1 1-1 3, Miller 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 12 4-7 29.
3-Pointers (1): Oberster
Team FT: 4-7 57%
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Canton South 6-12-8-9–35
Louisville 6-10-3-10–29
Fouls: 16-11 Louisville
Turnovers: 29-23 Canton South
Records: Louisville 1-4, 1-2
