Lady Leopards Edge Green 46-44 in Sectional Rematch – Girls Basketball
Louisville 46, Green 44
The Louisville Leopards Girls Varsity Basketball Team edged the host Green Bulldogs 46-44 Wednesday Night at Green High School. With their third straight win, Louisville improves to 9-4 on the season.
Junior Sherilynn Mullett recorded a double-double pouring in a game-high 21 points to go along with a game leading 11 rebounds to lead the Lady Leopards. Fellow Junior Paige Cole also scored 9 of her 11 points in the second half and Sophomore Kelsey Adelman finished the game with 6 points.
The Bulldogs held a slight advantage at the end of each of the first three quarters. The hosts took a 13-11 lead out of the gate, went ahead 26-22 at halftime, and remained in front 34-32 heading into the fourth quarter. LHS would rally in outscoring Green 14-10 in the final eight minutes to take the sectional final rematch.
Mullett’s put-back with 1:17 left in the game proved to be the game winner giving Louisville the go ahead 46-44 lead. A few possessions later, the Bulldogs looked for a game-tying basket off an in-bound with 1.7 seconds remaining. Mullett’s tight defense on the right elbow forced an errant shot to graze of the right side of the rim as the girls in blue celebrated victory.
Green was led by Alyssa Ziehler who scored a 10 of her team-high 18 points in the first quarter and finished with a team leading 7 boards. Olivia Payne also tallied 11 and Kendall Anenson tacked on 8.
The victory snaps the Leopards five game losing streak against the Bulldogs. Louisville last won at Green 44-39 on January 7, 2015 prior. The Leopards now trail the all-time series 4-8 against the Bulldogs, but the series is an even 2-2 when played inside the confines of Green High School.
JV: Green 52, Louisville 13
UP NEXT: The Lady Leopards will next host the Northwest Indians on Wednesday, January 15. JV will begin at 6:00 PM and Varsity will follow around 7:30 PM.
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Varsity Statistics
LEOPARDS 46, BULLDOGS 44
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Louisville 13-13-8-10—44
Green 11-11-10-14—46
LEOPARDS: Mullett 7 5-7 21, Cole 4 2-4 11, Adelman 3 0-0 6, Gibson 1 2-2 4, Loy 2 0-0 4. TOTAL 17 9-13 46.
3-Pointers (3): Mullett 2, Cole
Team FT: 9-13 69%
BULLDOGS: Ziehler 8 2-2 18, Payne 5 1-2 11, Anenson 2 4-6 8, Kulina 2 0-0 4, Oddo 1 0-0 2, Piercy 0 1-2 1. TOTAL 18 8-12 44.
3-Pointers: None
Team FT: 8-12 67%
Fouls: 14-12 Green
Rebounds: Louisville 30 (Mullett 11), Green 30 (Ziehler 7)
Records: Louisville 9-4
