Louisville Bests Boardman in Low-Scoring 35-27 Contest – Girls Basketball
Louisville 35, Boardman 27
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The Louisville Leopards Girls Varsity Basketball Team defeated the visiting Boardman Spartans 35-27 Thursday night at Louisville High School. With their third straight victory, Louisville improves to 4-5 on the season.
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Baker Registers Game-High 16 to Lead Louisville
Maggie Baker poured in 9 of her game-high 16 points in the second half to lead the Lady Leopards. She also finished with a team-high 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals. Baker scored in every quarter as she finished in double figures for the sixth game in a row.
Points were at a premium Thursday night as Louisville led just 7-5 at the end of the first quarter and 13-11 at the midway point. The Lady Leopards took control of the game by outscoring the Spartans 12-7 in the third quarter and took a 25-18 advantage into the fourth quarter.
Louisville edged Boardman 10-9 in the final stanza to finalize an 8-point victory. Baker finished with 6 points in the fourth quarter and was a clutch 4-for-4 from the free throw line down the stretch.
Lowest Point Total in Home Win Since 2005
Mabel Kiko scored all of her 7 points in the second half, including a pair of baskets in the fourth quarter for the Lady Leopards. Kiko also added a well-rounded stat line of 2 assists, 2 rebounds, 2 steals, and a block.
Mikayla Salmons and Ella Tillett scored all of their points from the field in adding 6 points apiece. Tillett registered a game-best 3 blocks to go along with 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and a steal. Salmons had a game-high 3 steals and matched Baker with a team-leading 4 rebounds.
The 35 points scored by Louisville marked its lowest total in a home victory since a 33-29 victory over West Branch on December 21, 2005. The Lady Leopards are just 6-84 (.067) when scoring 35 points or less since 1995 with two of those victories coming this season. Louisville won at CVCA 33-31 back on December 3.
Slevin Scores Team-High 11 to Lead Boardman
Madison Slevin scored 8 of her team-high 11 points in the second half to lead the Lady Spartans. Slevin also posted game-highs of 7 rebounds and 3 assists. Slevin made 3 of Boardman’s 5 three-pointers on the night.
Jocelynn Torres made the first three-pointer of the game in the opening period and would finish with 6 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals. Grace Miller added a three-pointer in the second quarter and finished with 5 points and 2 steals.
Other scorers for the Lady Spartans included Liliana Ison with 3 and Emma Terlesky with 2. Terlesky matched Slevin with a game-high 7 rebounds to go along with 2 steals and a block on defense. Ison added 6 rebounds and tacked on a pair of steals.
Boardman has now dropped 4 of its last 5 falling to 2-6 on the season.
Leopards Vs. Spartans Girls Basketball Series
The Lady Leopards have now won 5 of their last 6 meetings against the Lady Spartans dating back to the 2010-11 season. Louisville leads the all-time series 5-2 overall, which includes an undefeated 3-0 mark when playing at home in the series.
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UP NEXT: The Lady Leopards will next host the Waynedale Golden Bears on Monday, December 22. JV will begin at 5:30 PM and Varsity will follow around 7:00 PM at Louisville High School.
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Boardman at Louisville Girls Varsity Basketball Statistics
LEOPARDS 35, SPARTANS 27
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Boardman 5-6-7-9–27
Louisville 7-6-12-10–35
Boardman Spartans Girls Varsity Basketball Stats
| Player | 2PT | 3PT | FG | FTM | FTA | Points |
| Madison Slevin | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Jocelynn Torres | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Grace Miller | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Liliana Ison | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Emma Terlesky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 27 |
Louisville Leopards Girls Varsity Basketball Stats
| Player | 2PT | 3PT | FG | FTM | FTA | Points |
| Maggie Baker | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16 |
| Mabel Kiko | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Mikayla Salmons | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ella Tillett | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| TOTAL | 13 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 35 |
Fouls: 15-11 Boardman
Records: Louisville 4-5, Boardman 2-6
JV: Louisville 30, Boardman 24
JV Statistics
LEOPARDS 30, SPARTANS 24
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Boardman 3-4-10-7–24
Louisville 10-9-4-7–30
Boardman Spartans Girls JV Basketball Stats
| Player | 2PT | 3PT | FG | FTM | FTA | Points |
| Myah Soares | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Grace Miller | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Aseel Mousa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Anna Collins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Addison Fiddler | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lauren Lytle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Imani Thomas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 8 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 24 |
Louisville Leopards Girls JV Basketball Stats
| Player | 2PT | 3PT | FG | FTM | FTA | Points |
| Bailey Cole | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Natalia Tonnous | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Kloey Rukavina | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ava Seitz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Taryn Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Makenna Haugen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 11 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 30 |
Fouls: 13-12 Boardman
Records: Louisville 3-4
