Lady Leopards Soar Past Cardinals 57-42 After Strong Start – Girls Basketball
Louisville 57, Cardinal Mooney 42
The Louisville Leopards Girls Varsity Basketball Team defeated the Cardinal Mooney Cardinals 57-42 Saturday Afternoon at Louisville High School. With the win, Louisville improves to 7-4 on the season.
Sherilynn Mullett scored a game-high 18 points and Kayla Gibson poured in 17 to lead the Lady Leopards. Paige Cole also hit Louisville’s only 2 three-pointers in scoring 10 and Kendal Loy added 9.
Louisville rolled to a 16-5 lead at the end of the first quarter and maintained their double digit advantage leading 29-19 at the half. The Leopards would outscore the Cardinals in each of the final two periods to earn the convincing win.
Cardinal Mooney was led by Katie Hough who scored a team-high 15 points. Caitie Perry also scored double digits with 11 and Maria Fire added 7 points all in the first half.
The Leopards now lead the all-time series 2-0 over the Cardinals. Their only other meeting came last season with Louisville winning 62-55 at Cardinal Mooney on February 2, 2019.
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UP NEXT: The Lady Leopards will next travel to face the Sandy Valley Cardinals on Monday, January 6. JV will begin at 6:00 PM and Varsity will follow around 7:30 PM.
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Varsity Statistics
LEOPARDS 57, CARDINALS 42
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Mooney 5-14-13-10–42
Louisville 16-13-15-13–57
CARDINALS: Hough 6 3-4 15, Perry 5 0-0 11, Fire 2 3-5 7, Scavina 2 0-0 4, Divincenzo 1 0-0 3, Diorio 1 0-0 2. TOTA 17 6-9 42.
3-Pointers (2): Divincenzo, Perry
Team FT: 6-9 67%
LEOPARDS: Mullett 7 4-7 18, Gibson 5 7-9 17, Cole 3 2-2 10, Loy 4 1-1 9, Adelman 1 1-2 3. TOTAL 20 15-21 57.
3-Pointers (2): Cole 2
Team FT: 15-21 71%
Fouls: 16-14 Louisville
Records: Louisville 7-4
JV: Louisville 43, Cardinal Mooney 34
JV Statistics
LEOPARDS 43, CARDINALS 34
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Mooney 6-8-8-12–34
Louisville 8-16-12-7–43
CARDINALS: Rapp 5 0-0 12, Frommelt 4 0-0 8, Fire 1 2-2 4, Little 2 0-0 4, Trimble 0 4-4 4, Bowman 1 0-0 2, Veneble 0 0-2 0. TOTAL 13 6-8 34.
3-Pointers (2): Rapp 2
Team FT: 6-8 75%
LEOPARDS: Mayle 7 3-4 17, Miglich 3 0-0 6, Popa 2 0-0 5, Thorne 2 0-2 4, Gonzalez 1 1-2 3, Leghart 1 0-1 2, Orin 0 2-2 2, Ramsey 1 0-2 2, Weaver 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 18 6-13 43.
3-Pointers (1): Popa
Team FT: 6-13 46%
Fouls: 13-12 Mooney
Records: Louisville 6-5