Louisville Downed By Dalton in Tight 49-44 Contest – Girls Basketball
Dalton 49, Louisville 44
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The Louisville Leopards Girls Varsity Basketball Team fell to the visiting Dalton Bulldogs 49-44 Saturday afternoon at Louisville High School. With the loss, Louisville falls to 1-4 on the season.
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Baker and Tillett Score 14 Each to Lead Louisville
Maggie Baker and Ella Tillett each scored a team-high 14 points to lead the Lady Leopards.
Louisville led 6-0 at the start of the contest and Kloey Rukavina added two more baskets, propelling the Lady Leopards to a 10-8 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Baker hit a pair of three-pointers and scored 10 points in the second quarter as Louisville took a 22-18 lead into halftime.
Tillett scored six of her 10 second-half points in the third quarter as the teams headed into the final period tied 32-32.
Lady Leopards Fourth Quarter Rally Falls Short
Mabel Kiko put Louisville ahead early in the fourth quarter with a three-pointer via an assist from Mikayla Salmons to make it 35-32.
Dalton pushed ahead 44-37, but the Leopards responded with a 7-1 run to climb back into the game. Tillett scored on a drive to the basket and Salmons got Louisville to within 44-41 on a steal and score. Later, Makayla Tanner banged home a three-pointer off a pass from Baker to cut the deficit to 45-44.
Kiko and Tanner each finished with five points for the Lady Leopards.
Dorffer Leads Bulldogs With Game-High 17
Grace Dorffer scored 9 of her game-high 17 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Lady Bulldogs. Dorffer also hit 2 of her game-best 4 three-pointers in the final stanza, enabling Dalton to pull ahead late.
Payton Lehman and Mei Simmons also poured in 9 points each. Lehman answered Tanner’s triple on the other end with her third three-pointer of the contest to put the Bulldogs ahead 48-44. Simmons scored from the field in every quarter, including a three-pointer in the opening period.
Baylie Horrisberger also made a pair of three-pointers and Mya Geiser matched her with 6 points. Phoebe Lehman rounded out the Dalton scoring by splitting two separate pairs of free throws, including one with 12.9 seconds remaining to extend the Lady Bulldogs’ lead to 49-44.
Louisville Vs. Dalton Girls Basketball Series
Louisville had defeated Dalton in each of the past three seasons coming into the contest, including a 41-39 home victory earlier this year on January 25.
The Lady Leopards still lead the all-time series 3-2 dating back to 2020-21 season, which includes a 2-1 record in games played at Louisville.
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UP NEXT: The Lady Leopards will next host the Warren JFK Eagles on Monday, December 8. This will be a varsity-only matchup beginning at 6:00 PM.
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Dalton at Louisville Girls Varsity Basketball Statistics
BULLDOGS 49, LEOPARDS 44
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Dalton 8-10-14-17–49
Louisville 10-12-10-12–44
Dalton Bulldogs Girls Varsity Basketball Stats
| Player | 2PT | 3PT | FG | FTM | FTA | Points |
| Grace Dorffer | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| Payton Lehman | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Mei Simmons | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Mya Geiser | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Baylie Horrisberger | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Phoebe Lehman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 6 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 49 |
Louisville Leopards Girls Varsity Basketball Stats
| Player | 2PT | 3PT | FG | FTM | FTA | Points |
| Maggie Baker | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| Ella Tillett | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| Mabel Kiko | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Makayla Tanner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Kloey Rukavina | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mikayla Salmons | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 14 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 44 |
Fouls: 13-6 Louisville
Records: Dalton 3-1, Louisville 1-4
JV: Dalton 34, Louisville 33
Kloey Rukavina scored all of her team-high 10 points in the first three quarters to lead the Lady Leopards JV in a hard-fought 34-33 loss to the visiting Lady Bulldogs. With the loss, Louisville JV is now 1-3 on the season.
Bailey Cole scored in every quarter and dropped in nine, including a three-pointer. Natalia Tonnous hit the Lady Leopards’ only other two three-pointers and finished with eight. Ava Seitz also scored four and Makenna Haugen added two.
The teams played to a 14-14 halftime tie and remained knotted 26-26 after three quarters. Dalton pulled ahead 32-28 before Tonnous capped a 5-0 Louisville run with a top-of-the-key three with 1:16 remaining.
An over-the-back foul called against the Lady Leopards with 8.9 seconds left put the Bulldogs in the bonus. Haley Wengerd calmly hit both free throws to give Dalton a 34-33 lead—and ultimately the win.
Izzy Harst scored 7 of her game-high 11 points in the second half to lead the Bulldogs. Lena Nevenschwarder hit 2 three-pointers and finished with 8. Mallory Ramsay also hit a three-pointer and finished with five points.
JV Statistics
BULLDOGS 34, LEOPARDS 33
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Dalton 8-6-12-8–34
Louisville 7-7-12-7–33
Dalton Bulldogs Girls JV Basketball Stats
| Player | 2PT | 3PT | FG | FTM | Points |
| Izzy Harst | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| Lena Nevenschwarder | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Mallory Ramsay | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Cali Steiner | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Ellis Dobes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Haley Wengerd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| TOTAL | 9 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 34 |
Louisville Leopards Girls JV Basketball Stats
| Player | 2PT | 3PT | FG | FTM | Points |
| Kloey Rukavina | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| Bailey Cole | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| Natalia Tonnous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Ava Seitz | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Makenna Haugen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 12 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 33 |
Fouls: 14-6 Louisville
Records: Louisville 1-3
Note: Scorekeeper only provided free throws made and not total attempts.
