Girls Basketball Defeats Dukes to Improve to 4-0 in NBC

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Louisville 57, Marlington 44

The Louisville Leopards Girls Varsity Basketball team defeated the host Marlington Dukes 57-44 Beatty's Long Sleeve Leopards Shirt Printed SleeveWednesday Evening at MHS. With the win, Louisville improves to 6-1 overall and stays a perfect 5-0.

Sarah Lairson scored a game-high 17 points to lead the Leopards. Sabryna Benzel and Grace Jackson also poured in 10 each for Louisville.

The Leopards went ahead 19-7 after the first quarter and were in command the rest of the way.

The Dukes were led by Robin Campbell who scored a team-high 11 points. Alyssa Powers also scored 10 and Zoey Peck added 9 for Marlington.

With the victory, the Leopards have now taken 12 out of the last 13 against the Dukes. This was the Order Leopard Nation Highlight Video80th meeting between the two teams and Louisville now leads the all-time series 63-17 with a 33-6 record at Marlington.

Head Coach Garee McCully now owns a record of 99-63 (.611) since becoming the Leopards Coach in the 2008-09 season. McCully will look for his 100th career win Saturday when Louisville hosts undefeated Minerva (6-0, 4-0).

UP NEXT: The Lady Leopards will next host the Minerva Lions on Saturday, December 19. JV will tip-off at 12:00 PM and Varsity will follow around 1:30 PM.

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VARSITY STATISTICS

LEOPARDS 57, DUKES 44

LEOPARDS: Lairson 7 2-2 17, Benzel 5 0-1 10, G. Jackson 5 0-2 10, Hollifield 3 2-2 9, Oberster 3 0-0 6, Ab. Beaver 1 1-2 3, Walter 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 25 5-9 57.

3-Pointers (2): Hollifield, Lairson

Team FT: 5-9 56%

DUKES: Campbell 4 0-0 11, Powers 5 0-0 10, Peck 2 4-5 9, Penird 3 1-2 7, Hoopes 2 0-0 5, Greco 0 2-4 2. TOTAL 16 7-11 44.

3-Pointers (5): Campbell (3), Hoopes, Peck

Team FT: 7-11 64%

Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL

Louisville 19-7-18-13–57

Marlington 7-6-13-18–44

Fouls: 11-10 Louisville

Turnovers: 10-9 Marlington

Records: Louisville 6-1, 4-0; Marlington 4-5, 1-3

JV: Louisville 46, Marlington 33

The Leopards JV Team downed the host Dukes 46-33 Wednesday Evening at Marlington. With the win, Order Leopard Nation Highlight VideoLouisville is now 6-1 overall and 4-0 against the NBC.

Erin Hahn scored a game-high 15 points to lead the Leopards. Hanna Lautzenheiser also scored 8 and Sydney Daniel added 7 for Louisville.

The Dukes were led by Alivia Lepley who scored a team-high 11 points. Sarah Taranto also scored 7 and Taylor Hermann scored 6 for Marlington.

JV STATISTICS

LEOPARDS  46, DUKES 33

LEOPARDS: Hahn 4 7-8 15, Lautzenheiser 4 0-3 8, Daniel 3 1-2 7, Galentine 2 1-1 5, Beaver 1 1-3 3, Israel 1 0-0 3, Shea 1 0-0 3, Agnone 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 17 10-17 46.

3-Pointers (2): Shea, Israel

Team FT: 10-17 59%

DUKES: Lepley 5 0-2 11, Taranto 1 5-6 7, Hermann 2 2-3 6, Hoopes 1 1-2 4, Ferrett 1 1-2 3, Cook 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 11 9-15 33.

3-Pointers (2): Hoopes, Lepley

Team FT: 9-15 60%

Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL

Louisville 9-12-14-11–46

Marlington 11-6-13-3—33

Fouls: 15-14 Marlington

Turnovers: 18-15 Louisville

Records: Louisville 6-1, 4-0

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