Girls Basketball In Elite Company With Win At Minerva
Louisville 48, Minerva 39
The Louisville Leopards Girls Varsity Basketball team defeated the host Minerva Lions 48-39 Wednesday Night at Minerva High School. With their 16th straight victory, Louisville improves to 16-1 overall and remains a perfect 12-0 in the NBC.
Sarah Lairson led the Leopards with a game-high 15 points. Emily Hollifield and Grace Jackson also broke double digits with 10 points each for Louisville.
The Leopards jumped out to a 13-8 lead at the end of the first quarter and built a 27-18 lead by halftime. Louisville extended their advantage to double digits leading 38-28 at the end of the third before cruising to the win column in the final eight minutes.
The Lions (13-6, 8-4) were led by Josie Chaddock who scored a game-high 15 points. Bri Gassman also reached double figures with 11 and Logan Pottorf scored 7.
With the victory, the Leopards have now won 9 of their last 10 meetings against the Lions. This was the 60th meeting between the two teams and Louisville now leads the all-time series 41-19 overall. This includes an 18-11 mark in games played at Minerva.
The win also puts the Lady Leopards in elite company as they become just the fourth team to win 16 consecutive games in Louisville Girls Basketball Team History.
Longest Lady Leopards Basketball Single Season Winning Streaks
- 24 – 1991-92
- 17 – 2005-06
- 16 – 1990-91
- 16 – 2015-16
Longest Lady Leopards Regular Season Winning Streaks
- 24 – 1990-91 through 1992-93
- 22 – 2004-05 through 2005-06
- 17 – 1989-90 through 1990-91
- 16 – 2015-16
UP NEXT: The Lady Leopards will next host the Canton South Wildcats on Saturday, January 30. JV begins at 12:00 PM and Varsity follows around 1:30 PM.
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