Lady Leopards Earn Convincing Home Win Vs. Cougars 46-27 – Girls Basketball

Louisville 46, Lake Catholic 27
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The Louisville Leopards Girls Varsity Basketball Team cruised past the Lake Catholic Cougars 46-27 on Monday evening at Louisville High School. With their second consecutive victory, Louisville improves to 7-11 on the season.
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Barwick Scores Game-High 18 to Lead Leopards
Courtney Barwick scored 11 of her game-high 18 points in the first half to lead the Lady Leopards. Barwick also contributed 2 of Louisville’s 5 three-pointers in the game.
Ella Tillett and Maggie Baker each scored 7 points, while Mabel Kiko added 6. Karis Miglich tallied 5 points, and Ezela Manko rounded out the Leopards’ scoring with 3.
Louisville 20-2 Run Propels them to Victory
The Leopards led from wire-to-wire. Louisville jumped out to a 10-2 lead by the end of the first quarter, but Lake Catholic responded with a 7-0 run early in the second quarter to cut the deficit to a single point. The Lady Leopards answered with an 11-0 run, building a 21-9 lead. They would maintain a double-digit advantage heading into halftime.
Louisville carried their momentum into the second half, opening the third quarter with a 9-0 run to extend their lead to 30-11 midway through the period. The Leopards led 34-19 at the end of the third and outscored the Cougars 12-8 in the fourth quarter to secure the 19-point victory.
Sowers Leads Cougars with Team-High 9
Carmella Sowers scored in every quarter and finished with a team-high 9 points to lead Lake Catholic. Ella Zampedro made the Cougars’ only three-pointer of the game and contributed 8 points.
Additional scorers for Lake Catholic included Maddie Cox with 6 points, Avery Budrys-Rini with 3, and Keira Schulz with 1.
Lake Catholic began the season with a 6-0 record but has now dropped three consecutive games. The Cougars are now 11-8 on the season.
Lake Catholic is the 88th unique opponent the Lady Leopards have faced in program history. The Cougars are also the seventh new opponent Louisville has played this season, with one more first-time matchup remaining on the schedule.
UP NEXT: The Lady Leopards will next host the Canton Central Catholic Crusaders on Wednesday, January 29. Senior Night will begin at 6:00 PM and Varsity will follow at 6:30 PM from Louisville High School. There will be no JV contest.
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Lake Catholic at Louisville Girls Varsity Basketball Statistics
LEOPARDS 46, COUGARS 27
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Lake Catholic 2-9-8-8–27
Louisville 10-11-13-12–46
Lake Catholic Cougars Girls Varsity Basketball Stats
Player | 2PT | 3PT | FG | FTM | FTA | Points |
Carmella Sowers | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
Ella Zampedro | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Maddie Cox | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Avery Budrys-Rini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Keira Schulz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
TOTAL | 8 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 27 |
Louisville Leopards Girls Varsity Basketball Stats
Player | 2PT | 3PT | FG | FTM | FTA | Points |
Courtney Barwick | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 |
Maggie Baker | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Ella Tillett | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Mabel Kiko | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Karis Miglich | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Ezela Manko | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
TOTAL | 13 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 46 |
Fouls: 14-5 Louisville
Records: Louisville 7-11, Lake Catholic 11-8