Leopards Fall Behind Early & Never Recover at West Branch 56-42
West Branch 56, Louisville 42
West Branch took a 19-4 lead to start the game and never looked back as they defeated visiting Louisville 56-42 Saturday. Louisville was led by Hannah Lemmon with 10 points, Clara Lemmon with 9, and Hollyann Mullett with 8.
The Leopards scored the first basket of the game, but the Warriors ripped off the next 11 points after that. Melinda Trimmer would score 7 of her 13 points in the opening quarter to lead the Lady Warriors attack. West Branch then built their advantage to as many as 15 and kept a double digit 27-15 lead at halftime.
The Lady Leps roared out of the locker room with 6 quick points to cut the lead to 27-21, but the Lady Warriors answered to take a 40-29 lead when the third quarter ended.
Louisville opened the final period on an 8-1 run to get within 41-37 with 4:15 remaining. Then West Branch emerged to double their lead back up to 8. The closest the Leps would get the rest of the way was 47-42 before the Warriors would score the final 9 points of the contest to seal the deal.
Taryn Hahn scored 7 of her game-high 14 points in the fourth quarter to lead West Branch. Trimmer was also a perfect 6 of 6 at the line during the fourth quarter for the team in green. The Lady Warriors are now 13-2 overall and are right behind the Lady Leopards at 7-2 in the NBC.
West Branch now leads the all-time series 32-19, which includes a 19-6 advantage over Louisville in Beloit. The Leps have now lost the last three road meetings with the Warriors. With the loss, Louisville also falls to 11-5 overall and 8-1 in conference play. As a result, next Saturday’s game at Carrollton will play a huge role in determining the fate of the league.
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STATISTICS
WARRIORS 56, LEOPARDS 42
LEOPARDS: H. Lemmon 4 1-2 10, C. Lemmon 4 0-1 9, Mullett 4 0-0 8, Nees 2 2-2 7, Rankin 1 1-4 3, Rice 1 1-2 3, Monnot 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 17 5-11 42.
3-Pointers (3): C. Lemmon, H. Lemmon, Nees
Team FT: 5-11 45%
WARRIORS: Hahn 6 2-8 14, Trimmer 3 6-8 13, Johnson 3 4-6 10, Heath 4 1-2 9, Linhart 3 0-1 6, Bryte 1 0-0 3, Sharp 0 1-1 1. TOTAL 20 14-26 56.
3-Pointers (2): Bryte, Trimmer
Team FT: 14-26 54%
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Louisville 6-10-13-13–42
West Branch 19-8-13-16–56
Fouls: 19-14 Louisville
Turnovers: 18-18
Records: West Branch 13-2, 7-2 | Louisville 11,-5, 8-1
UP NEXT: The Lady Leopards will next host the Salem Quakers on Wednesday, January 23. JV will begin at 6 PM and Varsity will follow at approximately 7:30 PM.
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JV: West Branch 42, Louisville 36
Louisville’s Morgan Paulus led all scorers with 13 points, but it would not be enough as the Lady Leopards fell to the Lady Warriors 42-36 Saturday.
The difference in the game came at the free throw line. The Leopards made just 1 of 2 shots for the game, while the Warriors converted 13 of 28 free throw attempts.
West Branch built a 26-16 lead in the third quarter, but Louisville answered back with a 10-0 run and eventually took lead at the end of the quarter 30-28. The Warriors outscored the Leopards 14-6 in the final quarter to take the game.
Sydney Bartolet, Jessica Hamsher, and Rachel Zeller all added 7 points a piece for Louisville as well. The JV Lady Leps are now 12-3 overall and 7-1 in the NBC this season.
STATISTICS
WARRIORS 42, LEOPARDS 36
LEOPARDS: Paulus 6 0-0 13, Bartolet 3 0-0 7, Hamsher 3 1-2 7, Zeller 3 0-0 7, Jackson 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 16 1-2 36.
3-Pointers (3): Bartolet, Paulus, Zeller
Team FT: 1-2 50%
WARRIORS: Manning 3 3-6 10, Brock 2 3-4 7, Hahn 2 3-5 7, Menegay 2 2-2 6, Walsh 2 1-3 5, Williamson 1 1-6 3, Garrett 1 0-0 2, Herbert 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 14 13-28 42.
3-Pointers (1): Manning
Team FT: 13-28 46%
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Louisville 7-9-14-6–36
West Branch 12-8-8-14–42
Fouls: 18-9 Louisville
Turnovers: 15-14 Louisville
Records: West Branch 10-4; Louisville 12-3, 7-1
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