Louisville Falls in District Semifinals at Avon Lake 41-23, Finishes 11-13 – Girls Basketball

#5 Avon Lake 41, #23 Louisville 23

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The #23 seed Louisville Leopards Girls Basketball Team fell to the host #5 seed Avon Lake Shoregals 41-23 Wednesday night in the DIII, Northeast 6 District Semifinals at Avon Lake High School. With the loss, the Lady Leopards finish the season at 11-13.

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Baker Scores Team-High 10 to Lead Louisville

Maggie Baker accounted for three of Louisville’s four field goals and led the Lady Leopards with 10 points.

Ella Tillett, who finished with three points, two steals, and a block, scored Louisville’s only other field goal off an assist from Karis Miglich in the opening quarter.

Baker also led the Leopards with three rebounds and converted all four of her free throw attempts. Miglich matched Baker’s 4-for-4 performance from the line, as the Lady Leopards hit 15 of 18 free throws overall. Miglich also contributed two assists and a steal.

Barwick Concludes Record-Setting Leopard Career

Senior Courtney Barwick scored all six of her points from the free throw line in her final game for Louisville. She and Baker were the only Lady Leopards to score in every quarter. Barwick also added two rebounds and a steal.

Barwick finishes her brilliant four-year career as Louisville Girls Basketball’s all-time three-pointer leader with 133, a record she set during her junior season. She also ranks second in all-time scoring with 1,191 career points, trailing only Brooke Haren, who finished with 1,203.

Miller Leads Avon Lake with Game-High 15

Olivia Miller scored 10 of her game-high 15 points in the first half to lead Avon Lake. The Shoregals never trailed, taking an 11-6 lead at the end of the first quarter and extending it to 20-15 at halftime. Miller hit three of Avon Lake’s five three-pointers and scored in every quarter.

Bre Jones connected on the other two three-pointers, both in the third quarter. Avon Lake outscored Louisville 12-4 in the third, pushing its lead to 32-19 heading into the fourth. Jones tallied 10 of her 12 points in the second half, as the Shoregals dominated after halftime, outscoring Louisville 21-8.

Olivia Tobin rounded out Avon Lake’s top scorers with six points. Alyssa Jones, Molly Milligan, Izzie Polinko, and Evelyn Ritt each added two points.

The Shoregals have now won nine of their last 11 games, improving to 19-5. Avon Lake advances to the DIII Northeast 6 District Championship, where they will face the #12 seed Westlake Demons at Nordonia’s Hugh Griffith Memorial Gymnasium on Saturday, February 22, at 7:00 PM.

Lady Leopards Now Even All-Time in Tournament Play

This marked the first-ever meeting between Louisville and Avon Lake. The Shoregals are the 89th different opponent in Louisville Girls Basketball history, the 43rd unique postseason foe, and the eighth new opponent faced this season. The Lady Leopards finish the campaign 2-6 against new teams.

Louisville is now 49-49 all-time in postseason play, including a 2-9 record in road tournament games. The Lady Leopards have now lost eight consecutive district semifinal games and have not reached a district final since 1996.

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Louisville at Avon Lake Girls Basketball Statistics

SHOREGALS 41, LEOPARDS 23

Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL

Louisville 6-9-4-4–23

Avon Lake 11-9-12-9–41

Louisville Leopards Girls Basketball Stats

Avon Lake Shoregals Girls Basketball Stats

Fouls: 14-12 Avon Lake

Records: Avon Lake 19-5, Louisville 11-13