Louisville Falls At Canton South in Defensive Struggle 36-24

Louisville Lady Leopards Basketball At Canton South

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Canton South 36, Louisville 24

The Louisville Lady Leopards fell to the host Canton South Wildcats 36-24 Wednesday Evening at Charles Red Ash Gymnasium. With the loss, Louisville is now 5-11 overall and 5-5 in NBC play.

Hollyann Mullett led the Lady Leopards with 8 points, while Abby Beaver and Sabryna Benzel Beatty's Sports Leopards Pink Winter Hatadded 4 each. The Louisville offense was held to just 10 field goals and no three-pointers. The 24 points scored was their lowest output of the season.

The Lady Wildcats earned their first victory over the Lady Leopards since February 10, 2010. Canton South was led by Kamryn Tharp who scored a game-high 11 points and hit 3 three-pointers. Katie Uminski also scored 9 and Megan Harris added 5.

The Wildcats victory snapped the Leopards 7 game winning streak in the series. Louisville still leads the overall series 58-24 which includes a 25-13 record at Canton South.

UP NEXT: The Lady Leopards will next travel to Minerva to take on the Lions on Saturday, January 25.

VARSITY STATISTICS

WILDCATS 36, LEOPARDS 24

LEOPARDS: Mullett 3 2-4 8, Beaver 2 0-0 4, Benzel 2 0-0 4, Noble 1 0-0 2, Layton 0 2-2 2, Paulus 1 0-0 2, Zeller 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 10 4-6 24.

3-Pointers: None

Team FT: 4-6 67%

WILDCATS: Tharp 4 0-0 11, Uminski 4 1-4 9, Harris 2 0-0 5, Forshey 1 1-3 3. TOTAL 13 6-11 36.

3-Pointers (4): Tharp (3), Harris

Team FT: 6-11 54%

Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL

Louisville 4-6-8-6–24

Canton South 9-7-12-8–36

Fouls: 13-10 Louisville

Turnovers: 10-7 Canton South

Records: Canton South 7-9, 4-6; Louisville 5-11, 5-5

JV: Canton South 42, Louisville 34

Alexa Oberster poured in 15 points and Danielle Walter dropped in 12, but the Lady Leopards fell to the host Lady Wildcats 42-34. With the loss Louisville falls to 4-12 overall and 3-7 in NBC play.

Emily Mitchell led Canton South with 10 points, while Emily Thompson and Erin Thompson added 9 points each.

JV STATISTICS

WILDCATS 42, LEOPARDS 34

LEOPARDS: Oberster 4 5-8 15, Walter 5 1-2 12, Speher 2 0-0 4, Shea 1 0-0 3, Joseph 0 0-2 0. TOTAL 12 6-12 34.

3-Pointers (4): Oberster (2), Shea, Walter

Team FT: 6-12 50%

WILDCATS: Mitchell 5 0-1 10, Em. Thompson 3 3-5 9, Er. Thompson 4 1-2 9, Drobney 3 0-0 6, Faicllo 0 0-1 0. TOTAL 19 4-9 42.

3-Pointers: None

Team FT: 4-9 44%

Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL

Louisville 6-5-15-8–34

Canton South 8-6-14-14–42

Fouls: 16-14 Louisville

Turnovers: 16-15 Canton South

Records: Louisville 4-12, 3-7

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