Massillon Rallies to Snap Lady Leopards Win Streak 42-37
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Massillon 42, Louisville 37
The Massillon Tigers used a 14-2 second half run to take a 39-32 lead before surviving for a 42-37 victory at Louisville Wednesday evening. Jordan Monnot and Clara Lemmon led the Lady Leopards with 8 points each in the loss.
Louisville was in command of the contest in the first half in taking a 15-9 lead after the first quarter and a 24-17 advantage at the break. In the second half, the Tigers held the 
Leopards to just 5 made field goals and Louisville failed to connect on any three-point attempts.
Free Throw shooting kept the game low-scoring as Louisville hit just 5 of 12 (42%) and Massillon made 11 of 23 (48%). The Tigers clanked 8 shots from the charity stride in the fourth quarter to keep Louisville in the contest.
After the Tigers built a 39-32 lead, the Lady Leopards roared back with two clutch free throws by Emily Nees and a basket by Chandler Rice. Then both teams exchanged free throws to make the score 40-37. The Tigers failed to connect on either of their next two free throws, which gave the Leopards one last chance to send the game into overtime. A three-pointer missed its mark anda shot in the key off an inbound pass failed to connect.
Massillon’s Amari Pierce would seal the game for the Tigers with 2 free throws on the other end with 2.7 seconds left. Pierce would finish with 12 points for the Tigers, Shadrae Stinson also added 10, and Bre Peterson scored a game-high 14 points for Massillon.
Louisville is now 12-7 all-time against Massillon, but the Tigers have now taken 4 of the last 5 in the series. This game marks the first time the Tigers have won at Louisville since they won on December 8, 1983 by a count of 55-26. With the loss, Louisville snaps a 4-game winning streak and is now 3-4 in non-conference play.
The Lady Leps will look to reverse Wednesday’s fortunes on Saturday when they travel to West Branch in a pivotal NBC game.
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STATISTICS
TIGERS 42, LEOPARDS 37
TIGERS: Peterson 4 5-7 14, Pierce 4 4-7 12, Stinson 4 1-5 10, Hendricks 1 1-2 3, Rey 1 0-2 3. TOTAL 14 11-23 42.
3-Pointers (3): Peterson, Rey, Stinson
Team FT: 11-23 48%
LEOPARDS: C. Lemmon 3 2-3 8, Monnot 4 0-1 8, Nees 2 3-6 7, H. Lemmon 3 0-0 6, Mullett 2 0-2 4, Rice 2 0-0 4. TOTAL 16 5-12 37.
3-Pointers: None
Team FT: 5-12 42%
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Massillon 9-8-11-14–42
Louisville 15-9-6-7–37
Fouls: 17-14 Louisville
Turnovers: 24-14 Louisville
UP NEXT: The Lady Leopards will next travel to West Branch to take on the Lady Warriors on Saturday, January 19. JV will start at 12:00 and Varsity will follow at approximately 1:30.
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JV: Louisville 51, Massillon 30
Sydney Bartolet knocked home 3 three-pointers and scored a game-high 16 points to lead the Lady Leopards JV squad to a convincing 51-30 victory over Massillon.
Jessica Hamsher also scored 12 points and Emily Hollifield added 9 to help the Leps improve to 12-2 on the season.
Louisville jumped out to a 14-2 advantage to start the game before taking a 22-8 lead into the half. A 17-point third quarter for the Lady Leps helped them rip open a 39-17 advantage at the end of three. The two squads played even in the fourth quarter and thus Louisville walked away a winner.
STATISTICS
LEOPARDS 51, TIGERS 30
TIGERS: Smith 2 6-9 11, Conley 4 0-0 9, Everett 1 4-8 6, Lenzy 1 0-0 2, Saunders 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 9 10-17 30.
3-Pointers (2): Conley, Smith
Team FT: 10-17 59%
LEOPARDS: Bartolet 6 1-2 16, Hamsher 5 2-8 12, Hollifield 2 5-6 9, Zeller 3 0-0 6, Jackson 2 0-4 4, Noble 1 0-0 2, Skolosh 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 20 8-20 51.
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Massillon 2-6-9-13–30
Louisville 10-12-17-12–51
Fouls: 19-18 Louisville
Turnovers: 23-13 Massillon
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