Leopards Down Panthers 48-43 – Girls Basketball
Louisville 48, Perry 43
The Louisville Leopards Girls Varsity Basketball Team downed the visiting Perry Panthers 48-43 Wednesday Night at Louisville High School. With the victory, Louisville improves to 3-2 on the season after splitting their first four contests.
Sherilynn Mullett scored a team leading 16 points and pulled down a game-high 8 rebounds to lead the Lady Leopards. Paige Cole scored 9 points, grabbed 7 boards, and recorded team highs with 3 assists and 3 steals. Hanna Lautzenheiser also scored 8, Erin Hahn had 5 rebounds and 3 steals, and Kayla Gibson dished out a team-high 3 assists as well.
Although marginally, Louisville outscored Perry in each quarter to accumulate their final advantage. The Leopards led 9-8 after one, 24-22 at the half, and 37-33 at the end of three. LHS then edged PHS 13-12 in the final period to take the game.
Both teams struggled to make shots from the floor. Louisville shot just 29% (14 of 48) compared to Perry’s 32% (16 of 49) performance from the field. Both teams were ice cold from beyond the arch as the Panthers made just 1 of 21 (4%) three-point attempts and the Leopards failed to connect on 9 tries.
The game was won at the charity stride. Louisville hit 20 of 29 (68%) free throws versus Perry who made 10 of 17 (58%) from the line. LHS also finished with a 32-24 advantage on the boards.
The Panthers were led by Pireu who dropped home a game-high 26 points, recorded 5 rebounds, and added 2 steals. Wise also scored 4 points and led Perry with 6 rebounds.
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UP NEXT: The Lady Leopards will next host the Cincinnati St. Ursula Bulldogs on Saturday, December 8. JV begins at 12:00 PM and Varsity will follow around 1:30 PM.
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Varsity Statistics
LEOPARDS 48, PANTHERS 43
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Perry 8-12-11-12–43
Louisville 9-13-13-13–48
Records: Louisville 3-2
JV: Louisville 64, Perry 38
JV Statistics
LEOPARDS 68, PANTHERS 38
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Perry 11-12-5-10–38
Louisville 16-6-26-16–64
PANTHERS: Williams 3 2-2 8, Tietze 3 0-0 7, K. Wolf 2 0-0 5, Eubanks 2 0-0 4, Gozdan 2 0-0 4, Goscoff 1 0-0 3, Randulic 1 0-0 3, Centend 1 0-0 2, Miller 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 16 2-2 38.
3-Pointers (4): Goscoff, Randulic, Tietze, K. Wolf
Team FT: 2-2 100%
LEOPARDS: Loy 5 1-2 13, Adelman 5 2-2 12, Ralston 5 1-1 12, Joseph 5 0-0 10, Siegfried 3 1-2 8, Dyer 2 0-0 5, Davis 1 0-0 2, Thorne 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 27 5-7 64.
3-Pointers (5): Loy 2, Dyer, Ralston, Siegfried
Team FT: 5-7 71%
Fouls: 9-3 Perry
Records: Louisville 5-0