Louisville Walloped By Wooster 96-38 – Girls Basketball
Wooster 96, Louisville 38
The Louisville Leopards Girls Varsity Basketball Team fell to the visiting Wooster Generals 96-38 Saturday Afternoon at LHS. With the loss, Louisville falls to 1-7 on the season.
Ellie Jackson scored a team-high 8 points and Sherilynn Mullett added 7 points to lead the Leopards offense. Cassidy Kiko also scored 6 and pulled down a team-high 5 rebounds, Kayla Gibson dished out a team leading 4 assists, and Maggie Galentine recorded a game-high 4 steals for Louisville.
The Lady Generals dominated from start to finish. They led 42-5 at the end of the first quarter and inflated their lead to 63-12 by halftime. Wooster continued building their lead in the third to take an 84-26 lead into the fourth quarter. In the final period, the two teams played an even 12-12.
Macyn Siegenthaler poured in a game-high 36 points, pulled down 8 rebounds, and had 4 steals to lead the Generals. Three other Wooster players also reached double figures which included Stephanie Smith 15, Daisha Brown 14, and Ny’Eemah Brown 14. Additionally, Smith had 8 rebounds and 3 steals, Daisha Brown pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds, and Ny’Eemah Brown tallied a game leading 9 assists. Sydney Clapp and Jaida McCloud also added 6 points and 5 assists each for WHS.
The Generals shot 65% (41 of 63) from the floor compared to the Leopards 25% (15 ot 60) performance from the field. Wooster also held an edge in three-pointers 28% (2 of 7) to 0% (0 for 12) and from the line 80% (12 of 15) to 61% (8 of 13). They also more than doubled up Louisville on the boards 40-19 and forced 20 turnovers.
The Generals have now defeated the Leopards in each of the past two seasons. The all-time series ins now even at 4-4, but Louisville still holds a 2-1 edge in home matchups against Wooster. This was the first time the two squads met at LHS since the Lady Leopards defeated the Generals 56-53 on January 7, 1989 when both squads played in the Federal League.
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UP NEXT: The Lady Leopards will next hit the road to take on the Marlington Dukes on Wednesday, December 27. JV will begin at 6:00 PM and Varsity will follow around 7:30 PM.
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Varsity Statistics
GENERALS 96, LEOPARDS 38
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Wooster 33-30-21-12–96
Louisville 5-7-14-12–38
Team Stats
Individual Stats
Records: Louisville 1-7
JV: Louisville 41, Wooster 35
JV Statistics
LEOPARDS 41, GENERALS 35
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Wooster 4-10-13-8—35
Louisville 15-10-5-11–41
GENERALS: Signorino 5 0-0 10, Chichello 2 4-8 9, Kauffman 3 1-2 7, Kurtz 1 1-2 3, Anderson 1 0-0 2, Van Lien 0 2-3 2, Zerrer 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 13 8-15 35.
3-Pointers (1): Chichello
Team FT: 8-15 53%
LEOPARDS: Cole 4 3-3 11, Siegfried 3 2-2 9, Mullett 3 2-2 8, Joseph 2 2-5 6, Bast 1 3-8 5, Mueller 1 0-1 2. TOTAL 14 12-21 41.
3-Pointers (1): Siegfried
Team FT: 12-21 57%
Fouls: 14-13 Louisville
Records: Louisville 8-1
