Mullett Scores 39 as Records Fall on Senior Night – Girls Basketball
Louisville 87, Youngstown Chaney 27
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The Louisville Leopards Girls Varsity Basketball Team was dominate in their record-setting 87-27 Senior Night victory over the Youngstown Chaney Cowgirls Wednesday at Louisville High School. With their second straight victory, Louisville improves to 5-9 on the season.
Senior Sherilynn Mullett broke a 40-year-old team record in scoring a game-high 39 points to lead the Lady Leopards. Fellow seniors Paige Cole and Erika Joseph both finished in double digits as well. Cole scored 14 of her 16 points in the first half and Joseph also scored 8 of her 10 points in the opening half.
Lady Leopards Set New Team Scoring Records
Louisville amassed an 18-0 advantage through the first three minutes of play en rout to taking a 35-5 lead at the end of the first quarter. The 35 points scored by the Lady Leopards set a new team record for points scored in a single quarter. It eclipsed the old mark of 33 points scored in the opening quarter at Youngstown Chaney earlier this season during a 75-15 win over the host Cowgirls.
Louisville continued to add to their lead in the second quarter as they outscored Youngstown Chaney 23-9 to take a 58-14 lead into the half. The 58 points tallied by the Lady Leopards also set a new all-time team high mark breaking the previous record of 52 for a half during a 79-29 home victory over the Alliance Aviators on January 21, 2017.
Louisville Seniors Return Midway Through 4th
After another dominate quarter, Louisville sat comfortably ahead of Chaney 76-21 at the end of the third. The starters were pulled and the Leopards went into stall mode for several minutes, which appeared to put an end to any record-breaking hopes.
At the 4:36 mark, Louisville Head Coach Chris Esterak put the seniors back into the game to play for a few more minutes with the score remaining the same at 76-21. The Lady Leopards didn’t hide what they were trying to do as each player furiously and selflessly worked to get Mullett the basketball to break the school record.
Mullett Breaks Record After Late Push
Mullett scored 12 points in the opening quarter and then 8 in each of the next two periods to give her 28 heading into the fourth. With three quick baskets after reentering, Mullett tied Amanda Jaeb’s second highest mark of 34 points with still more than three minutes to play in the game.
The basket also set a new team record for most points scored in a home game at 82. LHS had previously defeated Carrollton 81-24 on January, 17, 1990 and Jackson 81-47 on January 20, 1981 within the confines of Louisville High School. Although unconfirmed, the Jackson game is believed to be the game in which Louisville alum Kerri Strobelt set the individual single game team mark for most points scored with 37.
The Leopards were unable to score on their next possession and quickly got the ball back after a defensive stop. Sophomore Taryn Miglich then heaved a deep pass down to Mullett who had broken free towards the hoop. She caught the ball in stride and laid it to up her total to 36 points.
After another defensive stop and a Louisville timeout, Mullett drew a foul underneath the hoop with two minutes to play. She hit the first free throw to tie the school record at 37, but was unable to hit on the second. The ball bounced off the rim several times before sophomore Delaney Orin came up with the offensive board for the Leopards. She quickly passed the ball to Mullett who was cutting down the right side of the lane. Her ensuing shot missed the mark, but deflected off a Chaney player giving the ball back to LHS.
Miglich inbounded the ball to Mullett who began backing in on a Cowgirl defender toward the hoop. Mullett then quickly shifted course spinning into the center of the lane. In one smooth motion she hit her target while being fouled. The Louisville bench erupted in celebration knowing she had set a new school mark for points in a game with 39. At the same time she also made her school record 18th field goal of the game and the Lady Leopards set a new team record with 87 points in a single game.
Louisville Sets Record for Points in a Game
Louisville’s 87 points eclipsed a 29-year-old team record set by their last District Championship Team. The Lady Leopards won 85-24 on the road at Canton South on January 22, 1992 while setting the old mark.
Lady Leopards Basketball Top 10 Single Game Point Totals
This is the first time since 2015 that Louisville has reached the 80-point mark in a single game and the 10th time in team history overall.
| Place | Date | Location | Final Score | Total Points |
| 1 | 1/27/2021 | Home | Louisville 87, Youngstown Chaney 27 | 87 |
| 2 | 1/22/1992 | Away | Louisville 85, Canton South 24 | 85 |
| 3 | 12/20/2010 | Away | Louisville 84, Alliance 14 | 84 |
| 3 | 12/13/1989 | Away | Louisville 84, Carrollton 29 | 84 |
| 5 | 11/29/1988 | Away | Louisville 83, Marlington 30 | 83 |
| 6 | 12/23/1991 | Away | Louisville 82, Lake 37 | 82 |
| 6 | 1/16/1991 | Away | Louisville 82, Carrollton 36 | 82 |
| 8 | 1/17/1990 | Home | Louisville 81, Carrollton 24 | 81 |
| 8 | 1/20/1981 | Home | Louisville 81, Jackson 47 | 81 |
| 10 | 1/10/2015 | Away | Louisville 80, Alliance 65 | 80 |
Jackson Leads Chaney with Team-High 17
Senior guard Cazhia Jackson led Youngstown Chaney by hitting home 5 three-pointers and tallying a team-high 17 points. Sophomore guard Laiona Williams also made a pair of threes to finish with 6 and senior shooting guard Janashia Robinson also hit from beyond the arch for her only points with 3.
The Lady Leopards are now 2-0 against the Cowgirls all-time with both victories coming this calendar year.
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UP NEXT: The Lady Leopards will next travel to take on the Mansfield Tygers on Thursday, January 28 at 7:30 PM.
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Varsity Statistics
LEOPARDS 87, COWGIRLS 27
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Chaney 5-9-7-6–27
Louisville 35-23-18-11–87
COWGIRLS: Jackson 6 0-0 17, Williams 2 0-0 6, Robinson 1 0-2 3, Kitchen 0 1-2 1. TOTAL 9 1-4 27.
3-Pointers (8): Jackson 5, Williams 2, Robinson
Team FT: 1-4 25%
LEOPARDS: Mullett 18 3-5 39, Cole 6 2-3 16, Joseph 5 0-0 10, Loy 3 0-0 6, Adelman 1 2-2 4, Gonzalez 2 0-0 4, Mayle 1 0-0 2, Miglich 1 0-0 2, Orin 1 0-0 2, Thorne 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 39 7-10 87.
3-Pointers (2): Cole 2
Team FT: 7-10 70%
Fouls: 10-6 Chaney
Records: Louisville 5-9
Note: No JV Game
