Topic: Basketball
20136RTOUR(G)
Louisville Holy Cross vs. Butler (Girls)
6th Region tournament
Bellarmine University
Louisville, KY
February 25, 2013
Holy Cross coach Fred Copass started the following lineup: 5-10 Jr. Josie Hockman, 5-9 Sr. Sydney Morabito, 6-0 Sr. Jill Epperson, 5-3 Sr. Morgan Wimberg, and 5-4 Jr. Rebecca Miller. Butler coach Larry Just countered with 5-10 Jr. Danielle Lawrence, 5-10 Sr. Aareon Smith, 5-10 So. Miah Casey, 5-9 Sr. Alexis Stallard, and 5-8 Sr. Brooke Pearson.
Butler raced out to a 16-2 first quarter lead on their way to a 66-57 victory over Holy Cross. Butler shot 52.5% from the field including zero of four from the three point line. The Bearettes connected on 24 of 27 free throws, pulled down 19 rebounds, and scored 32 points off 28 Holy Cross turnovers. Holy Cross shot 40.5% from the field including four of seven from beyond the arc. The Lady Cougars connected on 23 of 25 free throws, pulled down 26 rebounds, and scored 16 points off 19 Butler turnovers.
Danielle Lawrence led Butler with 22 points, four rebounds, three assists, and three steals. Aareon Smith added 18 points including 14 of 14 free throws, four assists, and four steals. Alexis Stallard chipped in with 11 points, four rebounds, and five assists.
5-4 Fr. Olivia Morabito led Holy Cross with 15 points including three three point baskets. Josie Hockman added 13 points. Sydney Morabito recorded 11 points, eight rebounds, three assists, and three steals.
Holy Cross 2 25 13 17 – 57
Butler 16 17 16 17 – 66
Holy Cross (57) – Hockman 13, S. Morabito 11, Epperson 6, Wimberg 6, Miller 3, O. Morabito 15, Weber 3.
Butler (66) – Lawrence 22, Smith 18, Casey 6, Stallard 11, Pearson 0, Elliott 4, Bowden 3, Winebrenner 2.
Acknowledgements:
A special thanks to Bob Tonini of Sacred Heart Academy for providing the comprehensive statistics for tonight’s game.