Topic: Basketball
Western vs. Mercy Academy (Girls)
6th Region Tournament
Bellarmine University
Louisville, KY
February 25, 2013
Western coach Clint Lovely started the following lineup: 5-10 Jr. Diynell Calvert, 5-9 Sr. Nyquasha Lewis, 6-1 Sr. Lelanda Matthews, 5-5 So. Datoria Higgins, and 5-3 8th grade Amani Saunders. Mercy Academy coach Mark Evans countered with 5-10 Sr. Morgan Doherty, 5-8 So. Hannah Bewley, 6-0 So. Malerie Martin, 5-7 Sr. Kayla Richardson, and 5-8 Sr. Whitney Hartlage.
Mercy Academy defeated Western by a score of 76-34. Mercy shot 48.3% from the field including three of 18 from the three point line. The Jaguars connected on 17 of 26 free throws, pulled down 38 rebounds, and scored 26 points off 27 Western turnovers. Western shot 23.3% from the field including one of 11 from beyond the arc. The Lady Warriors connected on 13 of 20 free throws, pulled down 30 rebounds, and scored 10 points off 18 Mercy turnovers.
Whitney Hartlage led Mercy with 15 points. Morgan Doherty, 5-7 Fr. Camryn White, 5-8 Fr. Erin Muthler, and 5-10 So. Kassidy Kiesel each recorded 11 points. Hannah Bewley added 10 points. 5-10 So Sarah Parr pulled down nine rebounds.
Diynell Calvert led Western with 12 points and nine rebounds. Lelanda Matthews added seven points, five rebounds, two blocked shots, and three steals. Datoria Higgins also scored seven points.
Western 6 7 15 6 – 34
Mercy 16 25 17 18 – 76
Western (34) – Calvert 12, Lewis 1, Matthews 7, Higgins 7, Saunders 5, Rhodes 2.
Mercy (76) – Doherty 11, Bewley 10, Martin 0, Richardson 4, Hartlage 15, Parr 2, White 11, Gross 1, Muthler 11, Kiesel 11.
Acknowledgements:
A special thanks to Bob Tonini of Sacred Heart Academy for providing the comprehensive statistics for tonight’s game.