Marion County  (Region 5) (35-0)  vs.  Bowling Green  (Region 4) (30-4)

2013 Houchens Industries/KHSAA Girls’ Sweet 16® State Tournament

E.A. Diddle Arena

Bowling Green, KY

March 13, 2103

Marion County coach Trent Milby started the following lineup: 6-1 Sr. Kyvin Goodin-Rogers, 5-9 Sr. Logan Powell, 6-0 Jr. Alexus Calhoun, 5-7 Sr. Patrice Tonge, and 5-11 Sr. Makayla Epps.  Bowling Green coach LaVonda Johnson countered with Oneisha Turner, 5-8 Sr. Diamond Marshall, 5-10 Jr. Makayla Gray, 5-4 Sr. Brittany Vaughn, and 5-7 Fr. Dejia Moore.

Marion County proved their lofty reputation was well deserved as they raced out to a 29-7 first quarter lead on their way to a 64-43 victory over a good Bowling Green squad.  Marion County shot 48.2% from the field including four of 17 from the three point line.  The Lady Knights connected on six of 10 free throws, pulled down 43 rebounds, and scored 21 points off 19 Bowling Green turnovers.  Marion County recorded 15 steals and 11 blocked shots.  Bowling Green shot 23.6% from the field including one of nine from beyond the arc.  The Purples connected on 16 of 21 free throws, pulled down 33 rebounds, and scored 12 points off 20 Marion County turnovers.

Makayla Epps led Marion County with 26 points including three three point baskets, eight rebounds, four assists, and five steals.  Kyvin Goodin-Rogers added 19 points, 13 rebounds, three blocked shots, and four steals.  Logan Powell chipped in with nine points, seven rebounds, and three blocked shots.  Alexus Calhoun pulled down seven rebounds and blocked four shots.

Diamond Marshall led Bowling Green with 15 points.  Makayla Gray added 11 points and nine rebounds.  Brittany Vaughn recorded seven points, six rebounds, and four steals.

Marion County,29,11,17,7,64

Bowling Green,7,13,8,15,43

Marion County (64) – Goodin-Rogers 19, Powell 9, Calhoun 2, Tonge 2, Epps 26, Howard 6.

Bowling Green (43) – Turner 5, Marshall 15, Gray 11, Vaughn 7, Moore 0, Pruitt 5.

Acknowledgements:

A special thanks to WL Stats for providing the comprehensive statistics for today’s game.