2013MERSOL(G)

Mercy vs. Solon (OH) (Girls)

Pickerington North Holiday Classic

Pickerington High School

Pickerington, OH

December 27, 2013

Mercy Academy coach Keith Baisch started the following lineup: 6-0 Fr. Elizabeth Anderson, 5-8 So. Erin Muthler, 6-0 Jr. Malerie Martin, 5-6 So. Madi Woods, and 5-6 Jr. Hannah Bewley.  Solon coach Trish Cruse countered with Sr. Kristen Confroy, Sr. Alexis Gray, Fr. Alexis Stover, Fr. Dee Bekelja, and Jr. Jordan Bekelja.

Solon led 40-38 after three quarters but outscored Mercy Academy 17-1 in the final quarter to earn a 57-39 victory.  Solon was seven of 10 from the field in the final quarter while Mercy was zero of seven.  Solon shot 41.1% from the field including four of 15 from the three point line.  The Comets connected on 11 of 14 free throws, pulled down 35 rebounds, and scored 17 points off 27 Mercy turnovers.  Mercy shot 21.8% from the field including one of 12 from beyond the arc.  The Jaguars connected on 14 of 17 free throws, pulled down 41 rebounds, and scored 10 points off 23 Solon turnovers.

Dee Bekelja led Solon with 26 points.  Kristen Confroy added 16 points, six rebounds, and six steals. 

5-11 Jr. Sarah Parr led Mercy Academy with eight points.  Malerie Martin added seven points and 12 rebounds.  Hannah Bewley also scored seven points.

Mercy   12  16  10    1 – 39

Solon    10  19  11  17 – 57

Mercy (39) – Anderson 1, Muthler 0, Martin 7, Woods 3, Bewley 7, Parr 8, White 4, M. Schmitz 4, Stovall 3, Gross 2.

Solon (57) – Confroy 16, Gray 0, Stover 3, D. Bekelja 26, J. Bekelja 6, Graham 2, Harper 2, Hawkins 2.

Acknowledgements:

A special thanks to Coach Keith Baisch of Mercy Academy for providing the comprehensive statistics for today’s game.