Topic: Basketball
201543DGC
Lexington Catholic vs. Lafayette (Girls)
43rd District Tournament Championship
Tates Creek High School
Lexington, KY
February 27, 2015
Lexington Catholic coach Scott True started the following lineup: 5-8 Sr. Rachel Blake, 5-9 Jr. Sarah Bonn, 5-9 Sr. Caroline Lynch, 5-4 Sr. Bailey Browning, and 5-7 Jr. Caroline Osbourn. Lafayette coach Allison Denton countered with 6-0 Sr. Dee Givens, 5-9 Jr. Aisha Conwell, 6-4 Sr. Ashanti Thomas, 5-3 So. Lataya Winn, and 5-11 So. Kiara Pankins.
Lafayette outscored Lexington Catholic 19-4 in the third quarter on their way to a 49-32 victory. Lafayette shot 47.4% from the field including six of 15 from the three point line. The Lady Generals connected on seven of 10 free throws, pulled down 23 rebounds, and scored 19 points off 15 Lexington Catholic turnovers. Lexington Catholic shot 22.6% from the field including three of 16 from beyond the arc. The Lady Knights connected on 15 of 24 free throws, pulled down 23 rebounds, and scored seven points off 12 Lafayette turnovers.
Dee Givens led Lafayette with 13 points including two three point baskets and five steals. Kiara Pankins added 12 points including two three point baskets and four rebounds. Ashanti Thomas recorded eight points, seven rebounds, two blocked shots, and four steals. 5-8 So. Kendyl Powell chipped in with seven points and five rebounds.
Rachel Blake led Lexington Catholic with six points and four rebounds. 5-6 Sr. Tori Pippen added six points and four steals. Sarah Bonn chipped in with five points and six rebounds. Bailey Browning and Caroline Osbourn also scored five points each.
Lexington Catholic,6,8,4,14,32
Lafayette,14,6,19,10,49
Lexington Catholic (32) – Blake 6, Bonn 5, Lynch 4, Browning 5, Osbourn 5, Pippen 6, Barr 1.
Lafayette (49) – Givens 13, A. Conwell 6, Thomas 8, L. Winn 3, Pankins 12, Powell 7.
A special thanks to the Lexington Catholic Stats Crew Glenn Gentry and Gary Long for providing the comprehensive statistics for tonight’s game.