2018MERCYELIZG

Mercy Academy vs. Elizabethtown (Girls)

Elizabethtown High School

Elizabethtown, KY

December 6, 2018

Mercy Academy coach Keith Baisch started the following lineup: 6-1 Jr. TaZiah Jenks, 5-9 Sr. Regan Berger, 6-0 Jr. Paige Taylor, 5-5 Jr. Hope Sivori, and 5-6 Jr. Sidney Shepard.  Elizabethtown coach Donnie Swiney countered with 6-0 Jr. Whitney Hay, 5-9 Jr. Elizabeth Taylor, 6-0 Jr. Sydney Clark, 5-5 Sr. Amirr Evans, and 5-5 Jr. Olivia Yurcisin.

Elizabethtown defeated Mercy Academy by a score of 72-57.  Elizabethtown held a 37-9 advantage in free throw points.  Mercy Academy lost five players ( TaZiah Jenks, Hope Sivori, Regan Berger, and Alexa Breedlove) due to fouls.  Elizabethtown shot 39.5% from the field including one of seven from the three point line.  The Lady Panthers connected on 37 of 44 free throws, pulled down 25 rebounds, and scored 12 points off 24 Mercy Academy turnovers.  Mercy Academy shot 37.7% from the field including four of 18 from beyond the arc.  The Jaguars connected on nine of 23 free throws, pulled down 34 rebounds, and scored eight points off 13 Elizabethtown turnovers.

Whitney Hay led Elizabethtown with 19 points including 13 of 13 free throws and 10 rebounds.  Elizabeth Taylor added 17 points including 13 of 17 free throws.  Sydney Clark scored 18 points.

TaZiah Jenks led Mercy Academy with 14 points and nine rebounds.  Hope Sivori added 14 points including three three point baskets and five rebounds.  Regan Berger recorded 14 points and six rebounds.  Paige Taylor chipped in with 10 points and nine rebounds.

Mercy Academy,13,8,11,25,57

Elizabethtown,12,15,23,22,72

Mercy Academy (57) – Jenks 14, Berger 14, Taylor 10, Sivori 14, Shepard 2, Becker 1, Breedlove 2.

Elizabethtown (72) – Hay 19, Taylor 17, Clark18, Evans 8, Turcisin 3, Dornan 1, Oliver 2, Cormier 2, Thomas 2.

A special thanks to Mercy Academy coach Keith Baisch for providing the comprehensive statistics for tonight’s game.