2022KHSAAGG6

2022 Mingua Beef Jerky Girls’ Sweet 16® State Basketball Tournament

Cooper (24-9) (Region 9) vs. Pikeville (31-3) (Region 15)

Rupp Arena

Lexington, KY

March 10, 2022

Cooper coach Justin Holthaus started the following lineup: 6-0 So. Logan Luebbers-Palmer, 5-10 So. Liz Freihofer, 6-2 Jr. Whitney Lind, 5-5 Sr. Jessee Luebbers-Palmer, and 5-8 Jr. Kay Freihofer.  Pikeville coach Kristy Orem countered with 5-6 So. Rylee Theiss, 5-6 So. Kyera Thornsbury, 5-9 Sr. Kylie Hall, 5-2 Sr. Emma Ratliff, and 5-5 So. Trinity Rowe.

Cooper pulled away in the second half to defeat Pikeville by the score of 57-37.  Cooper shot 38.1% from the field including three of 13 from the three point line.  The Lady Jaguars connected on 22 of 26 free throws, pulled down 26 rebounds, and scored 22 points off 17 Pikeville turnovers.  Pikeville shot 48.5% from the field including three of eight from beyond the arc.  The Lady Panthers connected on two of two free throws, pulled down 17 rebounds, and scored seven points off seven Cooper turnovers.

Logan Luebbers-Palmer led Cooper with 22 points including two three point baskets, eight of eight free throws and four rebounds.  Whitney Lind added 17 points including seven of eight free throws, three rebounds, and three assists.  Liz Freihofer recorded nine rebounds, five rebounds, four assists, and five steals.  Kay Freihofer pulled down eight rebounds.

Kyera Thornsbury led Pikeville with 15 points, two rebounds, and two assists.  Trinity Rowe added seven points, four rebounds, and three assists.

Cooper,19,10,11,17,57

Pikeville,14,8,5,10,37

Cooper (57) – L. Luebbers-Palmer 22, L. Freihofer 9, Lind 17, J. Luebbers-Palmer 4, K. Freihofer 3, Alexander 2.

Pikeville (37) – Theiss 2, Thornsbury 15, Hall 0, Ratliff 4, Rowe 7, L. Jackson 6, Whited 3.

A special thanks to WL Stats for providing the comprehensive statistics for this game.