2011MERMAN

Mercy Academy (13-2)  vs.  duPont Manual (11-3) (Girls)

Manual High School

Louisville, KY

January 13, 2011

Mercy Academy coach Mark Evans started the following lineup: 5-11 Jr. Courtney Roush, 5-8 Sr. Juliann Miller, 5-10 Jr. Christine Roush, 5-5 Sr. Lauren Faris, and 5-7 So. Whitney Hartlage.  Manual coach Stacy Pendleton countered with 5-11 Jr. Kara Wright, 5-8 Sr. Nicole Lauterbach, 5-10 Sr. Mechael Guess, 5-7 Jr. Leasia Wright, and 5-8 Jr. April Wilson.

Manual shot 50% (9 of 18) from the three point line in a 63-52 victory over Mercy Academy.  Manual shot 47.1% from the field including nine of 18 from the three point line.  The Lady Crimsons connected on six of 10 free throws, pulled down 32 rebounds, and scored 20 points off 25 Mercy turnovers.  Mercy shot 32.4% from the field including three of 11 from beyond the arc.  The Jaguars connected on 25 of 31 free throws, pulled down 27 rebounds, and scored 17 points off 21 Manual turnovers.

Kara Wright led Manual with 13 points and six rebounds.  Leasia Wright added 11 points.  Mechael Guess chipped in with eight points and six rebounds.  Nicole Lauterbach also recorded eight points including two three point baskets.  5-7 So. Morgan Allen added two key three point baskets for six points.  April Wilson dished out nine assists.

Juliann Miller led Mercy with 16 points including eight of eight free throws.  Lauren Faris added 12 points.  5-8 Sr. Emily Goetz recorded nine points and nine reboun ds.

Mercy Academy     20  11  11  10  -  52

Manual                  19  18  14  12  -  63

Mercy (52) – Co. Roush 4, Miller 16, Ch. Roush 4, Faris 12, Hartlage 2, Eberle 1, Dircksen 4, Goetz 9.

Manual (63) – K. Wright 13, Lauterbach 8, Guess 8, L. Wright 11, Wilson 4, Hester 3, Styles 2, Bodine 3, Allen 6, Curry 5.

Acknowledgements:

A special thanks to Bob Tonini of Sacred Heart Academy for providing the comprehensive statistics for tonight’s game.