Mercy Academy  vs.  Butler (Girls)  (Championship)

6^th Region Tournament

Valley High School

Louisville, KY

March 5, 2013

Mercy Academy coach Mark Evans started the following lineup: 5-10 Sr. Morgan Doherty, 5-8 So. Hannah Bewley, 6-0 So. Malerie Martin, 5-7 Sr. Kayla Richardson, and 5-8 Sr. Whitney Hartlage.  Butler coach Larry Just countered with 5-10 Jr. Danielle Lawrence, 5-10 Sr. Aareon Smith, 5-10 So. Miah Casey, 5-9 Sr. Alexis Stallard, and 5-8 Sr. Brooke Pearson.

Mercy Academy raced out to a 17-9 first quarter lead on their way to a 66-54 victory over Butler.  Mercy shot 39.5% from the field including seven of 16 from the three point line.  The Jaguars connected on 25 of 37 free throws, pulled down 31 rebounds, and scored 26 points off 25 Butler turnovers.  Butler shot 40.9% from the field including zero of nine from beyond the arc.  The Bearettes connected on 18 of 28 free throws, pulled down 34 rebounds, and scored 23 points off 18 Mercy turnovers.

Whitney Hartlage led Mercy with 33 points including six three point baskets and six rebounds.  Hartlage was eight of 14 from the field including six of seven from beyond the arc, and 11 of 15 free throws.  Kayla Richardson added 17 points, four assists, and three steals. 

Aareon Smith led Butler with 21 points including nine of 10 free throws and 10 rebounds.  Danielle Lawrence added 17 points, 12 rebounds, five assists, and five steals.

Mercy  17  14  18  17 – 66

Butler    9  12  16  17 – 54

Mercy (66) – Doherty 4, Bewley 2, Martin 4, Richardson 17, Hartlage 33, Stovall 5, Stilger 1.

Butler (54) – Lawrence 17, Smith 21, Casey 3, Stallard 3, Pearson 3, Bowden 2, Winebrenner 3, Just 2.

Acknowledgements:

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