Mercy Academy  (Region 6) (20-10)  vs.  DuPont Manual  (Region 7) (23-8)

2013 Houchens Industries/KHSAA Girls’ Sweet 16® State Tournament

E.A. Diddle Arena

Bowling Green, KY

March 14, 2103

Mercy Academy coach Mark Evans started the following lineup: 5-7 Sr. Morgan Doherty, 5-7 So. Hannah Bewley, 6-0 So. Malerie Martin, 5-7 Sr. Kayla Richardson, and 5-8 Sr. Whitney Hartlage.  DuPont Manual acting head coach Tim Holman countered with 6-0 Sr. Kayla Styles, 5-7 Sr. Morgan Allen, 6-0 Jr. Tabitha Mitchell, 5-7 Sr. Destony Curry, and 5-7 Sr. Katie Long.

DuPont Manual defeated Mercy Academy 74-60 in another installment of the “Battle of Louisville.”  This was a very intense, hard fought game with a total of 56 fouls and 85 free throws attempted.  Mercy lost three starters via the foul route (Morgan Doherty, Malerie Martin, and Whitney Hartlage) while Tabitha Mitchell fouled out for DuPont Manual.  The injuries ranged from stitches to players leaving the court on crutches.  DuPont Manual’s Kayla Styles had a big game on the offensive end as well as playing great defense on Mercy’s leading scorer Whitney Hartlage.

Manual shot 36.7% from the field including four of 20 from the three point line.  The Lady Crimsons connected on 26 of 44 free throws, pulled down 47 rebounds, and scored 18 turnovers off 22 Mercy turnovers.  Mercy shot 30.2% from the field including three of 13 from beyond the arc.  The Jaguars connected on 31 of 41 free throws, pulled down 30 rebounds, and scored four points off 17 Manual turnovers.  Mercy attempted 17 less shots (60-43) from the field than Manual.

Kayla Styles led Manual with 17 points, nine rebounds, and three steals.  5-9 So. Aricka Prentice added 14 points and six rebounds.  Morgan Allen also recorded 14 points.  Destony Curry chipped in with 11 points.  6-4 Fr. Krystalline McCune pulled down 10 rebounds.

Kayla Richardson led Mercy with 12 points including 10 of 12 free throws.  Morgan Doherty added 10 points, five rebounds, and three steals.  Whitney Hartlage chipped in with eight points and five rebounds.

Mercy Academy,6,24,14,16,60

DuPont Manual,15,21,19,19,74

Mercy Academy (60) – Doherty 10, Bewley 3, Martin 6, Richardson 12, Hartlage 8, Gross 7, Muthler 7, Stilger 7.

DuPont Manual (74) – Styles 17, Allen 14, Mitchell 4, Curry 11, Long 4, Hawkins 3, Ballard 1, Prentice 14, Davis-Kent 1, Pasley 3, McCune 2.

Acknowledgements:

A special thanks to WL Stats for providing the comprehensive statistics for today’s game.