Mount Pulaski outlasts LeRoy 59-57

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[January 27, 2023]  The Lady Toppers played at LeRoy on Monday night and picked up win no. 20 on the season with a 59-57 victory over the Panthers.

 

The two teams were tied 11-11 in the first quarter. Je’na Rentmeister and Aly Murphy led the offense from beyond the arc.

By halftime Mount Pulaski held a 32-29 advantage. Grace Davis and Murphy sank 3s in the second quarter while three other Lady Toppers also contributed to the offense in a big way.

Murphy led the team with 9 points in the third quarter and Davis hit another three as the Lady Toppers refused to give up the lead. At the end of the third quarter Mount Pulaski was on top 46-40.

The Lady Toppers sank eight free throws in the fourth quarter and Wade chipped in five more points to guide the team to the 59-57 win.

Aly Murphy and Alexis Wade each led Mount Pulaski in scoring with 18 points apiece. Grace Davis added 12 points.

Mount Pulaski improved to 20-6.

In the JV game, the Lady Toppers defeated LeRoy 21-14.

Varsity scoring

Mount Pulaski 59
Wade 18
Murphy 18
Davis 12
Rentmeister 6
Daigh 3
Chandler 2

LeRoy 57
Buckles 24
Cox 14
Loy 10
Bogome 6
Spratt 3

JV scoring

Mount Pulaski 21
Chandler 6
Bobell 5
Murphy 3
Marten 3
Eskew 2
Davis 2

LeRoy 14
Bagnell 4
Spratt 3
Fleming 3
Edington 2
Knight 1
Monega 1

[Teena Lowery]

 

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