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Murphy had three 3s in the opening quarter and
added one more in the fourth. She made 10 two-point field goals
in the game and was 4-for-9 from the free throw line.
Murphy had a career high 40 points last year in the regional
semifinals. She is just a junior.
Addison Brown added 15 points.
Mount Pulaski led 20-17 after the first quarter. Murphy was good
for ten points in the opening quarter and teammates Elayna
Marten and Addison Brown each scored five points.
The Lady Toppers didn’t miss a beat in the second quarter,
stretching the lead to 38-29. Again Murphy dropped in ten points
and Brown and Audrey Cooper added four points.
Auburn slowed Mount Pulaski down a bit in the third quarter and
slashed the lead to 47-43.
The Lady Toppers kicked in the afterburners in the fourth
quarter and put 20 points up on the board. Murphy and Brown
combined for 15 of those 20 points and the Class 2A Trojans
boarded the bus for the long ride home, suffering the 67-53
loss.
Mount Pulaski improved to 16-7 on the season.
The Trojans won the JV game 60-14 over Mount Pulaski.
Varsity scoring
Mount Pulaski 67
Murphy 36
Brown 15
Marten 9
Cooper 6
Jones 1
Auburn 53
Wheatley 24
Divjak 11
Megginson 10
Cully 3
Wisniewski 2
Jones 2
Danner 1
JV scoring
Mount Pulaski 14
Johnston 6
Marten 3
Tyson 2
Beggs 2
Noltensmeier 1
Auburn 60
Cully 17
Jones 9
Divjak 7
Cully 7
Saccomano 5
Danner 5
Wisniewski 4
Harvey 3
Grider 3 [Teena Lowery]
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