MSHAA Class 5 Girls Semifinals 03/17/17 St. Joseph’s 44 Lee’s Summit 48 Lee’s Summit’s Elston and Lock combined for 36 points

2016-17 HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
MSHAA Class 5 Girls Semifinals
DATE: Friday, March 17, 2017 TEAM: St. Joseph’s
STARTERS: 11, 12, 24, 34, 54
TIME: 6:00pm VS
B/G: Girls TEAM: Lee’s Summit
STARTERS: 12, 21, 22, 23, 34
JV/V: Varsity
STARTERS:
LOCATION: Mizzou Arena ** FRESHMAN
*    SOPHOMORE
TOURNEY/SHOOTOUTS: MSHAA Class 5 Girls State Tournament
ROUND: Semifinals
SCORE: 1 2 3 4 OT FINAL
St. Joseph’s 7 12 14 11 44
Lee’s Summit 10 12 14 12 48
First Quarter Summary:
The game started with two turnovers. Lee’s Summit’s #23) Claire Lock hit a three and #22) Paige Elston hit a two to make it Lee’s Summit 5-0 with 6:03 left in the first quarter. The two teams exchanged baskets to make it Lee’s Summit 7-2 with 3:22 left in the first quarter. St. Joseph’s #24) Ericka Pudlowski hits a three and Lee’s Summit’s #22) Elston hit a two to make it Lee’s Summit 9-5 with 2:15 left in first. St. Joseph’s #34) Alex Kerr hit a two and Lee’s Summit hit a free throw. The score after one quarter Lee’s Summit 10-7.
The first quarter St. Joseph’s had four turnovers and two points scored two points off of them, Lee’s Summit had three turnovers and two points scored off of them
Second Quarter Summary:
Lee’s Summit #22) Elston hit two free throws and St. Joseph’s #54) Kelly McLaughlin hit a two to make it Lee’s Summit 12-9 with 6:58 left in the half. Lee’s Summit hit a free throw and St. Joseph’s hit two free throws, St. Joseph’s #54) McLaughlin hit a two and Lee’s Summit hit two free throws to make it Lee’s Summit 15-13 with 4:46 left in the 1st half. Lee’s Summit hit two free throws to male it 17-13 with 3:13 left in the first half. St Joseph’s went on a 6-0 run including a #11) Mallory Scott had a three point play to make it St. Joseph’s 19-17 with 1:07 left in the half. Lee’s Summit answered with a 5-0 run including a basket and one out of two free throws by #23) Claire Lock to make it Lee’s Summit 22-19 at the end of the first half.
The second quarter St. Joseph’s had four turnovers and five points scored off of them, Lee’s Summit had two turnovers and not any points scored off of them. Lee’s Summit’s #23) Claire Lock scored five points in the second quarter and had eight points in the first half and #22) Paige Elston scored four points in each quarter.
Third Quarter Summary:
Lee’s Summit’s #22) Paige Elston scored the first two baskets of the second half to make it Lee’s Summit 26-19 with 6:31 left in the third quarter. St. Joseph’s answered with a 10-0 run including #34) Alex Kerr hit a basket and a three point play and #12) Mary LaBelle completed a three point play to make it St. Joseph’s 29-26 with 4:15 left in the third quarter. Lee’s Summit’s #23) Claire Lock and St. Joseph’s #34) Kerr exchanged baskets to make it St. Joseph’s 31-28 with 2:36 left in the third quarter. Lee’s Summit went on a 8-2 run including #23) Lock hitting a two and a three and #22) Elston hit a three and St. Joseph’s #54) Kelly McLaughlin hit two free throws to make it Lee’s Summit 36-33 after three quarters.
The third quarter St. Joseph’s had three turnovers and four points scored off of them, Lee’s Summit had two turnovers and five points scored off of them. Lee’s Summit’s #23) Clair Lock scored seven points in the third quarter and #22) Paige Elston scored seven points in the third quarter. St. Joseph’s #34) Alex Kerr scored seven points in the third quarter.
Fourth Quarter Summary:
The fourth quarter started off slowly neither team scored till 5:40 left in the game. Lee’s Summit hit a bucket to make it Lee’s Summit 38-33 with 5:40 left in the game. St. Joseph’s #54) McLaughlin hit two free throws and a basket to make it Lee’s Summit 38-37 with 4:46 left in the game. Lee’s Summit’s #34) Breanna May and St. Joseph’s #54) McLaughlin exchanged baskets, Lee’s Summit’s #34) May hit two free throws and St. Joseph’s #34) Kerr hit a two to make it Lee’s Summit 42-41 with 1:36 left in the game. Lee’s Summit’s #22) Paige Elston hit three out of four free throws, St.Joseph’s #12) Mary Labelle hit a three to make it Lee’s Summit 45-44 with 42.4 seconds left in game. Lee’s Summit’s #22) Elston hit three out of four free throws to make the final score Lee’s Summitt 48-44.
The fourth quarter St. Joseph’s had five turnovers and six points scored off of them, Lee’s Summit had four turnovers and two points scored off of them. St. Joseph’s #54) Kelly McLaughlin scored six points in the fourth quarter. Lee’s Summit’s #22) Elston scored six points in the fourth quarter and all were free throws and #34) Breanna May scored six points in the fourth quarter.
Key Stats:
St. Joseph’s:
#34) Alex Kerr                 F  Jr  6″2″  15 points  2pt: 6/7  FT: 3/3  6 rebounds
#54) Kelly McLaughlin  C  Sr  6’3″  12 points  2pt: 4/14  FT: 4/4  8 rebounds
Lee’s Summit:
#22) Paige Elston           G  Sr  5’6″  21 points  2pt: 5/9  3pt: 1/2  FT: 8/10   4 steals 6 turnovers
#23) Claire Lock              G  Jr  5’9″  15 points   2pt: 3/9  3pt: 2/5  FT: 3/4     4 steals

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