To close out the regular season, the Lady Purples traveled up to Russellville. They would make quick work of the Lady Panthers, using their full court press to take a huge lead in the first 30-7. With their top scorer on the bench due to foul trouble, Bowling Green slowly pulled away in the second, with 3 Lady Purples individually competing with Russellville as a team when it came to scoring. After the first basket of the third, Bowling Green enjoyed the running clock for the remainder of the game, and cruised to a 69-27 victory. Keely Morrow led the way with 20 points. Matthews and Mimms had 14 a piece.
The Purples had one final hurdle before finishing the season perfect in Region play. The Purples traveled to Russellville in a contest between the #1 team and the #4 team in the region. The Purples proved they were still the team to beat in the Region, running away from Russellville by a final score of 76-55.
The Panthers jumped out to an early 7-3 lead as Pedro Bradshaw scored 5 early points. The Purples ended the first period on a run and led 17-11 after 1 quarter. The Bowling Green’s defense began to take over as the Purples forced several turnovers in the 2nd quarter. The Purples led 38-27 at the half.
Bowling Green’s defense continued to dominate as Russellville’s guards struggled. The turnovers continued for the Panthers as Bowling Green extended the lead to 61-40 after three quarters. Finally, the Purples ended victorious by a final score of 76-55.
Kyran Jones led the Purples with 21 points and was named the Player of the Game. The Purples improve to 24-2(8-0 district) and will host Hopkinsville Thursday night in the season finale.
