Cooper rolls past Mercy Academy to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2025 Clark's Pump-N-Shop Girls Basketball Sweet 16 70-45

(Lexington, KY) It's the second day of the 2025 Clark's Pump-N-Shop Girls Basketball Sweet 16. Our second matchup will feature the champions out of the 6th Region the Mercy Academy Jaguars verses the champions out of the 9th Region the Cooper Lady Jaguars.

Mercy Academy comes in with a 19-15 record on the season. Cooper comes in with a 26-5 record on the season.

Mercy Academy was led by Addyson Becker with 12 points going 4-7 from the field 0-1 from three 4-7 from the free throw line, grabbing 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 block, 3 steals, while playing 29 minutes. Maggie Young with 10 points going 3-11 from the field, 3-9 from three, 1-4 from the free throw line, grabbing 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal, while playing 22 minutes. Abby Reitzel with 6 points going 2-18 from the field, 0-6 from three, 2-2 from the free throw line, grabbing 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, while playing 24 minutes. Hadley Obryan with 6 points going 2-4 from the field 2-4 from three, 1 steal, while playing 2 minutes. Laney Oconnell with 4 points going 1-2 from the field 2-2 from the free throw line, grabbing 5 rebounds, while playing 6 minutes. Caitlin McCauley with 3 points going 1-1 from the field 1-1 from three, grabbing 3 rebounds, 1 steal, while playing 9 minutes. Kelton Shaw with 3 points going 1-1 from the field 1-1 from three, while playing 2 minutes. Maggie Wolz with 1 point going 1-2 from the free throw line, 1 assist, while playing 2 minutes. Olivia Pifer grabbing 3 rebounds, 2 steals, while playing 24 minutes. Harper Tahuberger going 0-2 from the free throw line, while playing 2 minutes. Dallas Zulu grabbing 2 rebounds, while playing 1 minute. Madison Bergstrom going 0-1 from the field, while playing 1 minute.

Cooper was led by Haylee Noel with 24 points going 10-12 from the field 2-3 from three 2-3 from the free throw line, grabbing 11 rebounds, 5 assists,1 block, 2 steals, while playing 29 minutes. Addyson Brissey with 17 points going 5-11 from the field 4-5 from three 3-4 from the free throw line, grabbing 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal, while playing 26 minutes. Alivia Scott with 10 points going 4-5 from the field 2-2 from three, grabbing 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks, while playing 28 minutes. Zene Thompson with 7 points going 2-5 from the field 0-1 from three 3-6 from the free throw line, grabbing 3 rebounds, 3 assists, while playing 29 minutes. Gianna Cooper with 2 points going 1-2 from the field, while playing 7 minutes. Lyric Hooper with 1 point going 0-2 from the field 0-2 from three 1-2 from the free throw line, grabbing 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal, while playing 10 minutes. 

Cooper will improve to 26-5 record on the season. Mercy Academy will end there 2024-2025 season with a 19-15 record.

Cooper will be back in action today as they will play in the quarterfinals of the 2024-2025 Clark's Pump-N-Shop Girls Basketball Sweet 16 against Sacred Heart at 8:30 PM.