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Murray Girls Advance to All 'A' State Semifinals

Murray Girls Advance to All 'A' State Semifinals
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By West Kentucky Star Staff
Jan. 30, 2015 | FRANKFORT, KY
By West Kentucky Star Staff Jan. 30, 2015 | 01:46 PM | FRANKFORT, KY
Maddie Waldrop scored 17 points and Macey Turley chipped in with 11 as Murray beat Leslie County 64-33 in the quarterfinals at the Touchstone Energy All “A” Classic Friday in the Frankfort Convention Center. The Lady Tigers (21-2) will play Gallatin County (15-6) in the semifinals Saturday at 10:30am (CST).

Murray led 12-6 after the first quarter and extended the lead to 17 at halftime. Their largest lead was 33 points at 53-20 early in the fourth quarter.

The Lady Eagles struggled all day against Murray's pressure defense, committing 16 turnovers, which the Lady Tigers turned into 18 points. Leslie County shot just 26.7 percent from the field (12-of-45) for the game and leading scorer Katie Moore, who scored 33 points in the Lady Eagles' first round game, was held to just 11 points on 3-of-13 shooting.

Murray shot 44.7 percent for the game (21-of-47) and hit 4-of-12 from the 3-point line. Leslie County was 1-of-12 from the 3-point line.

On the Net:

Murray-Leslie County Box Score
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