SW District Sectional Preview- Division 1 Lakota East (Cincy 3)

The Cincinnati area is loaded with very talented Division 1 girls basketball teams as the sectional tournament gets underway next week in the state of Ohio. Mount Notre Dame is the defending state champions and will be previewed later this week. Today, a look at the teams in the Lakota East Cincinnati 3 bracket. Here are the first round matchups: <strong><span style="font-size: 18pt">Division 1 Sectionals @ Lakota East High School (Cincy 3)</span></strong> <strong>Thursday, February 13</strong> <em>#11 Ursuline Academy vs #21 Monroe 5:00-</em> Ursuline is a .500 team this year, and they look to advance into the second round against a scrappy Monroe team, who sits 11-9. Ursuline brings in 5-10 senior Lauren Klane who is their leading scorer at 12.6 ppg. Also contributing will be 5-4 sophomore <a href="https://prepgirlshoops.com/player/jenna-van-schaik/">Jenna Van Schaik</a> who is a rising player in her class in Ohio. Monroe is led in scoring by a freshman in 5-7 guard Brooklyn Miltenberger, averaging 11 ppg. while senior Kylee Slone (headed to Wittenberg) is a 5-10 senior right behind Miltenberger at 10.3 ppg. Paige Frazier is another key freshman who has produced well for the Hornets, at nearly 10ppg. <span style="color: #ff0000">The winner of this game will play #7 Mason in the second round, led by freshman Margo Mattes and junior Marilyn Popplewell.</span> <em><span style="color: #000000">#15 Lebanon vs #12 Little Miami 6:30-</span></em><span style="color: #000000"> Ally Grake is a 5-4 junior who leads Little Miami offensively at just over 11 points per game, but she has help from 5-6 senior Kelsey Schmidt, a scrappy guard averaging 8.4, Mara Briscoe, a 5-6 sophomore guard at 8 points per game, along with 5-9 junior Bronwyn Light, who contributes 7.6 points per game. This squad competed all season atop the Southwest Ohio Conference and a win tonight against Edgewood would secure the league title. One of the top players in Ohios 2021 class is Lebanon guard <a href="https://prepgirlshoops.com/player/kendall-folley/">Kendall Folley</a>, who averages 14.6 points per game, and is their main offensive threat. Other players to watch from Lebanon are Sam Feldmann, a 5-10 sophomore and 5-7 junior Lindsey Sauerland, a guard averaging just under seven.</span> <em>#29 Oxford Talawanda vs #6 Loveland 8:00- </em>Kylee Fears leads the way for the Braves, as the 6-0 freshman is averaging 15.7 points and 12.2 rebounds per game. She is strong around the rim, and will utilize her skills in the paint to get to the line, where she shoots over 74% from the line. Senior Lyra Koontz is a 5-8 guard averaging just under nine and Sophie Pohlabel is a 6-0 senior also at 8.7 points per game. Loveland come into the game 17-3 as of now, and have four key players looking for a nice long tournament run. 6-2 senior Jillian Hayes is averaging 18 points and nearly 10 rebounds per game, Jenna Batsch is a 6-foot junior scoring 11.4, <a href="https://prepgirlshoops.com/player/kate-garry/">Kate Garry</a> is a 5-10 senior at 9.4 (going to play her college ball at the University of Akron) and Tess Broerman is a 5-8 junior at 6.6.