November 27, 2017
Louisa, Ky. — Coming off back to back 15th region tournament appearances the 2017-18 Lawrence Co. Lady Bulldogs will be looking to make the next step and that is to win a game once they step on the Expo Center floor in Pikeville.
2017/18 Lawrence Co. Lady Bulldogs
Head Coach Melinda Feltner who is going into her fifth season as the Bulldog leader is coming off a 10-22 season which included a big upset of 58th district regular season champ Belfry at home in the first round of district play 46-41.
Lawrence Co. will be moving into the 58th District this season with Prestonsburg, Betsy Layne and Floyd Central.
The Lady Dawgs return leading scorer Sophomore Lexi Ratliff who scored 16 points and grabbed 6.7 rebounds per game plus 158 makes from the free throw line. Junior Kelly Davis was the leading rebounder at 8 per game. Senior Hannah Rucker scored 11 points per game and knocked down 74 three pointers. Senior Kendra Spaulding will be an added help after missing her junior year when she tore her ACL last summer. Junior Sheree Hay and Kassidi Cavins will also be in the mix as well.
The Bulldogs will be playing a very nice schedule this season that is highlighted with a trip to Sevierville, Tn for the Winterfest Shootout December 28-30. On December 8-9 they will travel across the river to play in the annual Barbara J. Morrone Key Player Shootout at Tolsia high school.
Lady Bulldog Seniors
Lady Dawg Head Coach Melinda Feltner
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… Sure we are very excited for the season to get underway. The girls have worked hard in the off season to get themselves better and ready for this season. We return everyone including Kendra Spaulding who’s coming back from a knee injury. She has worked hard to get herself back and ready for her senior season.”
“…We also have some young kids who will be able to help us as well. We will be moving to a new district with Prestonburg, Floyd Central and Betsy Layne so we are looking forward to the challenge of that move also this year.
“…We were disappointed last year with our first round loss in the regional tournament and our girls are working hard for that not to happen again. We scrimmaged last Saturday and defeated a good Mingo Central team. We had some girls really step up and lead our team. The girls have worked extremely hard and we are excited for the season to get started on December 1st vs Piarist.”
