By Ryan Davenport, WSON Sports Correspondent
The Webster County Lady Trojans faced off in a 6th District rivalry game against the Union County Bravettes at Trojan Gym in Dixon.
In the opening period, the Bravettes outscored the Lady Trojans 11-10, as Bravette senior guard Reese Hagan had 6 points in the quarter. In the second period, the Bravettes outscored the Lady Trojans 14-8, as Bravette senior guard Madison Morris scored 7 in the quarter and the Bravettes would have a 7 point lead at halftime with the score 25-18.
To begin the second half, the Lady Trojans would outscore the Bravettes 12-8, as sophomore forward Jaycie Wright scored 6 points in the quarter and the Bravettes would hold a slim 3 point lead with the score 33-30 heading into the fourth quarter. In the fourth and final period, the Lady Trojans would outscore the Bravettes 10-8, as the Lady Trojans would have a chance to win in the final seconds as sophomore forward Hannah Yates would miss a 3 pointer at the buzzer as the Bravettes would come away with a 1 point win over the Lady Trojans with the final score 41-40. The Bravettes improve to (14-7) on the season while the Lady Trojans fall to (4-14).
The leading scorer for the Bravettes was senior guard Madison Morris with 19 points and 3 rebounds while recording 3 assists while knocking down 2 three pointers on the night. Senior guard Reese Hagan scored 6 points and grabbed 9 rebounds while junior forward Ella Gough contributed 6 points and 8 rebounds while shooting 4 for 8 from the free throw line. Sophomore guard Paige Steward tallied 5 points while junior center Jaci Curry added 2 points to round out the scoring on the night for the Bravettes.
As a team, the Bravettes were 5 for 24 (20%) from the three point line and shot 6 for 15 (40%) from the free throw line while grabbing 35 total rebounds and committing 15 turnovers on the night.
The leading scorer for the Lady Trojans was sophomore forward Jaycie Wright with 12 points and 8 rebounds while shooting 4 for 6 from the free throw line on the night. Senior guard Brooke Shepherd scored 10 points while senior guard Katelyn Cates tallied 10 points and 4 rebounds while shooting 2 for 4 from the free throw line and 2 for 6 from the three point line. Sophomore point guard Karsyn Cates contributed 4 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals while sophomore forward Hannah Yates recorded 3 points and 6 rebounds. To round out the scoring for the Lady Trojans, sophomore guard Mallorie Austin added 1 point on the night.
As a team, the Lady Trojans were 3 for 19 (15%) from the three point line and shot 9 for 17 (52%) from the free throw line while grabbing 30 total rebounds and committing 14 turnovers on the night.
The Player of the Game was Bravette senior point guard Madison Morris as I was able to ask Madison a few questions in a short interview after the big win for the Bravettes. The first question I asked Madison was how she performed in the game individually and she responded with this, “I feel like I did good. In the beginning, my emotions in this big game kind of got to me, pressure (was) on, so I was a little nervous but once a few shots went in and got a few stops on defense I got my confidence going and settled in a little bit.” The other question I asked her was what she knew about their next opponent in Christian County Lady Colonels on the road on Tuesday night, January 24th, and Madison responded with this, “I know Christian County is good. They’re a team that might surprise you if you don’t come in ready to play them. They play really physical, they’re really athletic and quick, so we’ll just have to be mentally ready for that more than anything.”
The Bravettes next game is Tuesday night, January 24th, on the road at Christian County at 7:30 P.M. while the Lady Trojans face off against the McLean County Lady Cougars on the road at Muhlenberg County at 1:30 P.M. today in the Farmers Bank & Trust Lady Mustang Classic.
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