COVINGTON – The Covington Lady Buccs improve its record to 15-2 overall with an impressive 66-29 victory over Troy on Monday.
The weather was extremely cold outside, but the Lady Buccs were hot in the gym by scoring a season-high 66 points. Plus, the defense made things difficult for Troy as the Lady Trojans only managed to drop in 29 points.
The Lady Buccs built an 18-10 lead after one and a 34-17 lead at the break. After a 51-24 lead at the end of the third, the game went into a running clock during the fourth period.
Maggie Anderson led the Lady Buccs with a game-high 27 points and Delaney Murphy had a good night with a personal season-high 15 points.
Next up is a huge showdown at Milton-Union on Thursday.
1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | FINAL | |
COVINGTON | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 66 |
TROY | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 29 |
COVINGTON SCORING:
Maggie Anderson – 27
Delaney Murphy – 15
Avery Koffer – 5
Gabrielle Hartwig – 5
Kylie Palsgrove – 5
Bella Batdorf – 5
Emalyn Johnson – 4
TROY SCORING:
C. Meredith – 11
J. Dillon – 6
J.Coleman – 4
P. Williamson – 3
R. King – 3
A. Jackson – 2
THREE-POINT SCORING:
Covington – Maggie Anderson (4), Avery Koffer (1), Delaney Murphy (1), Emalyn Johnson (1), Bella Batdorf (1)
Troy – C. Meredith (3), J. Dillon (2), R. King (1)