Lady Trojans beat Florence, 44-37

Florence’s Rilee Mangun, left, and Troy’s Aurora Becquart tipoff in Troy Saturday. (Photos by Svetlana Harper)

Troy’s Annie Day looks for a teammate to pass to against Florence in Troy.

Troy’s Kaitlyn Downey gets the ball as Grace Dolan blocks Forence defender Jewel Zeiler Saturday.

by The Western News
| January 23, 2018 3:00 AM

Troys Annie Day looks for a teammate to pass to against Florence in Troy.

Troys Kaitlyn Downey gets the ball as Grace Dolan blocks Forence defender Jewel Zeiler Saturday.

TROY — A strong start and strong finish weren’t enough to make up for the lull between them in Troy’s loss to Florence.

Troy scored 18 points in both the first and fourth quarters, but managed only one point in the second and third quarters combined.

Allie Coldwell led the Trojans with 18 points.

Florence 5 12 13 14 — 44

Troy 18 1 0 18 — 37

Florence: Emma Stensrud 2, Joey Janetski 1, Jewel Zeiler 5, Rilee Mangun 16, Makenna Liles 5, Danielle Zahn 15.

Troy: Aurora Becquart 4, Annie Day 2, Allie Coldwell 18, Kaitlyn Downey 4, Grace Dolan 4, Katelynn Tallmadge 3, Montana Rice 2.