Cory Coble’s return to Wildcat Gym was a triumphant one as his Union County Bravettes beat Trigg County 65-25 on Tuesday.
Coble won 82 games as Trigg’s coach from 2016-22 which included three district championships before taking the Union County job before last season.
Union County used a 20-3 first half run fueled by six 3-pointers to build a 35-13 lead. In addition to their acumen from the outside, the Bravettes outscored Trigg County 32-8 in the paint and outrebounded the Lady Wildcats 32-20.
Lillian Goodloe knocked down a trio of threes to score 16 points – double her season average. Paige Steward added 12 points, and Dana Curry had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Trigg County got 10 points from A.J. Navarro and eight points from Evonna McGee.
Union’s 40-point win was the largest in the 18-game series history, which Union leads 13-5.
Trigg County will play at Ballard Memorial on Friday.
| Union County 65, Trigg County 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Union County (13-11) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lillian Goodloe 6-11 1-2 16; Paige Steward 4-10 2-2 12; Dana Curry 4-8 2-4 11; Ella Gough 2-4 2-2 6; Aspen Davis 2-5 0-0 5; Miley Mendoza 2-2 1-2 5; Annie Beaven 2-4 0-0 4; Peyton Wright 1-2 0-0 2; Paisley Eckman 1-1 0-0 2; Jaci Curry 1-4 0-4 2; Bri Bell 0-1 0-0 0; Totals 25-52 8-16 65. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Trigg County (3-22) | ||||||||||||||||||
| AJ Navarro 3-8 3-3 10; Evonna McGee 1-9 6-8 8; Alivia Norwood 1-2 0-0 2; Gabi McGee 1-3 0-0 2; Alexis Mayes 1-1 0-0 2; Reese Bush 0-8 1-2 1; Landi Rogers 0-1 0-0 0; Totals 7-32 10-13 25. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 3-point goals – Union County 7-22 (Lillian Goodloe 3-8; Paige Steward 2-6; Aspen Davis 1-4; Dana Curry 1-3; Ella Gough 0-1), Trigg County 1-9 (AJ Navarro 1-4; Alivia Norwood 0-1; Reese Bush 0-2; Evonna McGee 0-2) .
Rebounds – Union County 32 (Dana Curry 10), Trigg County 20 (Reese Bush 8) . Assists – Union County 13 (Dana Curry 5), Trigg County 5 (Reese Bush 2) . Total Fouls – Union County 18, Trigg County 13. |
