BOURBON – An offensive explosion in the second half Tuesday evening led the Triton Lady Trojans to a 42-32 win over the Winamac Lady Warriors. In a battle for first place in the Hoosier North Athletic Conference, the host Lady Trojans made just 3 of 12 shot attempts in the first half and trailed 14-10 at the break. In the third and fourth quarters, however, Triton made 13 of 20 shots and outscored Winamac 32-18 en route to the win. Winamac was just 6 of 25 from the field in the second half. The Lady Trojans, who had to overcome 21 turnovers, improved their record to 7-11 overall and are 6-0 in the HNAC. Winamac, the only team in the conference with an overall winning record, fell to 10-7 and 4-1 in the HNAC. Jaela Meister led Triton with a game-high 18 points, to go along with five rebounds and three steals. Hannah Wanemacher scored 12 points for the Lady Trojans, while Brooklyn Beatty chipped in with six. Nicole Sechrist, Shayla May and Charlotte Morris rounded out Triton’s scoring with two points each. Camryn Kopa led Winamac with 15 points, while Claire Collins and Jillian Brumm scored six and five points, respectively, and Erik Brogdon chipped in with four. Triton is in action again Friday at conference foe Culver, while Winamac travels to Kouts Thursday.
