The Lady Marshals hosted Union County on Thursday and finished off their final regular season with a 57-54 win over the Bravettes. They head into postseason play with a record of 15-14 and an unblemished 6-0 district record. With the tournament’s #1 seed, the Lady Marshals will meet Murray in the semifinals on Monday at 6:00 at Marshall County High School.
Lady Marshals senior Georgia Hall had a big night in the win over Union County. She led the team in scoring with 20 points and pulled in 20 rebounds.
The Lady Marshals trailed 16-11 at the end of the first quarter and 39-34 at halftime. Trailing by nine in the third quarter, they tied the game up at 51 with just over a minute to play. Two straight baskets from Hall put them up 55-51 and with 25 seconds left in the game a three-pointer from the Bravettes cut it back to one. Mia Teague finished out the 57-54 win at the line hitting both free throws.
Marshall County 16 10 8 23 – 57
Union County 11 16 12 15 – 54
Marshall County (15-14): Georgia Hall 20, Laken Schroader 13, Chevelle Henson 8, Amelia Boone 6, Mia Teague 5, Izzy Washburn 3, Peyton Weitlauf 2
Union County (18-10): Lillian Goodloe 19, Madison Morris 19, Jaci Curry 8, Paige Steward 5, Reese Hagan 3
Marshall County: FG 23/54, 3PT 3/17 (Boone 2, Teague 1), FT 8/14, REB 43 (Hall 20)