Sophia Bott hits eight 3-pointers in Linn win over Troy

LINN - Linn jumped to a 10-3 lead against Troy on Feb. 5 at home, but Troy stormed back to take a twopoint lead at half after Linn went cold shooting.

But the third quarter was a 3-point shooting display by Linn, Kyrah Peters hitting two and Sophia Bott sinking four of her eight 3-pointers in the game. Troy got to within two points in the fourth, but another 3-pointer by Bott sealed a 47-42 win.

Bott had a career high 28 points to lead the Bulldogs.

Troy 10 12 12 11 45

Linn 16 4 24 12 56

Points-Bott 28, Peters 10, F. Beikman 8, Mueller 3, Damman 3, C. Beikmann 2, Beier 1, Thalmann 1.

Rebounds - Damman 7, C. Beikmann 6, F. Beikman 5, Peters 4, Thalmann 4, Hansen 3, Beier 2, Bott 1, Mueller 1.

Assists - Peters 8, Bott 6, Hansen 4, Beier 3, F. Beikman 1.

Steals - Peters 2, Bott 1, Hansen 1.

Blocks-Thalmann 1, C. Beikmann 1.