Trench double leads Nuggets in rout of SUNO

NEW ORLEANS — Maya Trench’s first triple-double for Xavier University of Louisiana — 11 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists — led the Gold Nuggets to a 76-40 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference women’s basketball victory Monday against SUNO.

Trench, a 5-foot-2 sophomore point guard, recorded career highs in rebounds and assists. She also had four steals.

The Gold Nuggets (8-10, 1-5) snapped a five-game losing streak.

Mikayla Bates had 13 points, six assists and three steals for XULA, and Ireyon Keith had 11 assists.

Talaih Robertson scored 10 points for SUNO (5-11, 1-5), which has lost five straight and eight of its last nine games.