Troy women’s basketball – The Tropolitan

Ladies drop fourth contest

February 7, 2019 Sports

Hanna Cooper Staff Writer After taking two more wins in conference play, the Troy women’s basketball team traveled to Mobile to take on rival South Alabama, falling 80-77. In the first quarter of play, Troy gained a 10-2 lead early over the Jaguars. South Alabama cut the eight-point deficit to four by scoring four points inside the arc. Troy extended the lead to nine points after a Jasmine Sanders three-pointer, but the Jaguars pulled the game within two by the end of the first quarter. Neither team was able to…

Women’s basketball takes third loss on the year

January 23, 2019 Sports

Hanna Cooper Staff Writer After downing two of the top teams in the conference, the women’s basketball team hit the road to play Georgia Southern and Georgia State. On Thursday night in Statesboro, Georgia, Troy defeated the Georgia Southern Eagles 97-81. Georgia Southern started out shooting hot from behind the arc, knocking down 10-of-13 shots while the Trojans missed their first eight attempts from three-point range. At the end of the first quarter, the score was tied up at 23. Harriet Winchester came out in the second quarter knocking down…

Basketball splits opening weekend

November 8, 2018 Sports

Hanna Cooper Staff Writer The Troy women’s basketball team came out firing in its preseason matchup versus West Florida, cruising to the 88-71 win. The Trojans pushed the floor and forced the Argonauts into 28 turnovers, which led to 31 Trojan points. The Trojans also matched up against Florida State on Tuesday, falling 103-67 in on the road in Tallahassee, Florida. The first two quarters on the game stayed relatively close as Toni Brewer for the Argonauts put up a game-best 33 points. The Argonauts took a 33-32 lead with…

Women’s basketball shows promise at exhibition match

November 13, 2014April 2, 2015 Admin_trop

Wally Pendergrass Staff Writer The Troy women’s basketball team looked dominant in Trojan Arena during its exhibition on Thursday, Nov. 6, against Alabama-Huntsville, winning 92-56. Troy had a slow start and was actually behind UAH 9-8 at the first media timeout. The Trojans had a small lead, 14-12, at the second media timeout in the first half. Troy then put it together and built up a 14-point lead, going into halftime up 44-30. Junior guard Rachel Reid led the Trojans at the half with 13 points, and senior forward Ronita…

Troy women drop two straight

November 21, 2013November 20, 2013 Trojan Living

(PHOTO/Joshua Thurston) Caleb Odom Sports Editor After starting the season out in a good way with two wins, the Troy women’s basketball team has suddenly lost two in a row. The Trojans (2-2) fell to Mercer (2-2) on the road Tuesday night, Nov. 19, 86-81 after coming up short at home on Friday, Nov. 22, 77-71 to Tennessee State. In Tuesday’s game, senior guard Joanna Harden led Troy with 24 points while her teammate Ronita Garrett finished with 17 points and seven rebounds. Senior guard Brooke Bowie recorded…