Tag: women’s basketball

Scott Shelton Staff Writer The Troy women’s basketball team fell to Sun Belt Conference foe Georgia State 85-78 on the road Thursday but rebounded two days later to defeat Georgia Southern 95-80 to close out the regular season. On Monday, the Sun Belt Conference announced its regular season awards, and three Trojans were recognized. Junior Sky’Lynn Holmes was named Newcomer of the Year, and sophomores Kayla Robinson and Amber Rivers were named All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team. Against the Panthers, the Trojans played a tightly contested game, but they could…

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Scott Shelton Staff Writer The Troy women’s basketball team won its last two home games of the season, defeating Sun Belt Conference opponents Louisiana 72-53 and Louisiana-Monroe 94-62. The two wins cap off an 11-1 record at home this season, the best record in Trojan Arena history. With only two more regular season games left, the Trojans’ win over ULM marked their ninth win in the last 10 games. On Thursday against Louisiana, the Trojans had five players with double-digit points. Amber Rivers and Jasmine Sanders led the team in…

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Scott Shelton Staff Writer The Troy women’s basketball team fell to Sun Belt Conference foe Coastal Carolina 84-71 on the road Thursday but rebounded two days later to defeat Appalachian State 93-64. The loss to Coastal Carolina ended Troy’s six-game winning streak and gave the Chanticleers the sweep in the season series despite a career-high 20 points from Jasmine Sanders, and only nine turnovers as a team. Against the Mountaineers, the Trojans took advantage of 24 turnovers from the host, Appalachian State, to cruise to a 29-point victory. It’s the…

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Scott Shelton Staff Writer The Troy women’s basketball team picked up two Sun Belt Conference wins at home last week, defeating Arkansas State 95-78 and Little Rock 76-70 in overtime to extend its winning streak to six games. That streak is the longest for the Trojans so far this season and was capped with an upset of the Sun Belt’s top-seeded team in UALR in Trojan Arena on Saturday. It was UALR’s first conference loss of the season. Troy was led by recent breakout star Kayla Robinson, whose 18 points…

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Scott Shelton Staff Writer The Troy women’s basketball team overcame a double-digit deficit Saturday afternoon to defeat South Alabama 82-71 in Trojan Arena and extended its winning streak to four games. The Trojans were led by sophomore guard Kayla Robinson, whose 28 points, 11 rebounds and six assists earned her a second consecutive Sun Belt Player of the Week award. Robinson’s double-double is her third in four games,which bumps up her points per game average to 12.5 and her assists per game average to a team-high 3.9. “The first half…

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