Tag: women’s basketball

Robinson’s double-double lifts Troy to 3rd straight win

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Scott Shelton Staff Writer The Troy women’s basketball team picked up two Sun Belt Conference wins on the road last week, defeating Louisiana-Monroe 86-79 on Thursday and Louisiana 62-55 on Saturday. The Trojans were led by sophomore guard Kayla Robinson, who combined for 42 points in the two games. That, along with her double-double in Saturday’s game, earned her Sun Belt Player of the Week honors. With the pair of wins, Troy has also manufactured a three-game win streak, its longest since its first three games of the season. The…

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Robinson, Rivers guide women’s hoops to victory over App. State

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Scott Shelton Staff Writer The Troy women’s basketball team lost to Sun Belt opponent Coastal Carolina 97-92 on Saturday, but rebounded to defeat Appalachian State 81-74 to pick up its third conference win of the season. The Trojans fell behind early to Coastal Carolina and trailed by 10 at halftime. By the end of the third quarter, however, Troy cut the deficit to just two. With seven minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Trojans took their first lead of the game, which the Chanticleers took right back with an…

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Rivers’ 25 not enough as Troy loses in Mobile

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Wesley Kirchharr Staff Writer The Troy women’s basketball team lost its first of two meetings with in-state rival South Alabama, coming up short 79-68 on Saturday in Mobile. The Trojans were led by a career outing from sophomore forward Amber Rivers, whose 25 points were a career and game-high. Rivers shot 11-20 from the field, followed by sophomore Kayla Robinson, who chipped in 14 points of her own on 6-13 shooting. However, the scoring duo was not enough for the Trojans to overcome a stingy Jaguar defense, one that forced…

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Record-setting defense paces Trojans in win

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Wesley Kirchharr Staff Writer In the first game back from fall break, the Troy women’s basketball team cruised past Tennessee State 95-66 Monday night in Nashville, Tennessee. The 3-1 Trojans tormented Tennessee State on its home court, outscoring the hosts in every quarter and forcing Tennessee State to commit 46 turnovers, a new Troy program high. Those turnovers led to 56 Trojan points, compared to just 13 from the Tigers. The win added to the Trojans’ coming off a three-game stretch with an average of 93.6 points per game, including…

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Women’s hoops dominates Stillman in home opener

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Wesley Kirchharr Staff Writer After topping AUM in last week’s exhibition game, the Troy women’s basketball team tipped off the 2017 regular season with an 89-62 win in Trojan Arena over Division II Stillman. Under Head Coach Chanda Rigby, the Trojans have won five of their six home openers, all while playing five new players. Troy also scored more than 80 points in a game for the 74th time with Rigby at the helm — good enough for 46.5 percent of her games as head coach. The Trojans found consistent…

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