Troy University Athletics
Wednesday, February 6
Mobile, Ala.
11:30 a.m.
Troy University
58
at
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South Alabama
Photo by: Cass Davis
Hot Shooting Downs Trojans at South Alabama
2/6/2013 1:58:00 PM | Basketball (W)
Box Score
MOBILE, Ala. – The Troy women's basketball team put up a solid defensive effort, but it wasn't enough as the Trojans fell to the hot-shooting South Alabama Jaguars, 74-58, on Wednesday afternoon at the Mitchell Center.
The Jaguars finished at 29-of-56 (52 percent) from the floor, as Troy (4-18, 1-12) shot 34 percent (20-of-58) in the loss. A crowd of 3,487 saw the action, mostly elementary school children, as South Alabama offered free admission to the game.
Joanna Harden led all scorers with 19 points as she shot 7-of-16 from the floor and hit 2-of-5 from deep. Sarah McAppion chipped in with 13 points, and also grabbed seven boards and four steals. Britney McCloud was also in double figures with 10 points.
Brianna Wright was solid in the post for the Jaguars as she finished with 16 points and six rebounds. Mary Nixon attempted eight of the team's 10 free throws, and made seven to finish with 12 points.
South Alabama (13-10, 6-8) ended with 38 points in the paint, many thanks to Wright's 16 in the post. Troy won the points off turnovers battle with 25 as the Trojans forced 23 South Alabama turnovers, despite the Jaguars averaging just 16 per game.
Troy was outrebounded by the Jaguars, 38-30, which was a direct result of Troy's 34 percent shooting.
South Alabama shot 14-of-27 in the first half, making 52 percent of its shots, as the Trojans struggled to find the basket making 8-of-28 shots (28 percent). The Jaguars converted on six 3-pointers in the first half to help race out to a 39-21 lead at the break.
Troy increased its defensive pressure in the second half, and actually outscored the Jaguars 37-35 in the final frame.
The Trojans will hit the court again this Sunday as they travel to take on Middle Tennessee for a 2 p.m. tip.
For more information on Troy Athletics, visit TroyTrojans.com. Fans can also find Troy on Twitter at @TroyAthletics or on Facebook at Facebook.com/TroyAthletics.
MOBILE, Ala. – The Troy women's basketball team put up a solid defensive effort, but it wasn't enough as the Trojans fell to the hot-shooting South Alabama Jaguars, 74-58, on Wednesday afternoon at the Mitchell Center.
The Jaguars finished at 29-of-56 (52 percent) from the floor, as Troy (4-18, 1-12) shot 34 percent (20-of-58) in the loss. A crowd of 3,487 saw the action, mostly elementary school children, as South Alabama offered free admission to the game.
Joanna Harden led all scorers with 19 points as she shot 7-of-16 from the floor and hit 2-of-5 from deep. Sarah McAppion chipped in with 13 points, and also grabbed seven boards and four steals. Britney McCloud was also in double figures with 10 points.
Brianna Wright was solid in the post for the Jaguars as she finished with 16 points and six rebounds. Mary Nixon attempted eight of the team's 10 free throws, and made seven to finish with 12 points.
South Alabama (13-10, 6-8) ended with 38 points in the paint, many thanks to Wright's 16 in the post. Troy won the points off turnovers battle with 25 as the Trojans forced 23 South Alabama turnovers, despite the Jaguars averaging just 16 per game.
Troy was outrebounded by the Jaguars, 38-30, which was a direct result of Troy's 34 percent shooting.
South Alabama shot 14-of-27 in the first half, making 52 percent of its shots, as the Trojans struggled to find the basket making 8-of-28 shots (28 percent). The Jaguars converted on six 3-pointers in the first half to help race out to a 39-21 lead at the break.
Troy increased its defensive pressure in the second half, and actually outscored the Jaguars 37-35 in the final frame.
The Trojans will hit the court again this Sunday as they travel to take on Middle Tennessee for a 2 p.m. tip.
For more information on Troy Athletics, visit TroyTrojans.com. Fans can also find Troy on Twitter at @TroyAthletics or on Facebook at Facebook.com/TroyAthletics.
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