Troy University Athletics
Saturday, January 9
Statesboro, Ga.
1:30 p.m.
Troy University
8-5, 3-1SBC
81
at
66
Georgia Southern
4-9, 1-3SBC
1
2
3
4
F
Troy
27
21
20
13
81
Georgia Southern
18
13
19
16
66
Team Stats
TROY
GASOW
FG%
.435
.375
3FG%
.294
.296
FT%
.611
.769
RB
48
37
TO
16
21
STL
10
8
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
23
FGM
8
3FGM
4
FTM
3
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Chris Davis
Troy Women Cruise to Third Straight Win
1/9/2016 4:38:00 PM | Basketball (W)
STATESBORO, Georgia – The Troy women's basketball team was hot from long range early and never looked back, cruising to an 81-66 win over Georgia Southern at Hanner Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon.
Troy (8-5, 3-1) won its third straight game and completed a perfect two-game road trip with its seventh straight win over Georgia Southern. Ashley Beverly Kelley scored 23 points, with 11 in the first quarter, to lead Troy. The senior went 8-of-16 from the floor and also added a team-high five assists, all without playing in the fourth quarter.
Kristen Emerson scored a career-high 10 points and posted her first career double-double with 12 rebounds. She led Troy to a dominant effort on the boards, 48-37, with the +11 margin being Troy's best of the season.
Caitlyn Ramirez also finished in double figures with 11 points and, along with Beverly Kelley, did not play in the fourth quarter as the Trojans led by as many 22 points in the second half.
Beverly Kelley hit three of Troy's five 3-pointers in the first quarter and the Trojans shot 8-of-16 overall to take a 27-18 lead after the first period. The Trojans then forced seven turnovers in the second quarter and led at halftime, 48-21.
Troy's lead grew to 20 points in just over a minute in the second half, and Georgia Southern (4-9, 1-3) only got within 13 points in the fourth quarter.
On the night, Troy shot 44 percent (30-of-69) overall, 29 percent (10-of-34) overall and 11-of-18 from the line. Georgia Southern hit 38 percent (24-of-64) overall, 30 percent (8-of-27) and 10-of-13 from the line.
The Trojans forced Georgia Southern into 21 turnovers and had 16 miscues themselves, but had just four in the first half as they built the lead.
Georgia Southern got 23 points from Angel McGowan, including 11 in the fourth quarter when the game was out of reach. Troy did an outstanding job against the Eagles' point guard, Alexis Sams, who did not score or have an assist with seven turnovers.
The Trojans now return home to host UT Arlington on Thursday at 5:15 p.m. at Trojan Arena. The Mavericks did not play on Saturday after winning on the road at Appalachian State on Thursday.
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