Troy Routs Armstrong State

Thursday, December 29

Troy, Ala.

6 PM

Troy University

7-4

118

Armstrong State

5-6

Armstrong State

Troy

118

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12/29/2016 8:49:00 PM | Basketball (W)

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TROY, Alabama – The Troy women's basketball team never trailed in its final tune-up before opening Sun Belt Conference play as the Trojans (7-4) rolled to a 118-72 win over Armstrong State on Thursday in Trojan Arena.

The team's 118 points tied the most by Troy in Trojan Arena history. The Trojans set new venue records for field goals (46), field goal attemtps (96), rebounds (59), and turnovers forced (29).

Leading 28-21 in the second quarter, La'Tia Fils-Aime' scored five points, including her first career 3-pointer, to spark a 14-0 run and open a 42-21 advantage. The Trojans never looked back shooting 47.9 percent and knocking down 12 shots from outside the arc in the rout.

Jayla Chills led the way for Troy with 19 points with 13 coming in the first half. As a team, the Trojans scored 55 points in the first two quarters, the most in the first half of play this season and four shy of the Trojan Arena record set against Georgia State in 2014.

Amanda Mendoza (13), Amber River (13), Claresa Banks (10) and Harriet Winchester (10) all finished in double digits while freshman Kayla Robinson posted seven assists.

QUOTABLE
"Every player scored and every player got at least one rebound, so everyone was involved in this win," Troy head coach Chanda Rigby said. "We saw some things that we really have to improve on before we pay South Alabama, but overall we were really pleased."

UP NEXT
Troy opens Sun Belt Conference play in Mobile against in-state rival South Alabama. The Jaguars won both regular season meetings last season, but the Trojans took the matchup in the opening round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.

NOTEWORTHY
• For the sixth time this season, Troy posted 50-plus rebounds in a game. The Trojans outrebounded Armstrong State 59-43.

• Amanda Mendoza made three 3-pointers in a game for the fourth time this season.

• The win was the seventh in non-conference play for the Trojans, the most since 2009-10.

• The Trojans forced 29 turnovers in the contest, the second most this season behind the 45 forced against Thomas University on Nov. 21.

For more information on Troy women's basketball, visit TroyTrojans.com or follow the team on Twitter at @TroyTrojansWBB.

The 2017 Sun Belt Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Championships are scheduled for a week of March Madness in the Big Easy. New Orleans will once again be home to the two championships that will take place at Lakefront Arena from March 7-12. For more information, visit the Sun Belt Conference's championship central websites - Men's Championship – Women's Championship – and be sure to follow the @FunBelt on social media - @SunBelt.