Troy University Athletics
Friday, November 10
Troy, Ala.
12 P.M.
Troy University
1-0
89
vs
62
Stillman
1-2
1
2
3
4
F
Stillman
17
12
19
14
62
Troy
24
22
21
22
89
Troy Triumphant in Season Opener
11/10/2017 3:24:00 PM | Basketball (W)
TROY, Alabama – Six Trojans scored in double figures including three freshmen as the Troy women's basketball team opened the 2017-18 season with an 89-62 win over Stillman on Friday in Trojan Arena.
Sophomore guard Kalya Robinson led the way for the Trojans scoring a team-high 17 points and shooting 7-for-9 from the field. Freshmen Janiah Sandifer (14), Jasmine Robinson (10) and Jasmine Sanders (10) also scored in double digits while junior Sky'Lynn Holmes was one rebound shy of a double-double with 10 points and nine boards.
Troy (1-0) shot just 39.5 percent (32-81) for the game but fired at a 50 percent (18-36) clip in the second half. The team knocked down 84.6 percent (22-26) of its shots from the free throw line and was led by Amber River, who scored five of her 13 points from the charity stripe.
Harriet Winchester made her first career start and finished with a game-high six steals as the Trojans forced Stillman into 24 turnovers.
QUOTABLE
"[There were] a lot of newcomers on the floor trying to do what we want them to do," head coach Chanda Rigby said. "We thought our press was going to be a highlight and Stillman really picked it apart, we were counting on the press working and it never did."
UP NEXT
Troy travels 45 miles north to take on Alabama State on Thursday at 7 p.m. The Trojans have won six straight against the Hornets including three in a row in Montgomery.
NOTEWORTHY
• Jasmine Robinson, Janiah Sandifer, Harriet Winchester, Amahni Upshaw, and Sky'Lynn Holmes got the start for the Trojans. In total, five newcomers made debuts on Friday.
• Troy has won five of its six home openers under head coach Chanda Rigby.
• The Trojans have now scored 80-plus points in 74 games under Rigby, which is 46.5 percent of the games since her arrival in 2012.
• Troy is 45-25 at home over the last six seasons.
For more information on Troy women's basketball visit TroyTrojans.com or follow the team on Twitter at @TroyTrojansWBB.
Sophomore guard Kalya Robinson led the way for the Trojans scoring a team-high 17 points and shooting 7-for-9 from the field. Freshmen Janiah Sandifer (14), Jasmine Robinson (10) and Jasmine Sanders (10) also scored in double digits while junior Sky'Lynn Holmes was one rebound shy of a double-double with 10 points and nine boards.
Troy (1-0) shot just 39.5 percent (32-81) for the game but fired at a 50 percent (18-36) clip in the second half. The team knocked down 84.6 percent (22-26) of its shots from the free throw line and was led by Amber River, who scored five of her 13 points from the charity stripe.
Harriet Winchester made her first career start and finished with a game-high six steals as the Trojans forced Stillman into 24 turnovers.
QUOTABLE
"[There were] a lot of newcomers on the floor trying to do what we want them to do," head coach Chanda Rigby said. "We thought our press was going to be a highlight and Stillman really picked it apart, we were counting on the press working and it never did."
UP NEXT
Troy travels 45 miles north to take on Alabama State on Thursday at 7 p.m. The Trojans have won six straight against the Hornets including three in a row in Montgomery.
NOTEWORTHY
• Jasmine Robinson, Janiah Sandifer, Harriet Winchester, Amahni Upshaw, and Sky'Lynn Holmes got the start for the Trojans. In total, five newcomers made debuts on Friday.
• Troy has won five of its six home openers under head coach Chanda Rigby.
• The Trojans have now scored 80-plus points in 74 games under Rigby, which is 46.5 percent of the games since her arrival in 2012.
• Troy is 45-25 at home over the last six seasons.
For more information on Troy women's basketball visit TroyTrojans.com or follow the team on Twitter at @TroyTrojansWBB.
Team Stats
STILLMAN
TROY
FG%
.356
.395
3FG%
.267
.167
FT%
.696
.846
RB
37
55
TO
24
19
STL
10
15
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
17
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
14
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
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