Troy Trounces Alabama State by 70

Thursday, November 29

Troy, Ala.

5 p.m.

Troy University

6-1

116

Alabama State

0-5

Alabama State

Troy

116

11/29/2018 8:24:00 PM | Basketball (W)

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

TROY, Alabama – Troy dominated from start to finish in a 116-46 throttling of Alabama State on Thursday in Trojan Arena. The 70-point margin of victory is the largest against a Division I opponent in program history.

Seven Trojans scored in double figures led by Jasmine Sanders with 21 on 8-of-9 shooting. Kayla Robinson nearly etched her name in the record book with 10 points, nine assists and eight rebounds – just shy of becoming the first player in Troy Division I history to record a triple-double.

Off to its best start since the 1990-91 season, Troy (6-1) opened the game on a 10-0 run and scored 12 points in the first two-and-a-half minutes. Sky'Lynn Holmes played a large role in getting Troy off on the right foot hauling in six offensive rebounds in the opening three minutes, she finished with 12 points and 11 boards for her seventh career double-double and second of the season.

The Trojans scored 53 points off 36 turnovers in the game while also winning the rebounding battle, 51-25. Troy collected a season-high 29 offensive rebounds that resulted in 33 second chance points.

Sanders knocked down 4-of-5 shots from 3-point range, while Amber Rivers added a trio of treys to land 17 points. Jasmine Robinson and Shaterrika O'Neal checked in with 12 points each and Harriet Winchester added 10 points as well.

As a team, Troy shot a season-best 50.6 percent (43-85) from the field including 57.2 percent in the second half.

Jayla Crawford finished with 12 points to lead Alabama State (0-5).

QUOTABLE
"So many players contributed in so many ways," said head coach Chanda Rigby. "You hope to dial the right number, we've started a different five almost every game. This was definitely a good starting five, they showed they were focused, they created those points off of defense and rebounds."

UP NEXT
Troy hosts Middle Tennessee on Tuesday in Trojan Arena. The Trojans are 1-18 all-time against the Blue Raiders.

NOTEWORTHY
• The last time seven players scored in double figures for Troy was Nov. 22, 2015 in a 118-72 win over Fort Valley State.

• Troy has won 45 of its last 55 home games.

• Alabama State had more than double the turnovers (36) than it had field goals (16). Troy has now forced four opponents into more turnovers than field goals allowed.

• All 10 players that saw the court for the Trojans scored at least five points and played at least 15 minutes.

• Troy reached the 100-point plateau for the 18^thtime under head coach Chanda Rigby.

• Troy has now won eight straight in teh series against Alabama State.

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