Troy Defeats South Alabama in Front of Record Crowd

Saturday, February 3

Troy, Ala.

2 P.M.

Troy University

11-10, 6-4SBC

South Alabama

15-6, 8-2SBC

South Alabama

Troy

Troy Defeats South Alabama in Front of Record Crowd

2/3/2018 5:50:00 PM | Basketball (W)

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By: Wes Johnson

TROY, Alabama – In front of a record crowd of 2,176 fans, the Troy women's basketball team used an 18-0 fourth quarter run to knock off South Alabama, 82-71, in Trojan Arena on Saturday.

Troy (11-10, 6-4 Sun Belt) outscored USA 19-1 over a span of 6:21 in the final quarter and held the Jaguars (15-6, 8-2) without a field goal for 8:23 to pull out the victory over the league's No. 2 team. The Trojans have now won four straight games and are 7-1 at home.

Reigning Sun Belt Player of the Week Kayla Robinson was again the star of the show turning in a career-high 28 points on 10-of-19 shooting and 11 rebounds to post her third double-double in the last four games. Robinson hauled in seven offensive boards serving as a catalyst to Troy's 21 second-chance points, she also had six assists in the game.

The Trojans got off to a miserable start making just three of 20 field goal attempts in the first quarter and trailed by as many as 13 midway through the half. Jasmine Robinson jump started the offense with nine points in the third period, but the Jaguars would not go quietly opening a 10-point advantage with a 17-7 run that stretched into the fourth when Troy took control of the game.

South Alabama was 0-for-13 from the field during the Trojans' game-changing run and Troy shot 58 percent (22-38) in the second half while USA was just 12 of 34 (35 percent).

Amber Rivers was a rebound shy of her fifth double-double of the season finishing with 13 points and nine rebounds. Senior Dajia Williams added nine points and four boards.

QUOTABLE
"It was a great win in Trojan Arena in front of a record crowd," Troy head coach Chanda Rigby said. "I thought it was a win that reflected the true Trojan spirit – it's not how you start, it's how you finish."

UP NEXT
Troy will play the middle game of its current three-game homestand on Thursday as Arkansas State visits Trojan Arena for a 5 p.m. tip.

NOTEWORTHY
• Troy didn't eclipse the 60-point plateau until Dajia Williams hit a layup with 4:58 remaining in the game. From there, the Trojans outscored South Alabama 21-9 to close out the game.

• South Alabama started the game on a 9-1 run. Troy open the previous meeting on Jan. 13 in Mobile on a 9-3 run.

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