Troy University Athletics
Thursday, January 24
Troy, Ala.
6 p.m.
Troy University
15-3, 6-1SBC
78
vs
56
ULM
7-10 1-5SBC
1
2
3
4
F
ULM
9
15
17
15
56
Troy
22
13
22
21
78
Troy Cruises Past ULM
1/24/2019 9:35:00 PM | Basketball (W)
TROY, Alabama – After dropping its first Sun Belt Conference game of the season on Saturday, the Troy women's basketball rebounded with a 78-56 win over ULM Thursday in Trojan Arena.
Kayla Robinson led the charge from start to finish scoring the team's first five points and knocked down 7-of-14 shots to tie ULM's Arsula Clark with a game-high 20 points on the night. For Robinson, it was her eighth career game with 20 or more points.
The Trojans (15-3, 6-1 SBC) got off to a hot start as they jumped out to a 22-9 lead in the first quarter fueled by four of the eight 3-pointers that the squad would make on the night.
Amber Rivers and Japoinca James also reached double digits with 10 points each. Sky'Lynn Holmes dominated the glass hauling in a game-best 16 rebounds, the fifth time this season she has collected 15 or more boards.
Troy shot 80 percent from the free throw line knocking down 12-of-15 attempts, the team's highest percentage with 10 or more attempts this season. The Trojans also capitalized on turnovers as ULM (7-10, 1-5) was forced into 20 miscues that led to 24 Troy points.
For the seventh time this season and third consecutive game, 12 Trojans scored the game. Troy led for all but the first 16 scoreless seconds of the game.
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"It was a nice win bouncing back from a disappointing loss at Georgia State," Troy head coach Chanda Rigby said. "ULM is a tough team that brought a lot of energy, but I thought we did a nice job battling throughout and coming away with a win at home."
UP NEXT
Troy remains at home as Louisiana visits Trojan Arena on Saturday for a 2 p.m. tip.
NOTEWORTHY
• Troy improves to 49-11 in Trojan arena over the last four seasons and 18-2 at home over the last two years.
• ULM scored nine points in the first quarter, the fourth time Troy has held an opponent to single digits in a quarter this season and the first since Appalachian State mustered just seven points in the second period on Jan. 5 in Boone, N.C.
• Troy failed to score 80 points in a Sun Belt Conference game for just the second time this season.
For more information on Troy women's basketball, visit TroyTrojans.com or follow the team on Twitter at @TroyTrojansWBB.
Kayla Robinson led the charge from start to finish scoring the team's first five points and knocked down 7-of-14 shots to tie ULM's Arsula Clark with a game-high 20 points on the night. For Robinson, it was her eighth career game with 20 or more points.
The Trojans (15-3, 6-1 SBC) got off to a hot start as they jumped out to a 22-9 lead in the first quarter fueled by four of the eight 3-pointers that the squad would make on the night.
Amber Rivers and Japoinca James also reached double digits with 10 points each. Sky'Lynn Holmes dominated the glass hauling in a game-best 16 rebounds, the fifth time this season she has collected 15 or more boards.
Troy shot 80 percent from the free throw line knocking down 12-of-15 attempts, the team's highest percentage with 10 or more attempts this season. The Trojans also capitalized on turnovers as ULM (7-10, 1-5) was forced into 20 miscues that led to 24 Troy points.
For the seventh time this season and third consecutive game, 12 Trojans scored the game. Troy led for all but the first 16 scoreless seconds of the game.
QUOTABLE
"It was a nice win bouncing back from a disappointing loss at Georgia State," Troy head coach Chanda Rigby said. "ULM is a tough team that brought a lot of energy, but I thought we did a nice job battling throughout and coming away with a win at home."
UP NEXT
Troy remains at home as Louisiana visits Trojan Arena on Saturday for a 2 p.m. tip.
NOTEWORTHY
• Troy improves to 49-11 in Trojan arena over the last four seasons and 18-2 at home over the last two years.
• ULM scored nine points in the first quarter, the fourth time Troy has held an opponent to single digits in a quarter this season and the first since Appalachian State mustered just seven points in the second period on Jan. 5 in Boone, N.C.
• Troy failed to score 80 points in a Sun Belt Conference game for just the second time this season.
For more information on Troy women's basketball, visit TroyTrojans.com or follow the team on Twitter at @TroyTrojansWBB.
Team Stats
ULM
TROY
FG%
.318
.420
3FG%
.182
.276
FT%
.625
.800
RB
42
46
TO
20
17
STL
13
8
Game Leaders
Pts
20
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
3
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
1
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