Troy University Athletics
Tuesday, November 5
Troy, Ala.
6 p.m.
Troy University
1-0,0-0Sun Belt
101
vs
52
Fort Valley State
0-0,0-0SIAC
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Fort Valley St.
12
15
10
15
52
Troy
13
35
23
30
101
Women's Basketball Reaches 100-points in opening night win
11/5/2019 10:09:00 PM | Basketball (W)
TROY, Ala. – The Troy women's basketball program started the 2019-20 season in exciting fashion Tuesday night with a thrilling 101-52 victory over Fort Valley State in front of a record-breaking crowd inside Trojan Arena.
Trojan nation came out in waves on opening night to support Troy, setting a new Trojan Arena women's basketball attendance record with 2,539 fans in attendance. The new record breaks the old mark of 2,451 that was set last year against UAB in the opening round of the WNIT.
The nerves were running high for Troy in the opening quarter as the Trojans ended the first with just a 13-12 advantage. The Trojans found their groove in the second, going on a 27-8 run to blow the game wide open before closing out the first half with a buzzer-beating triple from Tyasia Moore.
Coming out of the locker room Troy was poised to build off the momentum they had created in the second quarter, extending their lead with a 20-6 run to open the third frame. The route continued into the fourth as the Trojans were keen on opening the season with 100-points.
As the clock inched closer to zero the crowd started going crazy as the scoreboard sat at 99-points. After a couple of missed free throws, Alexus Dye climbed the later for the rebound and put up a shot, just beating the buzzer, to put Troy over the century mark in the first game of the season.
Records
Troy: 1-0
Fort Valley State: 0-0 (exhibition game for FVSU)
Trojan Spotlight
Japonica James opened her senior season in style on Tuesday setting new career-highs in multiple categories. James set new career marks in points (28), steals (6), free throws made (14) and free throws attempted (21). She also added eight rebounds and a block in 20 minutes of action to her impressive opening night stat line.
Quoting Coach Rigby
On the incredible crowd
"First, I want to thank every person that was here, The Sound of the South, the cheerleaders, the sororities, the fraternities, the season ticket holders the new fans we have. This was the best time I think I've ever seen people have inside Trojan Arena at a basketball game."
On the balanced team scoring
"There are a lot of weapons and I think that's one of our best strengths. We are hard to scout and hard to focus on any one, two, three, four, five players. It could be anyone on any given night. Tonight, Japonica James broke a record. No one on our roster had scored 28 points before tonight because we share the ball a lot and she scored 28 and she probably could have scored more."
Trojan Notables
• Troy set a new team record for steals in a game with 32. The previous mark was 27 back on Nov. 21, 2016, against Thomas University
• The Trojans improved to 20-1 all-time under head coach Chanda Rigby when the team scores 100-points in a game. They have also won 16 straight games when scoring 100-points
• James' 28-points is the most a Trojan has scored in a game since Jayla Chills scored 27 against Appalachian State (2/16/17)
• Five different Trojans reach double-digit points: James (28), Alexus Dye (13), Moore (12), Jasmine LeBlanc (11) and Amber Rivers (10)
• Troy's 41 made free throws sets a new program record for makes in a game. The previous high was 38 makes against Florida Atlantic on Dec. 14, 2006
• The Trojans only allowed 15 free throw attempts, the lowest total allowed since UT-Arlington attempted 14 back on Jan. 4, 2018
• Troy's largest lead was 49-points and they scored 88 points in the final three-quarters
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Trojan nation came out in waves on opening night to support Troy, setting a new Trojan Arena women's basketball attendance record with 2,539 fans in attendance. The new record breaks the old mark of 2,451 that was set last year against UAB in the opening round of the WNIT.
The nerves were running high for Troy in the opening quarter as the Trojans ended the first with just a 13-12 advantage. The Trojans found their groove in the second, going on a 27-8 run to blow the game wide open before closing out the first half with a buzzer-beating triple from Tyasia Moore.
Coming out of the locker room Troy was poised to build off the momentum they had created in the second quarter, extending their lead with a 20-6 run to open the third frame. The route continued into the fourth as the Trojans were keen on opening the season with 100-points.
As the clock inched closer to zero the crowd started going crazy as the scoreboard sat at 99-points. After a couple of missed free throws, Alexus Dye climbed the later for the rebound and put up a shot, just beating the buzzer, to put Troy over the century mark in the first game of the season.
Records
Troy: 1-0
Fort Valley State: 0-0 (exhibition game for FVSU)
Trojan Spotlight
Japonica James opened her senior season in style on Tuesday setting new career-highs in multiple categories. James set new career marks in points (28), steals (6), free throws made (14) and free throws attempted (21). She also added eight rebounds and a block in 20 minutes of action to her impressive opening night stat line.
Quoting Coach Rigby
On the incredible crowd
"First, I want to thank every person that was here, The Sound of the South, the cheerleaders, the sororities, the fraternities, the season ticket holders the new fans we have. This was the best time I think I've ever seen people have inside Trojan Arena at a basketball game."
I want to thank every fan who came out to watch us tonight. You created one of the best women's basketball atmospheres I've ever been a part of. I don't see how we could loose with you guys behind us! Thank you! https://t.co/nDsN3RCbAc
— Chanda Rigby (@ChandaRigby) November 6, 2019
On the balanced team scoring
"There are a lot of weapons and I think that's one of our best strengths. We are hard to scout and hard to focus on any one, two, three, four, five players. It could be anyone on any given night. Tonight, Japonica James broke a record. No one on our roster had scored 28 points before tonight because we share the ball a lot and she scored 28 and she probably could have scored more."
Trojan Notables
• Troy set a new team record for steals in a game with 32. The previous mark was 27 back on Nov. 21, 2016, against Thomas University
• The Trojans improved to 20-1 all-time under head coach Chanda Rigby when the team scores 100-points in a game. They have also won 16 straight games when scoring 100-points
• James' 28-points is the most a Trojan has scored in a game since Jayla Chills scored 27 against Appalachian State (2/16/17)
• Five different Trojans reach double-digit points: James (28), Alexus Dye (13), Moore (12), Jasmine LeBlanc (11) and Amber Rivers (10)
• Troy's 41 made free throws sets a new program record for makes in a game. The previous high was 38 makes against Florida Atlantic on Dec. 14, 2006
• The Trojans only allowed 15 free throw attempts, the lowest total allowed since UT-Arlington attempted 14 back on Jan. 4, 2018
• Troy's largest lead was 49-points and they scored 88 points in the final three-quarters
Follow TROY Women's Basketball
Social: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Join The Conversation: #GrindToShine | #OneTROY
Team Stats
FVSU
TROY
FG%
.333
.318
3FG%
.333
.200
FT%
.400
.774
RB
47
59
TO
48
23
STL
9
32
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
28
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
14
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
12
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
11
FGM
1
3FGM
0
FTM
9
Players Mentioned
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