Troy University Athletics
Wednesday, February 5
Troy, Ala.
6 p.m.
Troy University
18-3,9-1Sun Belt
77
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3-18,1-9Sun Belt
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La.-Monroe
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Women's Basketball Wins Sixth Straight in Win over ULM
2/5/2020 8:52:00 PM | Basketball (W)
TROY, Ala. – Troy women's basketball improved to 18-3 on the year and 9-1 in the Sun Belt Conference with its 77-65 victory over ULM Wednesday night. The victory improves upon their program best start this season and keeps them alone atop the Sun Belt standings.
The Trojans, ranked 16th in the latest College Insider Mid-Major Top 25 poll, had a strong showing Wednesday night against the Warhawks, shooting 43 percent on 29-of-67 shooting. They were led offensively by Alexus Dye who scored a team-high 16 points while grabbing six boards. Her 16 points are the second-most she has scored this season behind her 21-points against Jacksonville State. Japonica James finished second in scoring with 14 while Kayla Robinson and Jasmine Robinson scored 11 and 10 respectively. James led the team in rebounds with eight while also going 4-of-6 from the free throw line. As a team the Trojans grabbed 49 rebounds, their lowest total since grabbing 47 against Louisiana back on Jan. 11.
On the defensive end Troy had to battle a hot shooting ULM team from the get go. The Warhawks shot 38 percent from the field on 26-of-68 shooting and made seven 3-pointers, it's the second time they have done that against the Trojans this season. ULM's Amber Thompson scored a game-high 20-points on 8-of-20 shooting from the field and 2-of-5 from 3-point land. ULM outscored the Trojans in the third-quarter 19-18.
For the second time this season the ULM Warhawks gave the Trojans everything they could handle. Troy struggled to build consistent momentum as every run the Trojans had was quickly matched by one from the Warhawks. Troy's largest run in the game was an 8-0 run that happened at the midway through the first-quarter. They eventually grabbed their largest lead of the game of 14-points with just over a minute left in the game.
Records
Troy: 18-3 (9-1 SBC)
ULM: 3-18 (1-9 SBC)
Quoting Coach Rigby
On the overall outcome of the game
"We are definitely glad to get the win against a good ULM team that had a good game plan. They slowed the ball down drastically against us in the first-half and we allowed it. We tried to be safe on defense and not allow them to get what they wanted to get but we were so slow and the game was so slow. In the second-half we tried to speed things up, do a little trapping and that was the first time we got a little bit of separation."
Trojan Notables
• Troy has scored at least 70-points in 15 straight games and 20 of the 21 games they have played this season. When scoring at least 70-points in a game the Trojans are 17-3
• Troy improved to 77-30 all-time inside Trojan Arena
• Troy improves to 10-1 at home this season. It's their second time going 10-1 at home since the 2017-18 season
• This is the first time since playing Coastal Carolina that Troy have been outshot by their opponent from the field
Up Next
Troy will be on the road this Saturday when they travel to Lafayette to take on Louisiana at 2 p.m. Louisiana is the only conference team to beat the Trojans this season.
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The Trojans, ranked 16th in the latest College Insider Mid-Major Top 25 poll, had a strong showing Wednesday night against the Warhawks, shooting 43 percent on 29-of-67 shooting. They were led offensively by Alexus Dye who scored a team-high 16 points while grabbing six boards. Her 16 points are the second-most she has scored this season behind her 21-points against Jacksonville State. Japonica James finished second in scoring with 14 while Kayla Robinson and Jasmine Robinson scored 11 and 10 respectively. James led the team in rebounds with eight while also going 4-of-6 from the free throw line. As a team the Trojans grabbed 49 rebounds, their lowest total since grabbing 47 against Louisiana back on Jan. 11.
On the defensive end Troy had to battle a hot shooting ULM team from the get go. The Warhawks shot 38 percent from the field on 26-of-68 shooting and made seven 3-pointers, it's the second time they have done that against the Trojans this season. ULM's Amber Thompson scored a game-high 20-points on 8-of-20 shooting from the field and 2-of-5 from 3-point land. ULM outscored the Trojans in the third-quarter 19-18.
For the second time this season the ULM Warhawks gave the Trojans everything they could handle. Troy struggled to build consistent momentum as every run the Trojans had was quickly matched by one from the Warhawks. Troy's largest run in the game was an 8-0 run that happened at the midway through the first-quarter. They eventually grabbed their largest lead of the game of 14-points with just over a minute left in the game.
Records
Troy: 18-3 (9-1 SBC)
ULM: 3-18 (1-9 SBC)
Quoting Coach Rigby
On the overall outcome of the game
"We are definitely glad to get the win against a good ULM team that had a good game plan. They slowed the ball down drastically against us in the first-half and we allowed it. We tried to be safe on defense and not allow them to get what they wanted to get but we were so slow and the game was so slow. In the second-half we tried to speed things up, do a little trapping and that was the first time we got a little bit of separation."
Trojan Notables
• Troy has scored at least 70-points in 15 straight games and 20 of the 21 games they have played this season. When scoring at least 70-points in a game the Trojans are 17-3
• Troy improved to 77-30 all-time inside Trojan Arena
• Troy improves to 10-1 at home this season. It's their second time going 10-1 at home since the 2017-18 season
• This is the first time since playing Coastal Carolina that Troy have been outshot by their opponent from the field
Up Next
Troy will be on the road this Saturday when they travel to Lafayette to take on Louisiana at 2 p.m. Louisiana is the only conference team to beat the Trojans this season.
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Social: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Join The Conversation: #GrindToShine | #OneTROY
Team Stats
ULM
TROY
FG%
.382
.433
3FG%
.318
.250
FT%
.600
.778
RB
34
49
TO
12
13
STL
8
4
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
16
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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