Second Half Comeback Powers Troy Past Samford

Wednesday, December 1

Troy, Ala.

5:30 p.m.

Troy University

4-3,0-0Sun Belt

Samford

1-6,0-0SoCon

Samford

Troy

Second Half Comeback Powers Troy Past Samford

12/1/2021 9:05:00 PM | Basketball (W)

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

TROY, Ala. – After trailing by one at the half, the Troy Women's Basketball team rallied back to down Samford, 65-61, Wednesday night at Trojan Arena.

With the win, the Trojans stretched their home win streak to 12 games, dating back to the 2020-21 season. It is the longest home win streak in program history.

Felmas Koranga led the Trojans with 15 points and 13 rebounds, good for her fifth double-double of the season and sixth game in double figures.

Tiyah Johnson also notched a double-double after tallying 14 points and 10 rebounds.

For Samford, Sussy Ngulefac paced the way with 17 points and six rebounds.

How It Happened
A pair of three pointers from Andrea Cournoyer gave the Bulldogs a 6-0 advantage to open the first quarter. Sparked by a fast break layup from Sharonica Hartsfield, the Trojans evened the game at 12 all with just under four minutes left to go in the first. Troy and Samford battled toe-to-toe through the remaining minutes, ending the first quarter with just two points separating the squads.

After another nail-biting quarter of action, a jumper from Koranga and a three pointer with just five seconds to go before the break from Janiah Sandifer cut Troy's deficit to just one, 36-25, at the break.

The Trojans came out of the break firing on all cylinders, sparking a 6-0 run to take a 41-36 lead. Sparked by a layup from Samford's Kathleen Wheeler, the Bulldogs utilized a 6-2 run through the remaining two minutes of the third period to bring Troy's advantage back to one, 48-47.

After Samford regained the lead with a layup seconds into the fourth quarter, Troy sparked a 7-0 run spanning over two minutes to solidify its fourth home win of the season.

Quotable – Head Coach Chanda Rigby
"I'm proud of the win even though we shot at a really low percentage on a team playing in a zone that packed the lane. We learned some really great lessons at Missouri and Duke, but Samford came out with a totally different game plan. In those games, we exhaled too early, but tonight there was no exhale. They kept playing hard, and I am proud of that."

Notable

After being outrebounded in back-to-back contests, Troy bounced back on the glass and outrebounded the Bulldogs, 59-40.
Sharonica Hartsfield earned her first start of the season.
The Trojans forced 23 turnovers, the second-most this season.
Tonight marked the first victory by the Trojans when they scored less than 70 points.

Next Up
Troy will hit the road once again for a Saturday afternoon contest at Wake Forest. Tipoff from Veterans Memorial Coliseum is set for 2 p.m.