Troy University Athletics
Troy University
13-7,4-2Sun Belt
Little Rock
7-6,2-1Sun Belt
Troy Women’s Basketball Stumbles Against Little Rock
1/20/2022 9:18:00 PM | Basketball (W)
TROY, Ala. – Despite 16 points from point guard Jasmine Robinson, Troy dropped a heartbreaking fourth-quarter thriller to Little Rock, 68-66, Thursday night in Trojan Arena.
With the loss, Troy (13-7, 4-2 Sun Belt) snapped a 16-game home win streak that dated back to the 2020-21 season. It marks the longest home win streak in Trojan Arena history.
Little Rock's (7-6, 2-1 Sun Belt) Raziya Potter led all scorers with 24 points.
Robinson paced the Trojans with a season-high 16 points. Felmas Koranga followed just behind with 12 points and nine rebounds.
How It Happened
Makes from Janiah Sandifer, Koranga and Tina Stephens gave Troy an early 7-2 lead with 7:23 to play in the opening quarter. Little Rock continued to put up a fight, slowly edging away at Troy's lead before taking a 10-9 advantage at the 4:57 mark. However, the Trojans of Troy closed the quarter out on a 6-0 run, capped off by a jumper from Jasmine Robinson, to gain a two-point lead at the end of the first 10 minutes of action.
Little Rock regained a two-point lead three minutes into the second quarter, but Troy refused to take its foot off the gas. After tying the game with 6:02 to play, Troy held Little Rock scoreless for the remainder of the half, sending the Trojans into the break with a 26-20 lead.
After Stephens extended Troy's lead to eight, Little Rock went on a 6-0 run to cut it to two with 7:22 to go in the third. Both sides traded buckets before a 4-0 Troy run gave the Trojans a 45-40 advantage heading into the final 10 minutes of action.
The Trojans and Trojans went toe-to-toe through the opening four minutes, but a pair of free throws from Little Rock's Angelique Francis tied the matchup at 54 all with 6:33 to play. A Tia Harvey three-pointer with 1:15 to go gave Little Rock a four-point lead, but Amber Leggett brought it back within one possession making 1-of-2 free throws.
Up by three, Little Rock fouled Tiyah Johnson to avoid the buzzer-beating three to send it to overtime. Johnson nailed both from the charity stripe. Down one, Troy fouled on the other end and forced a miss from Mayra Caicedo who made it just a two-point game. With six seconds on the clock, Jasmine Robinson drove into the paint looking to tie the game but the shot didn't fall.
Quotable – Head Coach Chanda Rigby
"It is tough to lose in Trojan Arena, and it is tough to lose another conference game. This isn't how we planned it, but hats off to Little Rock. They have a really good defense, and they executed their game plan well. I told the team the thing we have to learn from this is how to adjust. They had a great game plan."
Notable
· Troy outrebounded Little Rock 45-34, marking the Trojans first loss when outrebounding their opponent this season.
· Jhileiya Dunlap finished the game with three blocks, marking her 10th game with three or more blocks.
· Tonight marked the first time this season the Trojans have fallen in a game decided by four or fewer points. Troy entered the matchup 2-0 in games decided by less than four points.
Next Up
Troy closes out its homestand by welcoming in Arkansas State on Saturday. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m.
