New-Look Trojans Take Sun Belt Road Winning Streak to Georgia State

TROY, Ala. – Winners of two straight, the Troy women's basketball team takes its six-game Sun Belt Conference road winning streak up the road to Atlanta on Saturday for a matchup with Georgia State. Tip-off is slated for 1 p.m. (CT), and the game will be broadcast on ESPN+.

Troy (7-7, 2-1) evened its overall record thanks to its second straight double-digit victory as the Trojans knocked off Arkansas State, 83-67, Thursday night in Jonesboro. It was Troy's 11^th straight win in the series and the Trojans' 13^th road conference win in their last 14 tries.

The win over the Red Wolves was intriguing for multiple reasons. Nia Daniel continued her torrid start scoring 17 points as she reached double-figures for the ninth time in 12, and Janeen Camp added eight points, 11 rebounds and three blocks.

The other story of the night was the return of senior forward Amber Leggett. The former Southland Conference Player of the Year at Sam Houston State and third-team All-Sun Belt selection for the Trojans last year had initially planned on retiring from basketball following last season. However, she made a surprise return against Arkansas State and scored 12 points with six rebounds in 13 minutes.

The addition of Camp to the starting lineup the last two games has allowed the Trojans to regain control of the paint. After being outscored by a 30-point margin against Southern Miss, Troy bounced back to dominate the paint against Texas State and Arkansas State by a combined 74-32 tally.

Additionally, the Trojans have ramped up their defensive effort the last five games holding three of those opponents to less than 35 percent shooting, including a 33 percent performance by Arkansas State.

Offensively, Troy has topped the 75-point mark in seven straight games for the second time in six seasons and have hit 70 points in all but two games this year.

Georgia State (8-8, 2-1) has won four of its last five games, including a pair of Sun Belt victories over ULM and South Alabama. The Panthers are one of the top defensive teams in the league, ranking fourth allowing just 58.1 points per game; they've allowed more than 75 points just once this year (Clemson). Deasia Merrill leads the Panthers and ranks ninth in the league averaging 14.1 points per game.

New-Look Trojans Take Sun Belt Road Winning Streak to Georgia State

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Janeen Camp

Nia Daniel

Amber Leggett

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