Troy University Athletics
Saturday, February 28
Troy, Ala.
2 p.m.
Troy University
19-9, 14-5
88
vs
75
Georgia State
12-15, 7-11
1
2
F
Georgia State
25
50
75
Troy
43
45
88
Team Stats
GSU
TROY
FG%
.452
.427
3FG%
.538
.148
FT%
.706
.769
RB
42
40
TO
26
15
STL
7
19
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
17
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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/ Basketball (W)Photo by: Joshua Thurston
Trojans Send Seniors Out with Seventh Straight Win
2/28/2015 5:40:00 PM | Basketball (W)
Troy travels to South Alabama next Saturday, March 7, looking for 20th win
TROY, Alabama – The Troy women's basketball team never trailed and won its seventh straight game, beating Georgia State, 88-75, on Saturday afternoon at Trojan Arena. Troy won its seventh straight for the first time since 1992-93 and did so on Senior Day as four Trojans closed their Trojan Arena career with wins.
Troy (19-9, 14-5) had five players score in double figures, led by Ronita Garrett's 17 points. Garrett, a senior, also posted 10 rebounds for her 20th double-double of the season, by far the most in the Sun Belt. Aissata Maiga, a senior, posted 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting.
Kourtney Coleman, the third senior dressed for the game, finish just shy of double figures with eight points. Brianna Lancaster, the fourth senior, has missed the last 11 games with an injury.
The Trojans forced Georgia State (12-15, 7-11) into 26 turnovers, scoring 40 points off of them. Garrett and Coleman joined Caitlyn Ramirez with game-highs of four steals each for the Trojans who had 19 steals as a team.
It took Troy just over five minutes to taka double-digit lead as the Trojans led 15-3 with 14:34 to go in the first half. Over that span, Troy held Georgia State to 1-of-4 shooting with five turnovers. Troy held Georgia State to 27 percent shooting (8-of-30) in the first half and led by 18 points, 43-25, at the break.
Ashley Beverly-Kelley scored 11 of her 15 points in the first half as Troy shot just 37 percent (14-of-38) but scored 20 of its 43 points off of Georgia State turnovers.
The Panthers rebounded to shoot 63 percent (20-of-32) in the second half, but never cut the deficit to less than 12 points, which they did at 66-54 with 9:47 to play. From there, Troy went on a 12-4 run to push the lead to 20 points, 78-58, with 6:47 to go.
Rachel Reid capped the run with a layup and finished the game with 10 points off of the Troy bench. Ramirez was the fifth Trojan to score in double figures as she posted 12 points to go along with a team-high five assists.
"Tonight we wanted to send the seniors out with a win," Troy head coach Chanda Rigby said. "We also wanted to play a lot of people and begin to prepare to be our best down the stretch. Those goals were met so it was a successful night."
Every available Trojan played at least five minutes and every Troy player also scored on the night. Troy remains in third place in the Sun Belt standings, but now sits just half a game behind second place Arkansas State who lost at Texas State on Saturday.
Georgia State got a game-high 23 points form Makeba Ponder, including 5-of-8 from long range. She hit all but two of Georgia State's seven pointers as the Panthers shot over 50 percent (7-of-13) from long range. Troy struggled from deep, hitting just 4-of-27 (14.8 percent).
Troy shot 43 percent (32-of-75) for the game while Georgia State hit 45 percent (28-of-62). The Panthers outrebounded Troy, 42-40, after the Trojans held a 25-22 advantage at the break. Troy committed 15 turnovers while forcing Georgia State into 26.
The Trojans return to the court on Saturday when they travel to South Alabama for the regular season finale. The Trojans will be looking for the fourth 20-win season in the program's 40-year history when they take to the court at the Mitchell Center at 2 p.m.
For more information on Troy Athletics, visit TroyTrojans.com. Fans can also find Troy on Twitter, Facbeook, Instagram and YouTube by searching for Troy Athletics.
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