TROY, Ala. – Troy scored the first 11 points of the contest and limited the University of South Alabama to less than 30 percent shooting from the field on Saturday to pick up an 85-68 Sun Belt Conference win over the Jaguars at Trojan Arena.

Kayla Robinson led the Trojans (17-3, 8-1 Sun Belt) with 14 points, Jasmine Robinson added 13 and Alexus Dye posted a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds, while Harriet Winchester grabbed 10 boards as well as Troy finished with a 54-46 edge on the glass.

Shaforia Kines paced all players with 22 points for the Jaguars (10-11, 5-4 SBC), who also got a double-double from Antoinette Lewis — she finished with 13 points and 14 rebounds — and 10 points and seven boards from Savannah Jones.

Troy 85, South Alabama 68 (box score)

GAME FACTS
-South made only 3-of-17 shots from the floor as Troy led 21-10 at the end of the first 10 minutes.
-The Trojans were up 43-29 at the half after limiting the Jags to a 26.7 shooting percentage in the first two periods.
-Troy still led 65-50 at the end of the third quarter after both teams posted 20-plus points in the period.
-The Trojans forced 19 turnovers in the contest, which helped lead to 25 fast-break points.
-Troy connected on 41.2 percent from beyond the arc while forcing the Jaguars to go 4-of-24 (16.7 percent) from long distance.
-The two teams combined to commit 49 fouls, which led to a total of 67 free-throw attempts on the day.

NOTES
-The two teams have now split the last four meetings since the start of the 2018-19 season.
-It was the fourth consecutive win in the series for the Trojans on their home court.
-Kines recorded the 1,100th point of her career in the second quarter, moving past Chanta Powell — who had 1,099 from 1989-92 — into 19th place on the school's all-time scoring list.
-It was the first time the senior has paced the Jaguars in scoring since a Jan. 11 victory over ULM, and the first occasion that she has accomplished the feat on the road since posting 15 points at Southern Miss on Dec. 15.
-She now has a team-best seven outings with 20 or more points, although it marked the first time she has accomplished the feat since putting together a 21-point effort on Jan. 4 against Coastal Carolina.
-Lewis has posted four straight contests with a double-double, as five of her conference-best 11 have come in league action.
-It was the 50th time in her career that Lewis has led the Jaguars on the boards, a feat she has accomplished in all but three games this year.
-Jones has scored in double digits in each of the last five outings, with her 17 outings with 10-plus points this season the most on the squad.

THEY SAID IT
Head coach Terry Fowler
On the impact of the Trojans' run to start the contest: "It was huge, if you look at the rest of the game every quarter was a two- or three-point difference.  We dug ourselves such a big hole, which has been the theme this season.  We have to figure out something to help us get off to better starts."
On the team's offensive performance: "The force that they played with really rushed us into some shots.  We were getting shots that we normally take, but they weren't in rhythm and Troy contested everything.  That's a credit to their defense to put us in that position."

Up next: The Jags return home to face Louisiana on Thursday, with opening tip at the Mitchell Center slated for 6 p.m. (CST).

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