Box Score

TROY, Ala. – The Mississippi Valley State University women's basketball program was primed for a dogfight after the first ten minutes yielded just a one-point deficit (18-17), but Troy rattled off 18 unanswered to open the second quarter to which Valley never recovered in a 90-55 decision in the season and road opener.

The Basics:

• Score
  • Troy – 90
  • Mississippi Valley - 55

• Records
  • Mississippi Valley (0-1, 0-0 SWAC)
  • Troy (2-0, 0-0 Sun Belt)

• Location
  • Troy, Alabama - Trojan Arena

• Series History (Since 2004)
  • Trojans Lead 3-1 (25%)

• Winning Streak (Since 2004)
  • Trojans (W1) / Devilettes' Last Win: December 1, 2024 (66-65)

Devilettes' Top Performers:

• Jaeda Murphy was the single Devilettes to score in double-figures, using a career-best three long balls to propel her to a team-most 11 points via 4-for-9 (44.4%) plus 3-of-5 (60%) from distance.

• Keanna Coburn has the other personal broken on the day, totaling four rebounds and swiping her first collegiate steal.

• Poetrie Dace was the top rebounder with a modest six as well as five points and one of the club's pair of blocks (Kylah McCullers logged the other).

• Ariel Jefferson and Taylor Crawford rounded out the squad's statistical leaders at three assists and steals, respectively, as the two also convinced for ten points.

Next:

• Head Coach Jason James and his ladies head to Starkville on Sunday at 2 p.m. for the first of back-to-back road games in the SEC.

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