PENSACOLA, Fla. – Despite a second-half push, the Troy women’s basketball team fell short in the Sun Belt Tournament Championship to UT-Arlington, 76-61, Monday at the Pensacola Bay Center.
In an effort to climb back into the contest, Troy outscored the Mavericks 18-12 in the third quarter, but the push was not enough to overcome a 19-point deficit at the half.For Troy, Felmas Koranga paced the way with 13 points and 11 rebounds, good for her 16th double-double of the season.
"We wish them a lot of luck in the NCAA Tournament. Our players fought back. We turned a lot of things around in the second half, and we did not give up.” UTA continued to balloon its lead in the second quarter as Troy struggled to grab rebounds. A Maverick defensive rebound off a missed jumper from Jasmine Robinson allowed Ferrell to knock down a jumper and give UTA a 34-19 lead at the 5:09 mark. A triple from Camryn Hawkins gave the Mavericks its largest lead of the game, 43-19, before a pair makes from Tiyah Johnson cut it to 43-24 at the half.
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