STATESBORO, Georgia – Leading by 20 late in the third quarter, the Troy women's basketball saw its advantage slowly dwindle to just two in the final minute, but pulled out an 89-86 win over Georgia Southern in Hanner Fieldhouse on Saturday.
With the victory, the Trojans are 10-4 for the first time since 1996-97 and 3-0 in conference play for the first time sine 1998-99. Under , Troy has won its first three road Sun Belt games twice in the last three years.
The Trojans went up by 20, 70-50, with 3:14 remaining in the third quarter when Georgia Southern (4-10, 0-3 SBC) started its comeback effort.