Tropolitan · Nov 13, 2019
Women pick up road win at Samford
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(PHOTO/ Troy Athletics)
Senior Japonica James goes in for a layup in the season opener against Fort Valley State. James posted 18 points and seven boards in Tuesday’s 74-65 win over Samford.
Hanna Cooper
Staff Writer
The Troy women’s basketball team completed a comeback to down Samford, 74-65, on Tuesday inside the Pete Hanna Center in Birmingham.
Buckets by Japonica James and Jasmine Leblanc gave the Trojans an early 5-0 lead to start off the matchup, but by the five-minute mark of the first quarter, the Bulldogs had tied the game at eight points.