Sinclair Portis
Staff Writer
The Troy women’s basketball team cruised to its seventh and eight victories this season against conference opponents Georgia State 97-90 on Thursday, Jan. 7, and Georgia Southern 81-66 on Saturday, Jan. 9.
With the pair of wins, the Trojans (8-5, 3-1 Sun Belt) extended their current winning streak to three games, as well as rising to third in the latest Sun Belt Conference rankings.
Senior guard Ashley Beverly-Kelley led Troy in both games, scoring 26 against the Panthers (6-6, 1-2) and 23 against Georgia Southern. Also coming up big for the Trojans in the past two games was junior forward Caitlyn Ramirez, who recorded 22 against Georgia State and 11 more against Georgia Southern.