NEW ORLEANS – The Troy women's basketball team will play for the Sun Belt Conference Tournament championship on Sunday after routing UT Arlington, 88-59, on Saturday at Lakefront Arena.
The third-seeded Trojans (21-10) will play No. 5 UL Lafayette (20-10), which knocked off top-seeded Little Rock, at 6 p.m. on Saturday for an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. Troy is looking to become the first team to win consecutive Sun Belt Tournament title since Little Rock in 2011-12
Jayla Chills scored a game-high 21 points and Claresa Banks turned in a career-high 20 points to lead the Trojans.