JONESBORO, Ark. – The Troy women's basketball team did something never before done in program history, win an outright regular season championship. The Trojans defeated Arkansas State 91-81 on the road to not only clinch the outright championship, but also secure the No. 1 seed in next weekend's Sun Belt Tournament in New Orleans.
It came down to the final day of competition, but the wait was well worth it. Troy entered Saturday in a tie for first-place with Coastal Carolina, and slotted into the No. 2 seed based on tiebreakers. Needing to win to earn a share of the regular season Sun Belt title, Troy got some help from App State who upset Coastal Carolina on the road in double overtime to open the door for Troy to win the title outright and earn the top seed.