TROY – Jacksonville State's women's basketball team had it's brief two-game win streak snapped on Saturday as it returned to the road for the first time since the season-opener.
 
JSU (2-2) fell 94-64 to the host Troy (3-0) Trojans inside Trojan Arena after a slow start put the Red and White in a hole early. Destiney Elliott finished with a team-high 14 points, just ahead of Yamia Johnson with 11. In her return to her previous school, redshirt-junior Jessie Day led the way on the glass collecting eight boards.
 
Trailing 8-4 in the first, JSU saw Troy use a 14-0 run through the middle of the opening period to gain early separation. The Gamecocks were able to snap the scoring drought just before the quarter ended to make it 24-10.
 
Down 42-27 at the half, Jax State brought more offense in the third with a 26-point spot, but the Trojans weren't far behind with 24 of their own to take a 13-point margin into the final stanza. In the fourth, the home Trojans showed their strength in 28011 lopsided 10 minutes.
 
It's just the fourth time JSU has given up 90-or-more points during the defensive Rick Pietri era. The last occurrence was the 2016-17 conference opener at UT Martin where the Skyhawks won 94-83.
 
JSU returns home before taking off to meet another in-state foe next weekend in Montgomery at Alabama State on Wednesday, Nov. 20.