BOONE, N.C. – Faith Alston led the way for App State with 16 points as the Mountaineers dropped an 89-56 decision to Troy on Thursday night.
Brooke Bigott contributed 10 points for App State (13-11, 7-4 SBC), which suffered its first home conference loss of the season.
App State trailed by single digits late in the second quarter, as Troy took a 42-33 lead into halftime. The Trojans dominated the second half as the Mountaineers went cold from the field. An App State team that takes among the most 3-pointers in the Division I ranks was only able to connect on six of 29 attempts.
Alston's strong performance was one point shy of her career high. She made 6 of 10 shots from the field and 3 of 4 free throws.
One of the nation's top defenses in forcing turnovers, App State forced the Trojans into 18 turnovers and converted those into 12 points.
With its win, Troy (21-7, 12-2 SBC) clinched at least a share of the Sun Belt Conference regular-season title and the No. 1 seed in next week's conference tournament in Pensacola, Fla.
The Mountaineers will attempt to clinch a top-four seed with a win in their regular-season finale Saturday against South Alabama. It will also be Senior Day at the Holmes Convocation Center.
