Troy University Athletics
North Texas Visits Trojan Arena
1/2/2008 6:00:00 AM | Basketball (W)
TROY, Ala. - The Troy University Trojans return to Sun Belt Conference action when they host the University of North Texas Thursday night at Trojan Arena.
Troy (7-6, 0-2 SBC) is in search of their first conference victory of the season, and is coming off of a third place finish at the Fordham University Holiday Tournament this past week in New York. The Trojans are led by senior guard Amy Lewis averaging 19.3 points through 13 games this season, and 22.5 in the Trojans two conference games. Junior guard Kylie Morrissy is averaging 14.4 points through 13 games this season and 15.5 in two conference games. Morrissy is coming off a career-high 26 points against Fordham in the consolation game, and earned all-tournament honors for her performance.
Senior forward Audrey Muse is coming off of her two best games of the season for the Trojans; scoring 17 points against Fairfield and 16 points against Fordham. She grabbed nine rebounds in each contest.
The Trojans will look to end a five-game losing streak against North Texas (6-7, 1-0 SBC) at 5:15 p.m. Thursday night.
Game Information
Date: Thursday, January 3, 2008
Time: 5:15 p.m. Site: Troy, AL
Coliseum: Trojan Arena
Capacity: 4,000
National Rankings (AP/ESPN-USA Today): Troy (NR/NR); North Texas (NR/NR)
Television: Visit www.troytrojans.com to watch tonight's game.
Radio: The game can be heard on WTBF-94.7 FM locally or at www.troytrojans.com.
Announcers: Play-by-Play: Buddy Johnson; Color: Taylor Barbaree.
Internet: Visit www.troytrojans.com for live statistics.
Tickets: Visit www.troytrojans.com for ticket information.
Forecast: Mostly Sunny Temps: High 50, Low 27
Troy Headlines
Troy ended a three-game losing streak, their longest of the season against Fordham University in the Fordham University Holiday Tournament December 30, 2007 ... the Trojans will be off for three days before taking the floor against North Texas in tonight's game ... the last time the Trojans had a three-day break, they defeated Mercer 71-50 on December 4, 2007 ... of the Trojans six losses this season, Amy Lewis and Kylie Morrissy have been held to just 41.7 (68-of-163) percent shooting from the floor, and in victories the duo shots 51 (87-of-171) percent from the floor.
On This Date in Trojans History
Troy is 2-2 all-time on this date in school history, dating back to 1975-76 ... the Trojans defeated the University of Alabama-Huntsville 75-51 during the 1989-90 season when the two schools were members of the Gulf South Conference in NCAA Division II ... Troy also defeated Paine College 91-63 in non-conference action during the 1991-92 season as members of NCAA Division II ... their first loss came against Jacksonville State, 81-63, during the 1997-98 season when the Trojans were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference ... the Trojans' other loss came against Lipscomb, 68-55, during the 2003-04 season as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference ... tonight's game will be just the second time the Trojans have played on this date under Michael Murphy.
Injury Update
All of the players on the Trojans roster will dress, with the exception of Lucy Lindley. The sophomore forward is listed as doubtful and will remain that way through the rest of this week. No other player has missed time due to injury thus far this season.
