Troy University Athletics
Troy Plays Final Home Game Wednesday Night
2/26/2008 6:00:00 AM | Basketball (W)
TROY, Ala. - The Troy University Trojans will play their final home game of the season against Florida Atlantic University Wednesday night. The game is set to tip-off at 5:15 p.m., and, prior to the start, the Trojans will honor their five seniors playing their final home games of their careers.
Troy will honor Myra Farr, Zena Lawrence, Laura Lee Holman, Audrey Muse and Amy Lewis for their contributions to the Trojans women's basketball program.
Troy (11-16, 3-14 SBC) ended a six-game losing streak Saturday night against Florida International, and will look to win consecutive games against Florida Atlantic. The Trojans defeated Florida Atlantic (6-19, 2-14 SBC) earlier this season, 74-59, at FAU Arena behind Muse's 14 points. Holman added 13 and Lewis 11 in the Sun Belt Conference victory.
The Trojans hit the road to face Middle Tennessee on Saturday with their Sun Belt Conference Tournament opponent still up in the air. The determinations of seeds will be made at the conclusion of the games Saturday night.
Troy Trojans (11-16, 4-12 SBC)
GAME #28 . . .
vs Florida Atlantic (6-19, 2-14 Sun Belt)
Date: Wednesday, February 27, 2007
Tipoff: 5:15 p.m. (CST)
Site: Troy, Ala.
Arena: Trojan Arena (4,000)
TV: There will be no television for this game.
TV: The Troy-Florida Atlantic game will not be carried on television this week.
Radio/Web: The Troy-Florida Atlantic game will be carried on the flagship station of the Trojans, WTBF-94.7 FM, and can be heard via www.troytrojans.com,
with Buddy Johnson providing play-by-play and Taylor Barbaree analysis.
Up Next: The Trojans conclude the regular season on the road against MTSU on Saturday.
THE LAST TIME, FAU vs. TROY
* Florida Atlantic University and Troy University last met January 12 of this year in Boca Raton at FAU Arena, with the Trojans claiming a 74-59 victory. Troy shot 52 (26-of-50) percent from the floor and 66.7 (8-of-12) percent from behind the arc in the victory. The Trojans built a nine-point halfitme advantage and expounded on that in the second half by shooting 72.2 percent from the floor and 100 percent from behind the arc. Audrey Muse scored 14 points, while added 13 and Laura Lee HolmanAmy Lewis 11 in the victory.
THE SERIES vs. FAU
* Florida Atlantic University and Troy University have met 19 times previous to this week's meeting, with the Owls holding an 11-8 advantage.
CAREER NOTES
* Senior Laura Lee Holman recently scored her 1158th career point Saturday night, moving her up the scoring chart in the history of Troy basketball. She is currently in 10th place all-time in Trojans women's basketball all-time.
* Senior Amy Lewis scored her 1,000th career point last season and is currently seventh on the all-time list with 1,523 points. She recently moved into the top five all-time at Troy University in career scoring.
* Lewis scored her 1,000th career point in Sun Belt Conference play with her performance against North Texas. She has scored 1,151 points in just 83 games played since Troy joined the Sun Belt Conference during her sophomore season. She has two regular season games left in conference play this season to achieve 1,200 career points in the conference.
* Lewis is just 11 rebounds short of joining the 1,000 point-500 rebounds club. She has all ready recorded 200 assists.
* Senior Audrey Muse currently player her 100th career game against Arkansas-Little Rock.
* Muse recorded her 500th rebound against Fordham, and is just 65 points away from 1,000 career points.
* Junior Kylie Morrissy is 100 rebounds away from 500 for her career, and five assists away from 200 career.
* Morrissy is 50 points away from recording her 1,000th career point.
* Junior Danielle Realph is 16 three-point field goals away from recording her 100th of her career. She is currently the school's all-time leader in three point field
goal percentage.
* Head coach Michael Murphy has recorded a 73-94 record at Troy University. He is currently 20 victories shy of tying Jerry Hester at 93 victories at the institution. He has also recorded 144 all-time in his career.
