Troy University Athletics
Troy Hosts South Alabama Sunday Afternoon
2/9/2008 6:00:00 AM | Basketball (W)
TROY, Ala. - The Troy University women's basketball team hosts the University of South Alabama Sunday afternoon as part of "2008 Pack the Gym Week for Breast Cancer Awareness."
The game will be a rematch of a Sun Belt Conference opening loss by the Trojans, 58-48, at the Mitchell Center in December. In that game, South Alabama outscored Troy 28-18, which proved to be the difference in the game, in the first 20 minutes. South Alabama shot 32 (23-of-55) percent from the floor and 30 (6-of-20) percent from behind the arc. Meanwhile, the Trojans shot 37 (19-of-51) percent from the floor and just 22 (5-of-23) percent from behind the arc. South Alabama was led by Jeanette Tucker with 16 points, while Shakira Nettles added 11 and Patriece Brunner 10 in the Jag's victory. For Troy, Amy Lewis led the Trojans with 16 points, while Kylie Morrissy added 11 points and 10 rebounds.
The two teams will be participating in a nationwide contest, the 2008 NCAA Women's Basketball "Pack the House" Challenge, with school's aiming to sellout their arenas.
The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) sponsors the "Think Pink" initiative, a global, unified effort for the WBCA nation of coaches to assist in raising breast cancer awareness on the court, across campuses, in communities and beyond. More than 600 schools around the country at all levels will be participating during the week of February 8-17.
The Jimmy V Foundation for Cancer Research launched the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund initiative on December 3, 2007. It honors N.C. State women's coach Kay Yow, who worked alongside Jim Valvano at N.C. State before he succumbed to cancer in 1993. Yow, who has more than 700 coaching victories, was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1987 and learned in November she has stage-four cancer.
The Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund will raise money for scientific research and to assist the underserved in an effort to fight against cancer.
The NCAA has also joined the WBCA's "Think Pink" initiative by implementing the "Calling for a Cure" campaign where all NCAA women's basketball officials will be blowing a pink whistle February 8-17.
To show your support for the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund, call 1-800-4-JIMMY-V, or visit jimmyv.org. For ticket information, contact the Troy University Ticket Office.
GAME FACTS
Date: Sunday, February 10, 2008
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Site:
Capacity: 4,000
National Rankings (AP/ESPN-USA Today):
Television: Visit www.troytrojans.com to watch with All-Access.
Radio: Today's game can be heard locally on WTBF-94.7 FM.
Commentators: Play-by-play: Buddy Johnson; Color: Taylor Barbaree.
Internet: Visit www.troytrojans.com for live statistics.
Tickets: Visit www.troytrojans.com for more information.
Forecast: Mostly Sunny
Temps: High 67, Low 37
TROJAN STORYLINES
The Trojans will look to snap a three-game losing streak when they take the floor against South Alabama this afternoon ... the Trojans have only lost three consecutive games twice this season, but not four as the streak was ended each time ... the Trojans and South Alabama met all ready once this season, with the Jaguars pulling off a 10-point victory at the Mitchell Center ... today's game marks the first of seven consecutive rematches for the Trojans ... Senior guard Amy Lewis is 19 points away from 1,500 career points ... the Trojans are 4-4 at Trojan Arena this season, 4-7 on the road and 2-2 on neutral courts ... Troy has three players who have played 100 career games as of Thursday's game against the University of Denver - Amy Lewis, Audrey Muse and Laura Lee Holman.
ON THIS DATE
Troy is 5-6 all-time on February 10 ... the Trojans lost their first game ever on this date, 50-49 on the road against Tuskegee in 1983 ... the Trojans did not play on this date again until 1986, losing to Delta State 98-59 on the road ... the losing streak on the date reached three when the Trojans lost to West Georgia 74-61 on the road in 1990 ... Troy picked up their first victory on this date in 1992, defeating Alabama-Huntsville 84-78 on the road ... the streak ran to two consecutive wins when the Trojans defeated Alabama A&M 71-61 at Trojan Arena in their first year of NCAA Division I competition (1994) ... the following season, the Trojans fell to Valparaiso 69-67 at home in Mid-Continent Conference action ... the Trojans defeated Chicago State on the road 83-63 in 1997 en route to the NCAA Tournament ... Troy lost to Stetson on the road 75-69 in 2000 in A-Sun action, but defeated Mercer 82-74 in 2001 in A-Sun action ... Troy has played twice under Murphy on this date, defeating Campbell 73-51 in 2005 and falling to Florida International last season.
