Troy University Athletics
National Statistics Released
12/16/2009 3:00:00 PM | Basketball (W)
TROY, Ala. - The NCAA released their weekly national statistics for women's basketball this week and the Trojans are in the top 50 several categories in the nation.
Troy (5-2), in the midst of the second-best start in school history and set to open Sun Belt Conference play on Saturday, are currently third in the nation in 3-point field percentage defense out of 332 schools. The Trojans are allowing opponents to shoot just 19.7 percent from beyond the arc, just short of the nation's leader (Savannah State) at 17.3 percent.
The Trojans are also ranked sixth overall in field goal percentage defense, allowing opponents to shoot just 32.6 percent from the floor, while Savannah State leads the nation at 30.5 percent.
Troy also appears in the top 50 in scoring defense (40th at 55.9 points per game), field goal percentage (44th at 44.4 percent), rebounding margin (44th at 6.3) and in 3-point field goal percentage (32nd at 37.8 percent).
They are also just outside the top 50 in scoring margin at 62nd, with a margin of 10 points per game.
Individually, the Trojans have a pair of players in the top 50 in their respective statistical categories. Senior Alyce Shearing is 17th in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage (ranking the top 250) at 50.0 percent (nation's leader is Amanda Stull of Coastal Carolina at 66.7 percent). Junior Donette McNair is 18th in the nation in rebounding at 10.7 rebounds per game, while the nation's leader (Paulina Love of Southern Miss averages 13.6 per game). McNair is also 38th in the nation in field goal percentage, shooting 55.6 percent on the season.
Senior Brittnie Davis is in the top 100 thus far this season in steals per game, coming in at 98th and averaging 2.4 steals per game.
The Trojans will put all those numbers on the line Saturday morning at Trojan Arena when they open Sun Belt Conference play against the University of New Orleans. The game can be seen on CSS, with tip set for 11:07 am.
