Troy University Athletics
Wednesday, November 30
Auburn, Ala.
6:00 p.m.
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Auburn University
Photo by: Cass Davis
Troy Set to Take on Auburn
11/29/2011 6:58:00 PM | Basketball (W)
Troy women's basketball hits the road again to take on SEC foe Auburn University.
Game Notes
Troy, Ala. – Troy (0-5, 0-0) women's basketball faces another challenging road test as they prepare to travel to Auburn University to take on the Tigers (4-1, 0-0) on Wednesday.
The contest will be game three of a four game road campaign for the Trojans. Troy has struggled in the past against the Tigers. Auburn currently leads the overall series at 20-2 winning the past 13 consecutive matchups. The last time the Trojans achieved victory was on their home court on January 7, 1980.
The Tigers claimed the last victory over Troy in 2007 in the Trojans season opener 70-65. Troy has only fallen to Auburn twice while under the command of head coach Michael Murphy.
Despite suffering many injuries early in the season the Trojans will look to their seniors to lead them against the Tigers.
Seniors DeAngela Sword and Tenia Manuel have put up strong numbers already this season. Both Sword and Manuel have recorded double-doubles already this season and have broken double digits in each of the past four contests.
Sword has totaled 66 points this season giving her 445 points in her career. She is averaging 13.2 points a game.
Manuel has totaled 57 points this season and broke the 500 career points mark with her 18 point performance against Evansville giving her 513 total career points. Manuel currently leads the Trojans in rebounds this season averaging 9.2 rebounds a game.
The Tigers enter the contest winning the past four of their last five matches with their only loss this season going to Duke. Auburn presents a defensive challenge to the Trojans as their season field goal percentage currently stands at .425. The Tigers have outscored their opponents by an average of 17 points this season.
“Auburn will be a challenging opponent,” said head coach Michael Murphy. “They bring a high level of competition and will be one of the best teams we will face this year.”
The contest is set for 6 pm on Wednesday night in Auburn Arena. Follow TroyTrojans.com for updates on the contest and all other Troy women's basketball news. Also follow TroyTrojans.com on Twitter (@TroyAthletics) for updates during the game.
Troy, Ala. – Troy (0-5, 0-0) women's basketball faces another challenging road test as they prepare to travel to Auburn University to take on the Tigers (4-1, 0-0) on Wednesday.
The contest will be game three of a four game road campaign for the Trojans. Troy has struggled in the past against the Tigers. Auburn currently leads the overall series at 20-2 winning the past 13 consecutive matchups. The last time the Trojans achieved victory was on their home court on January 7, 1980.
The Tigers claimed the last victory over Troy in 2007 in the Trojans season opener 70-65. Troy has only fallen to Auburn twice while under the command of head coach Michael Murphy.
Despite suffering many injuries early in the season the Trojans will look to their seniors to lead them against the Tigers.
Seniors DeAngela Sword and Tenia Manuel have put up strong numbers already this season. Both Sword and Manuel have recorded double-doubles already this season and have broken double digits in each of the past four contests.
Sword has totaled 66 points this season giving her 445 points in her career. She is averaging 13.2 points a game.
Manuel has totaled 57 points this season and broke the 500 career points mark with her 18 point performance against Evansville giving her 513 total career points. Manuel currently leads the Trojans in rebounds this season averaging 9.2 rebounds a game.
The Tigers enter the contest winning the past four of their last five matches with their only loss this season going to Duke. Auburn presents a defensive challenge to the Trojans as their season field goal percentage currently stands at .425. The Tigers have outscored their opponents by an average of 17 points this season.
“Auburn will be a challenging opponent,” said head coach Michael Murphy. “They bring a high level of competition and will be one of the best teams we will face this year.”
The contest is set for 6 pm on Wednesday night in Auburn Arena. Follow TroyTrojans.com for updates on the contest and all other Troy women's basketball news. Also follow TroyTrojans.com on Twitter (@TroyAthletics) for updates during the game.
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