Trojans Take Three-Game Winning Streak on the Road

STATESBORO, Georgia – The Troy women's basketball team will took to extend its three-game winning streak on Thursday when the Trojans travel to take on Georgia Southern at Hanner Fieldhouse at 4 p.m. CT.

Live audio and live video will be available for Trojan All-Access subscribers at TroyTrojans.com. A link to live stats can be found on the women's basketball schedule page at TroyTrojans.com. Fans in Troy can also hear the game on WTBF 94.7 FM. To follow the action on Twitter, follow @TroyWomensBBall.

Troy (15-9, 10-5) has won its last three games, including a pair of home contests last week against South Alabama and UL Lafayette. The Trojans, who have tied the program record for Sun Belt wins with 10, still sit in a tie for third place in the league standings.

Against the Cajuns on Saturday, Troy played a much slower game than normal and came away with a 68-63 win. The Trojans attempted just 56 shots, their second lowest total of the season, but held UL Lafayette to 30 percent shooting, including 19 percent in the first half.

Ashley Beverly-Kelley led Troy with 20 points against UL Lafayette, her fifth 20-point game in the last six. The junior ranks third in the Sun Belt in scoring (16.6 ppg), ninth in assists (2.9 apg) and second in steals (2.5 spg), making her the only Sun Belt player in the top 10 of all three categories.

Ronita Garrett tied her own Troy Division I era (1993-present) record with 19 rebounds against UL Lafayette and now has 16 double-doubles on the season, the most in the Sun Belt and eighth in the NCAA. She ranks first in the league in rebounding (10.9 rpg) and fourth in scoring (15.3 ppg).

Troy has scored 75-plus points in eight of its last 12 games, upping its scoring average to a Sun Belt best 76.2 points per game, a mark that also ranks 21^st in the NCAA. Troy also leads the league in assists (15.0 apg) and rebounds (42.6 rpg).

Defensively, Troy is forcing an average of 23.0 turnovers per game and grabbing 12.2 steals per game, marks that both lead the Sun Belt and rank fifth and third in the NCAA, respectively.

Georgia Southern (4-19, 1-13) has lost 10 straight games and is coming off of a 60-43 loss at Sun Belt leader UALR on Saturday. The Eagles have won one conference game, defeating South Alabama on the road on January 10.

Troy won this season's earlier game over Georgia Southern, 84-74, in Trojan Arena on January 17. Troy leads the all-time series, 5-2, and has posted five straight wins over Georgia Southern, including in 2006-07 in the only meeting between the two at Hanner Fieldhouse.

Following Thursday's game, Troy will host current Sun Belt leader UALR at Trojan Arena on Saturday at 2 p.m. For the second straight home game, the Trojans will host a Play 4Kay game to help raise awareness of breast cancer.

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Ashley Beverly Kelley

Ronita Garrett