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Troy Women Announce 2015-16 Non-Conference Schedule
8/3/2015 3:45:00 PM | Basketball (W)
TROY, Alabama – The Troy women's basketball program and head coach Chanda Rigby finalized their 2015-16 schedule on Monday with the announcement of the Trojans' non-conference schedule.
"I believe that our non-conference schedule will challenge us and prepare us for Sun Belt Conference play," Rigby said. "We want to take each and every game on our schedule and treat it like a Super Bowl. We want to devote our highest level of team synergy, focus and determination to each and every game on this schedule."
After a home exhibition game against Stillman on Thursday, November 5, the Trojans will open their regular season at home against West Alabama on Friday, November 13. The Trojans and Tigers will tip off at 12 p.m. with area elementary, middle and high school students invited to attend.
Troy's first road test of the 2015-16 season will come at the Pete Hanna Center against Samford on Tuesday, November 17. Troy defeated the Bulldogs at home last season and will making the trip to Birmingham for the first time since 2005.
Troy then returns home to host Fort Valley State on Sunday, November 22, before closing the season's opening month with a trip to former Atlantic Sun foe Belmont on November 29.
Troy hosts its third and final non-conference home game on Tuesday, December 1, when Nicholls visits Trojan Arena for what will be the first meeting in the series between the Trojans and Colonels.
Troy then closes non-conference play with a four-game road stretch that includes contests at Vanderbilt (Dec. 10), Alabama State (Dec. 15), UAB (Dec. 18) and Southeastern Louisiana (Dec. 21).
Troy will be playing Vanderbilt for the third time in program history and the first time since 2004.
The Trojans continue their long-standing series against Alabama State, playing the Lady Hornets for the fifth straight season and the 27th time overall. On the other hand, Troy will be playing UAB for the first time since 2002 it what will be just the ninth meeting in series history.
Troy's final non-conference game features a match up against Rigby's alma mater for the second straight season. Troy came back from down 20 points in the second half to beat the Lions at Trojan Arena last season.
Troy's double round-robin Sun Belt schedule has already been released. The Trojans, who finished third in the conference last season, open league play at home on December 30 against second-place finisher Arkansas State. Troy then hosts last year's regular season and tournament champion Little Rock on January 2.
The 2016 Sun Belt Conference Championships begin on March 6 at Lakefront Arena in New Orleans.
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