Troy Women Take On Texas State Thursday

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TROY, Alabama – The Troy women's basketball team returns home to face Texas State on Thursday at Trojan Arena after opening the season with three consecutive road contests to open Sun Belt Conference play. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m.

The Trojans (10-4, 3-0 SBC) enter Thursday's game riding a four-game winning streak including three consecutive to open conference play; the first such occurrence since 1998-99. The team is coming off road victories over Georgia State (87-69) and Georgia Southern (89-86) over the weekend. Against Georgia Southern on Saturday, freshman Kayla Robinson scored 17 points for her third double-digit performance of the season.

Texas State (6-8, 1-2) knocked off Sun Belt newcomer Coastal Carolina to open league play but fell to Appalachian State and UTA in its last two contests. The Bobcats are 10 in the conference in scoring (56.4 ppg), but are forcing opponents into 18.4 turnovers per game.

BROADCAST INFO
TV: None
Online: ESPN3 (WatchESPN)
Radio: WTBF 94.7 FM
Online: TroyTrojans.com
Live Stats: TroyStats.com

SERIES HISTORY
TEXAS STATE (6-8, 1-2 SBC)
Overall Series: Series tied 3-3
at Troy: TXST leads 2-1
Streak: Troy W3
Last: March 3, 2016
Troy won, 88-73 (in San Marcos, Texas)

PLAYERS TO WATCH
TROY:
Amanda Mendoza: 7.9 ppg, 2.9 apg | Shooting 51.6 percent (16-31) over her last four games
Kayla Robinson: 8.6 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2.1 apg | 17 pts at Georgia Southern

TEXAS STATE:
Taeler Deer: 8.3 ppg, 2.6 apg | 22 steals and shooting 55.7 percent from 3-point range

NOTEWORTHY
• Troy is off to its best start since 1996-97 when the team opened 10-4.

• The Trojans are 3-0 to kick off conference play for the first time since 1998-99.

• Entering Thursday's game, Chanda Rigby has 298 wins at the collegiate level.

• There are five Sun Belt Conference women's basketball teams with sisters on the roster, Troy (Lauren and Jessie Day) and Texas State (Bailey and Brooke Holle) included.

• Averaging 87.9 points per game, Troy ranks sixth in scoring in the NCAA.

• Amanda Mendoza is shooting 51.6% (16-31) from the field over the last four games with 11 3-pointers.

• Troy is averaging 95.2 points per game at home this season.

PROMOTIONAL
Following the game, the Troy cheerleaders will perform its routine before traveling to compete in nationals. All fans are invited to stay for the performance.

For more information on Troy women's basketball, visit TroyTrojans.com or follow the team on Twitter at @TroyTrojansWBB.

The 2017 Sun Belt Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Championships are scheduled for a week of March Madness in the Big Easy. New Orleans will once again be home to the two championships that will take place at Lakefront Arena from March 7-12. For more information, visit the Sun Belt Conference's championship central websites - Men's Championship – Women's Championship – and be sure to follow the @FunBelt on social media - @SunBelt.

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Players Mentioned

Jessie Day

Amanda Mendoza

Kayla Robinson

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