Troy Women Aim to Rebound at Arkansas State

Saturday, January 21

Jonesboro, Ark.

3 PM

Troy University

Arkansas State

Photo by: Chris Davis

Troy Women Aim to Rebound at Arkansas State

1/20/2017 3:51:00 PM | Basketball (W)

By: Wes Johnson

ESPN3 | Live Audio | Live Stats | Game Notes

JONESBORO, Arkansas – Following a disappointing loss at Little Rock on Thursday, the Troy women's basketball team will look to bounce back at Arkansas State on Saturday at 3 p.m.

Troy (12-5, 5-1 SBC) suffered its first Sun Belt Conference defeat in a 77-74 slugfest with Little Rock. Caitlyn Ramirez posted her fourth double-double of the season with 12 points and 11 rebounds. ArJae' Saunders turned in a season-high 21 points, but it wasn't enough as Little Rock fought off a last second effort by Troy to tie the game.

Arkansas State (4-14, 2-4) has struggled this season after winning the regular season title a year ago. The Red Wolves defeated South Alabama, 56-53, on Thursday. ASU is lead offensively by Jada Ford with 11.9 points per game while Lauren Bradshaw is turning in 6.3 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per contest.

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

SERIES HISTORY
ARKANSAS STATE
Overall Series: ASU leads 13-5
            at Jonesboro: ASU leads 6-1
Streak: Troy W1
Last: March 11, 2016
            Troy won 96-89 (in New Orleans, La.)

NOTEWORTHY
• Averaging 85.5 points per game, Troy ranks 6th in scoring in the NCAA.

• In SBC play, Troy leads the league with 78.8 points per game.

• Caitlyn Ramirez is averaging 14.5 points, 10.7 rebounds in SBC play.

• Ramirez was named Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week on Jan. 16 after
averaging 19 points and 12.5 rebounds against Texas State and UT Arlington.

• Lauren Day is shooting 57.1 percent (24-42) on the road this season.

• The Trojans have scored 80-plus points 67 times under head coach Chanda Rigby.

• Seven players are averaging more than six points per game while no player is
averaging more than 24.2 minutes per game.

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.