Troy Women Host Georgia Southern

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TROY, Alabama – The Troy women's basketball continues Sun Belt Conference play at Trojan Arena on Thursday as Georgia Southern visits for a 6 p.m. tip.

After suffering its first Sun Belt defeat of the season in a 77-74 verdict at Little Rock, Troy (13-5, 6-1 SBC) rebounded to knock off Arkansas State, 83-75, on Saturday. Caitlyn Ramirez (19 points, 18 rebounds) and ArJae' Saunders (18, 10) became the first Trojan duo to record a double-double in the same game since Ronita Garrett and Ashley Beverly Kelley against Alabama State in 2014. Ramirez is averaging 17.3 points and 13.5 rebounds over the last four games and has posted a double-double in the last two contests.

Last time out against Georgia Southern, the Trojans allowed a 20-point, third-quarter lead to dwindle to just two before edging out the 89-86 victory. The Eagles (7-11, 3-4) have won two straight and three of their last four. Led by Patrice Butler (15.2 ppg, 6.8 rpg) – who scored 24 in the Jan. 7 meeting between the teams – Georgia Southern looks to improve on its 2-6 record away from Hanner Fieldhouse.

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

SERIES HISTORY
GEORGIA SOUTHERN (7-11, 2-6)
Overall Series: Troy leads 9-2
            at Troy: Troy leads 3-0
Streak: Troy W9
Last: Jan. 7, 2017
            Troy won 89-86 (in Statesboro)

NOTEWORTHY
• In the team's last game at Arkansas State, Troy set a Sun Belt Conference record (in-league game) with 69 rebounds. The total was the most in the program's Division I history and tied Troy's all-time record.

• Caitlyn Ramirez is averaging 15.1 points and 11.7 rebounds in conference play.

• Troy is averaging 88.5 points per game at home the season.

• The Trojans lead the nation with 20 offensive rebounds per game.

• Troy's 49.9 rebounding averaging is on pace to be the second-highest in Sun Belt history behind Louisiana Tech's 51.8 during the 1995-96 season.

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

Ashley Beverly Kelley

Caitlyn Ramirez

ArJae' Saunders

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