Troy Women Aim for 2-0 SBC Start on Thursday

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TROY, Alabama – The Troy women's basketball team looks to start 2-0 in conference play for the first time in 15 seasons as it travels to take on Georgia State on Thursday. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. (CT).

The Trojans (8-4, 1-0 SBC) visit the GSU Sports Arena in Atlanta, Ga., riding a five-game winning streak against the Panthers and aiming to improve to 2-0 in league play for the first time since opening undefeated in the team's first two Atlantic Sun games of 2001-02.

Behind a 24-3 fourth quarter run and a double-double from Claresa Banks (10 points, 12 rebounds), Troy battled back to knock off South Alabama, 73-57, on Saturday. Ta'Kierra Gibbs, playing in just her second game of the season, hit a pair of 3-pointers in the final frame to help kick start the Trojan offense.

Georgia State hasn't defeated Troy since New Year's Day of 2014, a five-game streak that includes a pair of losses on the Panthers' home floor. During the winning run, Troy has averaged 96.2 points per game.

The Panthers (5-7, 1-0) knocked off in-state rival Georgia Southern, 58-54, on Saturday snapping a four-game winless streak. Tiffany Holston lead the way with her fourth double-double of the year with 15 points and 17 rebounds.

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

SERIES HISTORY
Georgia State (5-7, 1-0 SBC)
Overall Series: GSU leads 22-10
at Atlanta: GSU leads 12-3
Streak: Troy W5
Last: Feb. 13, 2016
Troy won, 89-78 (in Troy, Ala.)

PLAYERS TO WATCH
TROY:
Claresa Banks: 10.6 ppg, 4.6 rpg | 5^th in Sun Belt with 2.0 steals per game
Lauren Day: 6.8 ppg, 2.9 rpg | 3^rd in Sun Belt with .514 FG%

GEORGIA STATE:
Tiffany Holston: 10.1 ppg, 9.3 rpg | Shooting 48 percent from the field

NOTEWORTHY
• Troy is 5-1 against Georgia State under head coach Chanda Rigby.

• Averaging 87.8 points per game, the Trojans rank 6^th in scoring in the NCAA.

• Troy has played at least 12 players in every game this season.

• Claresa Banks posted her second career double-double (10 points, 12 rebounds) at South Alabama.

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.

Troy Women Aim for 2-0 SBC Start on Thursday

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Players Mentioned

Claresa Banks

Lauren Day

Ta'Kierra Gibbs

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