Troy Set for Clash with Ole Miss

Game Notes

TROY, Alabama – Troy plays the second leg of a three-game road stretch on Tuesday facing off against Ole Miss at 2 p.m. at The Pavilion at Ole Miss.

The Trojans (2-0) have averaged 91.0 points per game in its two wins this season. Amber Rivers is coming off a career performance last Thursday when she scored 24 points and posted 10 rebounds for her first career double-double. Harriet Winchester is eighth in the nationally averaging 4.5 steals per contest.

Ole Miss (3-1) been on fire from three in the early part of this season, as they currently lead the SEC with a .419 clip from beyond the arc and rank fifth in the nation with 39 treys. Seven different Rebels have drained threes this season.

HOW TO FOLLOW
Tip: 2 p.m.
Video: SEC Network+
Audio: TroyTrojans.com/watch
Radio: WTBF 94.7 FM
Live Stats: OleMissSports.com

SERIES INFO
Ole Miss
Overall: OM leads 1-0
            At Troy: 0-0
            At Oxford, Miss: OM leads 1-0
            At Neutral: 0-0
Last Meeting: Nov. 28, 1981 – Ole Miss won, 97-58 (in Oxford, Miss.)

ABOUT THE OPPONENT
Ole Miss split at the Maggie Dixon Classic hosted by DePaul this past weekend, dropping a 79-64 contest against Saint Louis before putting on an offensive clinic vs. Delaware State with a 110-58 win – the third-most points scored in program history. Overall, the Rebels shot .473 during the tournament, which included an 89 combined points from senior Shandricka Sessom and junior Madinah Muhammad.

NOTEWORTHY
• Troy is ranked eighth nationally with 22 offensive rebounds per game, which the team has converted into 53 second-chance pts. Last year, the Trojans led the country in offensive boards with 20 per contest.

• Harriet Winchester leads the Sun Belt Conference with 4.5 steals per game. She swiped six passes against Stillman then picked off three more at Alabama State.

• En route to her first career double-double, Amber Rivers scored a career-high 24 points against Alabama State, including 16 in the first half.

• Last season, Troy held six opponents to fewer that 60 field goal attempts going 3-3 in those contests. The Trojans have held both opponents in 2017 to 59 FG attempts.

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