Troy University Athletics
Sunday, December 31
Troy, Ala.
1 P.M.
Troy University
vs
Georgia State
Sunday Matinee: Troy Takes on Georgia State
12/30/2017 2:22:00 PM | Basketball (W)
Game Notes
TROY, Alabama – The Troy women's basketball team looks to build on its performance on Friday with a 1 p.m. contest against Georgia State on Sunday in Trojan Arena.
Amber Rivers' 20 points led the Trojans (6-6, 1-0) to an 88-47 victory over Georgia Southern on Friday. Kayla Robinson was also red-hot going 7-for-8 from the field and finished with 16 points, six rebounds and six assists.
Georgia State (4-8, 0-1) dropped its Sun Belt Conference opener 88-52 at South Alabama, but were missing leading scorer Shay Fluker, who is averaging 16.1 points per game. The Panthers have lost its last two contests after winning three of four. Georgia State leads the conference in free throw percentage (75.4 percent), is second in steals per game (10.0) and third in turnovers forced (17.8).
HOW TO FOLLOW
Tip: 1 p.m.
Video: ESPN3
Audio: TroyTrojans.com/watch
Radio: WTBF 94.7 FM
Live stats: TroyStats.com
Twitter: @TroyTrojansWBB
SERIES INFO
GEORGIA STATE
Overall: GSU leads 23-11
At Troy: GSU leads 9-7
At Atlanta: GSU leads 12-4
At Neutral: GSU leads 2-0
Last Meeting: Jan. 28, 2017 – GSU won, 68-65 (at Troy)
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
The Panthers took a tough loss at South Alabama on Friday, 88-52, snapping a streak of four consecutive win on conference openers. Georgia State in shooting 75.4 percent from the free throw line this season which ranks 10th in the NCAA. Shay Fluker leads the team averaging 16.1 points and 6.4 rebounds per game while Kierra Henry has scored in double-digits in 10-of-12 games and in averaging 14.1 points per contest.
NOTEWORTHY
• Troy's 41-point margin of victory over Georgia Southern on Friday was the largest in a Sun Belt Conference game in program history.
• The Trojans hit 11 3-pointers on Friday, the second time this season (12, at Ole Miss0 that the team has made 10-plus shot from beyond the arc.
• Amber Rivers enters Sunday's game as the most efficient shooter in the Sun Belt Conference making 52.6 percent of her shots from the field.
For more information on Troy women's basketball, visit TroyTrojans.com or follow the team on Twitter at @TroyTrojansWBB.
TROY, Alabama – The Troy women's basketball team looks to build on its performance on Friday with a 1 p.m. contest against Georgia State on Sunday in Trojan Arena.
Amber Rivers' 20 points led the Trojans (6-6, 1-0) to an 88-47 victory over Georgia Southern on Friday. Kayla Robinson was also red-hot going 7-for-8 from the field and finished with 16 points, six rebounds and six assists.
Georgia State (4-8, 0-1) dropped its Sun Belt Conference opener 88-52 at South Alabama, but were missing leading scorer Shay Fluker, who is averaging 16.1 points per game. The Panthers have lost its last two contests after winning three of four. Georgia State leads the conference in free throw percentage (75.4 percent), is second in steals per game (10.0) and third in turnovers forced (17.8).
HOW TO FOLLOW
Tip: 1 p.m.
Video: ESPN3
Audio: TroyTrojans.com/watch
Radio: WTBF 94.7 FM
Live stats: TroyStats.com
Twitter: @TroyTrojansWBB
SERIES INFO
GEORGIA STATE
Overall: GSU leads 23-11
At Troy: GSU leads 9-7
At Atlanta: GSU leads 12-4
At Neutral: GSU leads 2-0
Last Meeting: Jan. 28, 2017 – GSU won, 68-65 (at Troy)
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
The Panthers took a tough loss at South Alabama on Friday, 88-52, snapping a streak of four consecutive win on conference openers. Georgia State in shooting 75.4 percent from the free throw line this season which ranks 10th in the NCAA. Shay Fluker leads the team averaging 16.1 points and 6.4 rebounds per game while Kierra Henry has scored in double-digits in 10-of-12 games and in averaging 14.1 points per contest.
NOTEWORTHY
• Troy's 41-point margin of victory over Georgia Southern on Friday was the largest in a Sun Belt Conference game in program history.
• The Trojans hit 11 3-pointers on Friday, the second time this season (12, at Ole Miss0 that the team has made 10-plus shot from beyond the arc.
• Amber Rivers enters Sunday's game as the most efficient shooter in the Sun Belt Conference making 52.6 percent of her shots from the field.
For more information on Troy women's basketball, visit TroyTrojans.com or follow the team on Twitter at @TroyTrojansWBB.
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