Troy Battles Coastal Carolina Saturday

Saturday, February 18

Troy, Ala.

2 PM

Troy University

Coastal Carolina

Tickets

Photo by: Chris Davis

2/17/2017 2:02:00 PM | Basketball (W)

By: Wes Johnson

Live Video | Live Audio | Live Stats | Game Notes

TROY, Alabama – Coming off an 86-77 win over Appalachian State on Thursday, the Troy women's basketball team returns to action on Saturday at 2 p.m. against Coastal Carolina. The game is the second and final Play4Kay game of the season.

Troy will be selling pink T-shirts as well as taking donations, there will also be a silent auction with a Troy signed jersey and basketballs included among the items up for bid.

The Trojans (17-7, 10-3 Sun Belt) got a career performance from Jayla Chills, who turned in 27 points in the winning effort on Thursday. Caitlyn Ramirez contributed 24 points and 14 rebounds while Claresa Banks came off the bench to add 11 points.

Coastal Carolina (10-14, 5-9) defeated South Alabama behind nine 3-pointers from senior Ced Gibson and freshman Courtney Clasen. Gibson finished with a team-high 23 points and seven assists. The Chanticleers held South Alabama to 28.1 percent shooting from the field.

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

SERIES HISTORY
COASTAL CAROLINA (10-14, 5-9 SBC)
Overall Series: First meeting
            at Troy: N/A
Streak: N/A
Last: N/A


NOTEWORTHY
• Averaging 83.6 points per game, Troy ranks 8th in scoring in the NCAA.

• Saturday marks the first-ever meeting between Troy and Coastal Carolina.

• Amanda Mendoza leads the league with a 2.0 assist/turnover ratio (80 ast-40 to).

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

• Troy leads the nation averaging 20 offensive rebounds per game. The team is
second in the NCAA with 49.2 total rebounds per contest.

• The Trojans have scored 80-plus points 70 times under head coach Chanda Rigby.

• Troy ranks 6th in the NCAA forcing 19.5 turnovers per game.

• Caitlyn Ramirez leads the conference and is 43rd in the NCAA with 9.7 rebounds
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.