Trojans Continue Sun Belt Play at UT Arlington

Thursday, February 23

Arlington, Texas

7 PM

Troy University

UT Arlington

Photo by: Chris Davis

Trojans Continue Sun Belt Play at UT Arlington

2/22/2017 4:28:00 PM | Basketball (W)

By: Wes Johnson

Live Video | Live Audio | Live Stats | Game Notes

ARLINGTON, Texas – The Troy women's basketball team has won four of its last five games and looks to continue its winning way against UT Arlington at the College Park Center on Thursday at 7 p.m.

The Trojans (18-7, 11-3 Sun Belt) have won three straight in the series against UTA including an 85-68 verdict at Trojan Arena in Jan. 14. Caitlyn Ramirez and Amanda Mendoza scored 17 points each in the previous matchup while the Mavericks' leading scorer, Rebekah VanDijk was held to just a single field goal.

Ramirez has been red-hot of late scoring 12 or more points in 10 consecutive games. She was named Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 21.5 points and 13.0 rebounds against Appalachian State and Coastal Carolina over the weekend. Ramirez leads the conference with 9.8 rebounds per game, a total that ranks 32^nd nationally.

UT Arlington (17-7, 10-4) have dropped three of its last five games and slipped to third in the conference standings, a game behind Troy. The Mavericks defeated Georgia Southern, 69-60, on Thursday before falling to Georgia State, 64-59, on Saturday in Atlanta.

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

SERIES HISTORY
UT ARLINGTON (17-7, 10-4 SBC)
Overall Series: Troy leads 6-2
            at Arlington: Troy leads 2-1
Streak: Troy W3
Last: Jan. 14, 2017
            Troy won 85-68 (in Troy, Ala.)

NOTEWORTHY
• Averaging 83.4 points per game, Troy ranks 7th in scoring in the NCAA.

• Caitlyn Ramirez is the reigning Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week after averaging 21.5 points and 13.0 rebounds against Appalachian State and Coastal Carolina.

• Troy is 2-1 all-time against the Mavericks in Arlington.

• Amanda Mendoza leads the league with a 1.9 assist/turnover ratio (83 ast-42 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 49.1 total rebounds per contest.

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.