Troy-South Alabama Square Off in Rivalry Game

Saturday, February 4

Troy, Ala.

2 PM

Troy University

South Alabama

Tickets

Photo by: Chris Davis

Troy-South Alabama Square Off in Rivalry Game

2/3/2017 5:45:00 PM | Basketball (W)

By: Wes Johnson

ESPN3 | Live Audio | Live Stats | Game Notes

TROY, Alabama – Seven days since its last game, the Troy women's basketball team returns to action on Saturday against in-state rival South Alabama at 2 p.m.

The Trojans (14-6, 7-2) are looking to bounce back after a loss to Georgia State a week ago. In the game Caitlyn Ramirez tied a Troy single-game record with 20 rebounds, a record she set on Nov. 11 at Auburn to open the season. She also scored 18 points to mark her sixth straight double-digit performance. The team enters the game third in the Sun Belt Conference standings, a game behind UT Arlington (8-1) and two back of Little Rock (10-0) with nine games remaining.

South Alabama (7-13, 2-7) has dropped six consecutive games including a pair of low-scoring affairs against Georgia State (55-45) and Georgia Southern (53-45). Troy won the first matchup of the season, 73-57 on Dec. 31.

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

SERIES HISTORY
SOUTH ALABAMA (7-13, 2-7)
Overall Series: USA leads 21-20
            at Troy: Troy leads 11-7
Streak: Troy W2
Last: Dec. 31, 2016
            Troy won 73-57 (in Mobile)

NOTEWORTHY
• Averaging 84.0 points per game, Troy ranks 8th in scoring in the NCAA.

• Troy is off to its best league start (7-2) since joining the Sun Belt Conference in 2005.

• Caitlyn Ramirez tied Troy's Division I single-game record with 20 rebounds on Jan.
28 against Georgia State. Ramirez set the record in the season opener at Auburn on
Nov. 11.

• Troy leads the nation averaging 20 offensive rebounds per game. The team is
second in the NCAA with 50.1 total rebounds per contest.

• The Trojans have scored 80-plus points 68 times under head coach Chanda Rigby.

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.