Troy Women Face Arkansas State Thursday

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TROY, Alabama – The Troy women's basketball team wraps up the regular season with a pair of home games beginning with a tilt against Arkansas State on Thursday at 5:15 p.m. at Trojan Arena.

The Trojans (18-9, 11-5 Sun Belt) are coming off disappointing losses at UT Arlington (78-72) and Texas State (74-72) last week, but can still lock up a top four finish in the Sun Belt Conference standings with a win on Thursday coupled with a UL Lafayette loss. Troy can also end the season with a top four seed by winning each of its last two games.

Arkansas State (6-22, 4-12) has yet to win a road game this season entering Trojan Arena 0-13 on its opposition's floor. Troy defeated the Red Wolves 83-75 in Jonesboro on Jan. 21 and are 3-5 against ASU at home all-time.

Caitlyn Ramirez continues to pace the Trojans averaging 13.3 points and 9.8 rebounds per game and has scored 12 or more points in 11 straight games. Ramirez posted her 12^th career double-double with 19 points and 12 boards at Texas State on Saturday. Jada Ford leads Arkansas State offensively with 12.4 points per game and is one of three Red Wolves (Dominique Oliver, Akasha Westbrook) averaging in double figures.

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

SERIES HISTORY
ARKANSAS STATE (6-22, 4-12 SBC)
Overall Series: ASU leads 13-7
            at Troy: ASU leads 5-3
Streak: Troy W2
Last: Jan. 21, 2017
            Troy won 83-75 (Jonesboro, Ark.)

NOTEWORTHY
• Averaging 82.5 points per game, Troy ranks 8th in scoring in the NCAA.

• Troy locks up a top four finish in the Sun Belt Conference with a win and a loss by UL Lafayette against Texas State or UT Arlington.

• The Trojans are 3-5 all-time against Arkansas State in Troy.

• Troy has made 212 3-pointers this season, the program single-season record is 245 set last season.

• As a team, the Trojans are shooting 74.2 percent from the free throw line. The Troy single-season record is 74.3 percent set last season.

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.

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Caitlyn Ramirez

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