Troy University Athletics
Saturday, January 13
Mobile, Ala.
1 P.M.
Troy University
at
South Alabama
Troy Faces Rival South Alabama Saturday
1/12/2018 9:27:00 AM | Basketball (W)
Game Notes
TROY, Alabama – The Troy women's basketball team will play its 11th road game of the season on Saturday as the team ventures to Mobile to square off against rival South Alabama at 1 p.m. in the Mitchell Center.
The Trojans have been road warriors in 2017-18 playing just five of their 15 contests at home, the fewest in the Sun Belt Conference, and winning all five. The highway has been less forgiving, however, as Troy is just 2-8 away from the confines of Trojan Arena exacerbated by two losses in Sun Belt play last week at UT Arlington and Texas State. The Trojans (7-8, 2-2 Sun Belt) aim to reverse that trend on Saturday against South Alabama, an opponent that the team has defeated three consecutive times, including a 73-57 beat down in Mobile last season.
South Alabama (10-5, 3-1) enters the game off to its best start in league play since opening SBC action 4-0 in 2011-12 and it best overall start since going 11-2 out of the gate in 2008. The Jaguars have been successful behind the output of senior Chyna Ellis and redshirt freshman Savannah Jones, who are averaging 15.6 and 14.1 points per game, respectively. Ellis is also second in the conference averaging 8.9 rebounds per game and shooting 51.7 percent from the field while the team has four players in the top 15 of the league's 3-point field goal percentage category.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Tip: 1 p.m.
Video: USAJaguars.com
Audio: TroyTrojans.com/watch
Radio: WTBF 94.7 FM
Live stats: TroyStats.com
Twitter: @TroyTrojansWBB
SERIES INFO
Overall: Series tied 21-21
At Troy: Troy leads 12-7
At Mobile: USA leads 13-7
At Neutral: Troy leads 2-1
Last Meeting: Feb. 4, 2017 – Troy won, 75-71 (at Troy)
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
South Alabama overcame a halftime deficit for the first-time this season as senior Chyna Ellis collected her 1,000th point on a 20-point afternoon in win at UT Arlington on Saturday. The win ended a four-game losing streak to the Mavericks.
Ellis shot 7-of-11 from the field, including 4-of-6 on three-point attempts and 2-for-4 on free-throws, for her fifth 20-point effort of the season. The senior center also collected 11 rebounds, six blocks and two steals as part of her second-straight double-double.
Savannah Jones scored 15 points, all in second-half, on a 7-of-11 shooting night. Jones also collected 4 rebounds and an assist in the road-win.
Senior forward LaNeetra Guillory had a career-night as she scored 14 points to tie a career-high set on Jan. 26, 2016, at Troy. Guillory went 5-of-7 from the field, making a three-pointer and three shots from the charity-stripe. She also had three rebounds, an assist, a rejection and a takeaway in the contest.
NOTEWORTHY
• Troy enters Saturday's game leading the nation with 80.2 field goal attempts per game. The Trojans have attempted 90-plus shots four times this season including an NCAA-high 99 vs Montevallo.
• The Trojans are second in the nation averaging 23.0 offensive rebounds per game leading to an average of 20.3 second chance points per contest.
• Troy is 3-1 in its last four trips to the Mitchell Center. The Trojans defeated the Jaguars 73-57 in Mobile to open Sun Belt play last season.
TROY, Alabama – The Troy women's basketball team will play its 11th road game of the season on Saturday as the team ventures to Mobile to square off against rival South Alabama at 1 p.m. in the Mitchell Center.
The Trojans have been road warriors in 2017-18 playing just five of their 15 contests at home, the fewest in the Sun Belt Conference, and winning all five. The highway has been less forgiving, however, as Troy is just 2-8 away from the confines of Trojan Arena exacerbated by two losses in Sun Belt play last week at UT Arlington and Texas State. The Trojans (7-8, 2-2 Sun Belt) aim to reverse that trend on Saturday against South Alabama, an opponent that the team has defeated three consecutive times, including a 73-57 beat down in Mobile last season.
South Alabama (10-5, 3-1) enters the game off to its best start in league play since opening SBC action 4-0 in 2011-12 and it best overall start since going 11-2 out of the gate in 2008. The Jaguars have been successful behind the output of senior Chyna Ellis and redshirt freshman Savannah Jones, who are averaging 15.6 and 14.1 points per game, respectively. Ellis is also second in the conference averaging 8.9 rebounds per game and shooting 51.7 percent from the field while the team has four players in the top 15 of the league's 3-point field goal percentage category.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Tip: 1 p.m.
Video: USAJaguars.com
Audio: TroyTrojans.com/watch
Radio: WTBF 94.7 FM
Live stats: TroyStats.com
Twitter: @TroyTrojansWBB
SERIES INFO
Overall: Series tied 21-21
At Troy: Troy leads 12-7
At Mobile: USA leads 13-7
At Neutral: Troy leads 2-1
Last Meeting: Feb. 4, 2017 – Troy won, 75-71 (at Troy)
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
South Alabama overcame a halftime deficit for the first-time this season as senior Chyna Ellis collected her 1,000th point on a 20-point afternoon in win at UT Arlington on Saturday. The win ended a four-game losing streak to the Mavericks.
Ellis shot 7-of-11 from the field, including 4-of-6 on three-point attempts and 2-for-4 on free-throws, for her fifth 20-point effort of the season. The senior center also collected 11 rebounds, six blocks and two steals as part of her second-straight double-double.
Savannah Jones scored 15 points, all in second-half, on a 7-of-11 shooting night. Jones also collected 4 rebounds and an assist in the road-win.
Senior forward LaNeetra Guillory had a career-night as she scored 14 points to tie a career-high set on Jan. 26, 2016, at Troy. Guillory went 5-of-7 from the field, making a three-pointer and three shots from the charity-stripe. She also had three rebounds, an assist, a rejection and a takeaway in the contest.
NOTEWORTHY
• Troy enters Saturday's game leading the nation with 80.2 field goal attempts per game. The Trojans have attempted 90-plus shots four times this season including an NCAA-high 99 vs Montevallo.
• The Trojans are second in the nation averaging 23.0 offensive rebounds per game leading to an average of 20.3 second chance points per contest.
• Troy is 3-1 in its last four trips to the Mitchell Center. The Trojans defeated the Jaguars 73-57 in Mobile to open Sun Belt play last season.
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