Troy Hosts Coastal Carolina in SBC Play Saturday

Saturday, January 20

Troy, Ala.

2 P.M.

Troy University

Coastal Carolina

Tickets

Troy Hosts Coastal Carolina in SBC Play Saturday

1/19/2018 10:18:00 AM | Basketball (W)

By: Wes Johnson

GAME NOTES

TROY, Alabama – Troy returns home for the first time since Dec. 31 as Coastal Carolina rolls into Trojan Arena for a 2 p.m. Saturday Sun Belt Conference matchup.

The Trojans (7-9, 2-3 Sun Belt) have dropped three straight in conference action but look to straighten things out at home where the team is 5-0 this season. Troy has outscored opponents 97.2-66.6 at Trojan Arena despite playing the fewest home game of any league school.

Coastal Carolina (10-8, 4-3) fell into an early hole at South Alabama that it was unable to climb out of dropping a 68-62 decision in Mobile on Thursday. The Chants fell behind by 21 in the first half, but fought back to cut the deficit to just four points with 1:36 to play.

Senior guard Jas Adams leads CCU averaging 17.5 points per contest, but was held to just seven on Thursday. DJ Williams dropped a game-high 29 points on the Jags and is the team's second-leading scorer with 15.3 points to go along with a team-best 7.4 rebounds per game.

HOW TO FOLLOW
Tip: 2 p.m.
Video: ESPN3
Audio: TroyTrojans.com/watch
Radio: WTBF 94.7 FM
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
Twitter: @TroyTrojansWBB

PROMOTIONS
Women's Basketball Letterwinner's Day
• All former women's basketball players are invited back to take part in this celebration.
• Each former letterwinner will receive four (4) complimentary tickets and be recognized at the game.
• To RSVP, please contact Kathy Russell at (678) 637-1105 or kathyarussell@yahoo.com.

Military Appreciation Day
• All active, retired and reserve members of the Military receive up to four (4) complimentary tickets by presenting their Military ID at the Trojan Arena box office.
• Troy University Army and Air Force ROTC Honor Guard will present the colors prior to both games.

Sorrell College of Business Day in Trojan Arena

Medical Professionals Appreciation Day
• $5 General Admission Tickets for any medical professional using promo code MEDICAL online at TroyTrojans.com/Tickets.

SERIES INFO
Overall: Troy leads 1-0
            At Troy: Troy leads 1-0
            At Conway: 0-0
            At Neutral: 0-0
Last Meeting: Feb. 18, 2017 – Troy won, 78-66 (at Troy)

ABOUT THE OPPONENT
The Coastal Carolina women's basketball team suffered a 68-62 loss at South Alabama on Thursday evening inside the Mitchell Center. The Chants fell behind by over 20 points in the first half, which proved to be too large of a deficit to overcome despite making it a two-possession game with two minutes remaining.
USA, which entered the contest as the top shooting team in the Sun Belt, finished the game shooting 40 percent from the field. The Jags made 12 3-pointers for the game while holding the Chants to just one.

NOTEWORTHY
• Amber Rivers enters Saturday's game averaging 17 points and 7.8 rebounds per game over the last six games. She leads the team in scoring with 13.8 points per game and is second in the Sun Belt Conference shooting 51.8 percent from the field.

• Troy is 5-0 in Trojan Arena this season averaging 97.2 points per game while holding opponents to just 66.6 points per contest. The Trojans are 36-9 at home over the last four seasons.

• Saturday's contest marks the second-ever meeting between Troy and Coastal Carolina. The Chanticleers officially joined the Sun Belt Conference on July 1, 2016.

• The Trojans have played 11 of their 16 games on the road. The team's five home games are the fewest in the Sun Belt Conference.

For more information on Troy women's basketball, visit TroyTrojans.com or follow the team on Twitter at @TroyTrojansWBB.