Troy Shifts Focus to Texas State

Saturday, January 6

San Marcos, Texas

2 P.M.

Troy University

Texas State

1/5/2018 3:12:00 PM | Basketball (W)

By: Wes Johnson

Game Notes

SAN MARCOS, Texas – After falling for the first time in league play on Thursday, the Troy women's basketball team looks to rebound at Texas State on Saturday in Sun Belt Conference action. Tip is set for 2 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on ESPN3 and WTBF 94.7 FM.

The Trojans (7-7, 2-1 Sun Belt) shot just 28.8 percent from the field and never look settled offensively turning the ball over 22 times in its loss to UT Arlington Thursday. Amanda Mendoza scored 14 points, the seventh time she's reached double-digits this season. Jasmine Robinson turned in a career-high 12 points while Sky'Lynn Holmes hauled in eight rebounds.

After dropping a tough 65-64 decision at Coastal Carolina, Texas State (9-3, 2-1) looked dominate in a 78-63 win over South Alabama on Thursday. Junior guard Toshua Leavitt scored 20 points for the sixth time this season, tallying 28 in the game. Taeler Deer added 11 points to go along with a career-high nine rebounds and eight assists. Deer has led the Bobcats in assists in 12 of the team's 14 games this season.

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

SERIES INFO
Overall: Series tied 4-4
            At Troy: 2-2
            At San Marcos: 2-2
            At Neutral: 0-0
Last Meeting: Feb. 25, 2017 – Texas State won, 74-72 (at San Marcos)

ABOUT THE OPPONENT
Texas State used a dominant first half to pull away from South Alabama early in the contest, defeating the Jaguars by a score of 78-63 on Jan. 4 inside of Strahan Coliseum. The win pushed head coach Zenarae Antoine to 5-0 in conference home openers since the team left the Western Athletic Conference to join the Sun Belt Conference for the 2013-14 season. For the second time in as many games, Toshua Leavitt led the offensive attack for the Bobcats. The junior guard secured her sixth 20-point outing of the season, tallying 28 points. She did the bulk of her damage from behind the 3-point line, connecting on 6-of-13 triples, her sixth game making at least six shots from deep this season.

NOTEWORTHY
• Troy is 4-4 all-time against Texas State splitting the series with the Bobcats last season.

• Troy enters Saturday's game second in the NCAA averaging 49.9 rebonds per game. The Trojans are also second in the nation with 23.0 offensive boards per game.

• Chanda Rigby's teams have scored 80-plus points 81 times in her six years, something Troy did just seven times in the previous four seasons prior to her arrival.