Troy University Athletics
Monday, November 19
Johnson City, Tenn.
10 a.m.
Troy University
at
East Tennessee State
Trojans Face ETSU Monday Morning
11/18/2018 3:24:00 PM | Basketball (W)
GAME NOTES
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Coming off a pair of home wins, the Troy women's basketball is back on the road, this time to face East Tennessee State on Monday at 10 a.m.
The Trojans (2-1) routed Tennessee State on Friday, 92-67, with five players scoring in double figures led by Amber Rivers with 19; junior Kate Rodgers also played a key role pulling down 12 rebounds. For the second straight game, Troy's defense forced more turnovers than field goals allowed as Tennessee State was just 20-of-69 (29 percent) from the field and turned the ball over 21 times. On Monday, Samford made just 18 baskets while handing the ball over 19 times.
East Tennessee (0-3) fell at Radford on Thursday, 79-64. The Bucs opened the game on a 19-0 run, but Radford rebounded to take the lead in the third quarter. ESTU turned the ball over 27 times in the loss.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Tip: 10 a.m. (CT)
Video: SoCon Digital Network
Audio: WXSM 640 (Online Stream)
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
Twitter: @TroyTrojansWBB
SERIES INFO
Overall: ETSU leads, 1-0
At Troy: 0-0
At Johnson City: 0-0
At Neutral: 0-1
Last Meeting: Dec. 16, 2001 – ETSU won, 78-72 (at Cincinnati, Ohio)
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
ETSU opened the 2018-19 season with losses to Cincinnati, Michigan State and Radford. Erica Hayne-Overton leads the Bucs after averaging 13.3 points and seven rebounds per game. In her first year at ETSU, Micah Scheetz is second on the team averaging 10.0 points per game. In the team's last game, senior Britney Snowden recorded a career-high 18 points. Snowden and Raven Dean each average 9.3 points per game and have been strong rebounders.
NOTEWORTHY
• The Trojans improve to 44-10 at home over the last five seasons
• Troy has held its last two opponents to just 7-of-39 shooting
For more information on Troy women's basketball, visit TroyTrojans.com or follow the team on Twitter at @TroyTrojansWBB.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Coming off a pair of home wins, the Troy women's basketball is back on the road, this time to face East Tennessee State on Monday at 10 a.m.
The Trojans (2-1) routed Tennessee State on Friday, 92-67, with five players scoring in double figures led by Amber Rivers with 19; junior Kate Rodgers also played a key role pulling down 12 rebounds. For the second straight game, Troy's defense forced more turnovers than field goals allowed as Tennessee State was just 20-of-69 (29 percent) from the field and turned the ball over 21 times. On Monday, Samford made just 18 baskets while handing the ball over 19 times.
East Tennessee (0-3) fell at Radford on Thursday, 79-64. The Bucs opened the game on a 19-0 run, but Radford rebounded to take the lead in the third quarter. ESTU turned the ball over 27 times in the loss.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Tip: 10 a.m. (CT)
Video: SoCon Digital Network
Audio: WXSM 640 (Online Stream)
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
Twitter: @TroyTrojansWBB
SERIES INFO
Overall: ETSU leads, 1-0
At Troy: 0-0
At Johnson City: 0-0
At Neutral: 0-1
Last Meeting: Dec. 16, 2001 – ETSU won, 78-72 (at Cincinnati, Ohio)
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
ETSU opened the 2018-19 season with losses to Cincinnati, Michigan State and Radford. Erica Hayne-Overton leads the Bucs after averaging 13.3 points and seven rebounds per game. In her first year at ETSU, Micah Scheetz is second on the team averaging 10.0 points per game. In the team's last game, senior Britney Snowden recorded a career-high 18 points. Snowden and Raven Dean each average 9.3 points per game and have been strong rebounders.
NOTEWORTHY
• The Trojans improve to 44-10 at home over the last five seasons
• Troy has held its last two opponents to just 7-of-39 shooting
For more information on Troy women's basketball, visit TroyTrojans.com or follow the team on Twitter at @TroyTrojansWBB.
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