Troy Women’s Hoops Set for Homestand

Thursday, February 22

Troy, Ala.

5 P.M.

Troy University

UL Lafayette

Tickets

2/21/2018 10:34:00 AM | Basketball (W)

By: Wes Johnson

GAME NOTES

TROY, Alabama – Troy women's basketball returns to Trojan Arena for the final two home games of the season starting with a 5 p.m. match against Louisiana on Thursday.

Troy (14-11, 9-5 Sun Belt) has won seven of its last eight games, which included a 62-55 victory over the Ragin' Cajuns on Jan. 27. In the game, Kayla Robinson scored 19 points highlighted by seven in the final quarter to keep a narrow Trojan lead intact.

Trailing 21-9 on Saturday, the Trojans scored 83 points in the final 30 minutes of play at Appalachian State en route to a 93-64 win. Amber Rivers scored a career-high 27 points and finished 6 of 9 from 3-point range.

Louisiana (13-13, 8-6) has dropped two straight after falling in an extremely low-scoring affair to UT Arlington, 38-34. Both Troy and Louisiana are battling to finish in the top four of the Sun Belt Conference standings and earn a first round bye – Troy is currently fourth. The Ragin' Cajuns sit a game behind the Trojans, but five teams are jockeying for the No. 4 seed.

HOW TO FOLLOW
Tip: 5 p.m.
Video: ESPN3
Audio: TroyTrojans.com/Watch
Radio: WTBF 94.7 FM
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
Twitter: @TroyTrojansWBB

SERIES INFO
Overall: Troy leads 12-10
            At Troy: Troy leads 8-1
            At Lafayette: ULL leads 8-3
            At Neutral: Tied 1-1
Last Meeting: Jan. 27, 2018 – Troy won, 62-55 (at Lafayette)

ABOUT THE OPPONENT
Struggling from the field all night, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team lost their second straight game at home, to the UT Arlington Lady Mavs, 38-34, in what was the Cajuns lowest scoring affair since 2009.

The Cajuns loss drops them back to .500 with their record, as it now sits at 13-13 (8-6 SBC) and it knows the Cajuns down in the standings just enough to make the next four games just about must wins for a top four finish going into the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.

Freshman Skyler Goodwin led the way for the Cajuns with 14 points and seven rebounds while senior Nekia Jones added seven points and five rebounds. Senior Simone Fields added another six points and five rebounds in what turned out to be the Cajuns lowest scoring game since a 39-35 loss at Little Rock on Feb. 28, 2009.

NOTEWORTHY
• Troy is 9-1 at home this season. The Trojans have finished with at least 10 home wins in each of the last three seasons.

• Sophomore forward Amber Rivers scored a career-high 27 points on Saturday at Appalachian State. Rivers was 6 of 9 from 3-point range.

• In the last meeting against Louisiana, Kayla Robinson scored 19 points including seven in the final quarter as Troy walked away with a 62-55 victory on the road.

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