Troy University Athletics
Thursday, March 1
Atlanta, Ga.
4 P.M.
Troy University
at
Georgia State
Troy to Clash with Georgia State Thursday
2/28/2018 9:19:00 AM | Basketball (W)
GAME NOTES
TROY, Alabama – Troy women's basketball wraps up the 2017-18 regular season with a two-game road swing starting with a 4 p.m. (CT) matchup at Georgia State on Thursday.
Currently fourth, the Trojans could finish as high as third with a pair of wins combined with a UT Arlington loss. The top four teams in the league receive a first round bye in next week's Sun Belt Conference Tournament.
After getting off to a sluggish 2-4 start in conference play, Troy (16-11, 11-5 Sun Belt) has found its footing winning nine of its last 10 games. A balanced scoring attack has been key for the Trojans as at least four players have reached double figures in each of the last three games. Senior Chelsey Gibson and freshman Jasmine Sanders have stepped up down the stretch and are each averaging over 12 points per game over the last three contests.
Georgia State (7-20, 3-13) is looking to avoid a bottom-two finish but have dropped seven of its last nine. Kierra Henry continues to produce for the Panthers averaging 13.4 points per game, 11th in the league, while sophomore Madison Newby ranks fifth with 3.8 assists per game.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Tip: 4 p.m. (CT)
Video: ESPN3
Audio: TroyTrojans.com/Watch
Radio: WTBF 94.7 FM
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
Twitter: @TroyTrojansWBB
SERIES INFO
Overall: GSU leads 23-12
At Troy: GSU leads 9-8
At Atlanta: GSU leads 12-4
At Neutral: GSU leads 2-0
Last Meeting: Dec. 31, 2017 – Troy won, 90-86 (at Troy)
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
Georgia State was defeated 62-57 by the UT Arlington at the College Park Center on Saturday. The Panthers tied the game twice in the final minutes, but the Mavericks held on to hand GSU the road loss.
Janessa Murphy's 14 points led the Panthers on offense and the guard also added seven rebounds. Juliet James finished with a career-high 17 rebounds and Madison Newby missed a double-double by just one assist, totaling 13 points and nine assists.
The Panthers shot the ball well at 40%, but committed 18 turnovers. While Georgia State got six steals, UTA was more effective in converting turnovers into points, tallying 21 points off turnovers.
NOTEWORTHY
• Troy leads the nation in rebounding averaging 49.3 boards per game. Sky'Lynn Holmes paces the team and is fifth in the Sun Belt averaging 8.1 rebounds per contest.
• The Trojans have won seven of the last eight meetings against Georgia State including a 90-86 win on Dec. 31. Troy is looking for its fourth straight win in the GSU Sports Arena.
• Troy forced 36 turnovers on Saturday against ULM and have forced 16 of 27 opponents this season into 20+ turnovers.
For more information on Troy women's basketball, visit TroyTrojans.com or follow the team on Twitter at @TroyTrojansWBB.
TROY, Alabama – Troy women's basketball wraps up the 2017-18 regular season with a two-game road swing starting with a 4 p.m. (CT) matchup at Georgia State on Thursday.
Currently fourth, the Trojans could finish as high as third with a pair of wins combined with a UT Arlington loss. The top four teams in the league receive a first round bye in next week's Sun Belt Conference Tournament.
After getting off to a sluggish 2-4 start in conference play, Troy (16-11, 11-5 Sun Belt) has found its footing winning nine of its last 10 games. A balanced scoring attack has been key for the Trojans as at least four players have reached double figures in each of the last three games. Senior Chelsey Gibson and freshman Jasmine Sanders have stepped up down the stretch and are each averaging over 12 points per game over the last three contests.
Georgia State (7-20, 3-13) is looking to avoid a bottom-two finish but have dropped seven of its last nine. Kierra Henry continues to produce for the Panthers averaging 13.4 points per game, 11th in the league, while sophomore Madison Newby ranks fifth with 3.8 assists per game.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Tip: 4 p.m. (CT)
Video: ESPN3
Audio: TroyTrojans.com/Watch
Radio: WTBF 94.7 FM
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
Twitter: @TroyTrojansWBB
SERIES INFO
Overall: GSU leads 23-12
At Troy: GSU leads 9-8
At Atlanta: GSU leads 12-4
At Neutral: GSU leads 2-0
Last Meeting: Dec. 31, 2017 – Troy won, 90-86 (at Troy)
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
Georgia State was defeated 62-57 by the UT Arlington at the College Park Center on Saturday. The Panthers tied the game twice in the final minutes, but the Mavericks held on to hand GSU the road loss.
Janessa Murphy's 14 points led the Panthers on offense and the guard also added seven rebounds. Juliet James finished with a career-high 17 rebounds and Madison Newby missed a double-double by just one assist, totaling 13 points and nine assists.
The Panthers shot the ball well at 40%, but committed 18 turnovers. While Georgia State got six steals, UTA was more effective in converting turnovers into points, tallying 21 points off turnovers.
NOTEWORTHY
• Troy leads the nation in rebounding averaging 49.3 boards per game. Sky'Lynn Holmes paces the team and is fifth in the Sun Belt averaging 8.1 rebounds per contest.
• The Trojans have won seven of the last eight meetings against Georgia State including a 90-86 win on Dec. 31. Troy is looking for its fourth straight win in the GSU Sports Arena.
• Troy forced 36 turnovers on Saturday against ULM and have forced 16 of 27 opponents this season into 20+ turnovers.
For more information on Troy women's basketball, visit TroyTrojans.com or follow the team on Twitter at @TroyTrojansWBB.
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