Troy Looks to Stay Hot at Georgia State

GAME NOTES

ATLANTA, Georgia – The Troy women's basketball team takes its eight-game winning streak into GSU Arena to face Georgia State on Saturday at 1 p.m. (CT).

With the team's 97-81 win on Thursday, the Trojans are off to their best start in program history and entered the week No. 23 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll and receiving votes in the USA Today Coaches Top 25 Poll.

Troy (14-2, 5-0 SBC) fell to the Panthers in Atlanta last season but look to right the ship on the road against GSU bringing in the 10^th-highest scoring offense in the nation averaging 82.8 points.

The Panthers (8-8, 2-3) have dropped four of their last six games including the last two at home. Point guard Jada Lewis is fourth in the Sun Belt averaging 15.7 points per game while Shaquanda Miller-McCray is second with 29 blocks.

HOW TO FOLLOW
Tip: 1 p.m. (CT)
Live Video: ESPN+
Live Audio: TroyTrojans.com/Live
Radio: WTBF 970 AM / 96.3 FM
Live Stats: TroyStats.com

STATISTICAL LEADERS
TROY
Pts: Amber Rivers (11.9)
Reb: Sky'Lynn Holmes (8.9)
Ast: Kayla Robinson (57)
Stl: Sky'Lynn Holmes (30)
Blk: Sky'Lynn Holmes (19)

GEORGIA STATE
Pts: Jada Lewis (15.7)
Reb: Walnatia Wright (9.4)
Ast: Jada Lewis (38)
Stl: Jada Lewis (30)
Blk: Shaq Miller-McCray (29)

SERIES INFO
Overall: GSU leads, 12-24
            At Troy: GSU leads, 9-8
            At Atlanta: GSU leads, 13-4
            Neutral: GSU leads, 2-0
Last Meeting: March 1, 2018 – GSU won, 85-78 (at Atlanta, Ga.)

ABOUT THE OPPONENT
Georgia State fell to South Alabama, 68-59, in Atlanta on Thursday. Jada Lewis paced the Panthers with 14 points and three assists. Walnatia Wright recorded her sixth double-double of the season with 13 points and 13 rebounds.

The Panthers (8-8, 2-3 SBC) ranks fifth in the conference averaging 60.6 points per game, while opponents are scoring an average of 62.7 points per contest against them.

NOTEWORTHY
• Troy is looking to start 6-0 in conference play for the first time in program history.

• The Trojans are ranked No. 23 in the College Insider Mid-Major Poll. The team also received four votes in this week's USA Today Coaches Top 25 Poll.

• Troy is shooting 51 percent (51-101) in the fourth quarter of Sun Belt Conference games this season.

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

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Players Mentioned

Sky'Lynn Holmes

Amber Rivers

Kayla Robinson

Troy University Athletics