Troy University Athletics
Thursday, January 3
Conway, S.C.
5 p.m.
Troy University
at
Coastal Carolina
Sun Belt’s Top Offenses Meet to Open League Play
1/2/2019 7:23:00 AM | Basketball (W)
GAME NOTES
TROY, Alabama – The top two offenses in the Sun Belt Conference meet to open league play when Troy and Coastal Carolina square off in Conway, S.C., on Thursday at 5 p.m.
The Trojans pace the conference averaging 82.3 points per game, while the Chanticleers follow closely putting up 81.7 points per contest. CCU took both meetings last season, but graduated Jas Adams, who torched Troy for 23 and 40 points in the two games.
Troy (9-2) is off to its best start as a Division I program and is coming off an 89-63 win at Jacksonville State on Saturday. The Trojans outscored the Gamecocks 51-25 in the second and third quarters and got a 20-point contribution from Amber Rivers.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Tip: 5 p.m. (CT)
Live Video: GoCCUSports.com ($)
Live Audio: TroyTrojans.com/Watch
Radio: WTBF 970 AM / 96.3 FM
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
Twitter: @TroyTrojansWBB
STATISTICAL LEADERS
TROY
Pts: Amber Rivers (13.1)
Reb: Sky'Lynn Holmes (8.5)
Ast: Kayla Robinson (40)
Stl: Sky'Lynn Holmes (21)
Blk: Sky'Lynn Holmes (10)
COASTAL CAROLINA
Pts: DJ Williams (18.4)
Reb: Naheria Hamilton (7.4)
Ast: DJ Williams (35)
Stl: DJ Williams (26)
Blk: Naheria Hamilton (19)
SERIES INFO
Overall: CCU leads, 2-1
At Troy: Tied, 1-1
At Conway, S.C.: CCU leads, 1-0
Neutral: 0-0
Last Meeting: Feb. 15, 2018 – CCU won, 84-71 (at Conway, S.C.)
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
The Chanticleers (8-3) wrapped up a successful non-conference campaign with a 78-71 overtime win at UNCG on Saturday. CCU snapped a two-game skid with the win, but have won six of its last eight games.
DJ Williams (19), Naheria Hamilton (17), Breelyn Blanding (16), Caitlin Roche (15) all scored in double figures with Hamilton hauling in 12 rebounds and coming a block shy of posting a triple-double.
The Chants are ninth in the NCAA averaging 46.0 rebounds per game and 24thwith 11.8 steals per contest.
NOTEWORTHY
• Troy leads the nation averaging 52.2 rebounds per game. The Trojans are also first with 24.0 offensive rebounds per contest leading to an average of 19.8 second chance points.
• Troy has won its last two Sun Belt Conference openers. The Trojans have never met Coastal Carolina any earlier than Jan. 20.
• Despite leading the conference in scoring (82.3 ppg), Troy has only had an individual score 20 or more points four times this season. Most recently: Amber Rivers at Jacksonville State (20).
• The Trojans are ninth in the NCAA in 3-point defense allowing opponents to shoot just 24.0 percent from beyond the arc.
• Troy's high-pressure defense and fast pace create extra opportunities offensively. The team enters Thursday's game third in the nation averaging 80.3 possessions per 40 minutes.
• Chanda Rigby's Troy teams have scored 80-plus points 96 times in her seven seasons - that's 48 percent of her games coached (200 games). The Trojans are 76-20 in those games; 62-9 since 2014.
For more information on Troy women's basketball, visit TroyTrojans.com or follow the team on Twitter at @TroyTrojansWBB.
TROY, Alabama – The top two offenses in the Sun Belt Conference meet to open league play when Troy and Coastal Carolina square off in Conway, S.C., on Thursday at 5 p.m.
The Trojans pace the conference averaging 82.3 points per game, while the Chanticleers follow closely putting up 81.7 points per contest. CCU took both meetings last season, but graduated Jas Adams, who torched Troy for 23 and 40 points in the two games.
Troy (9-2) is off to its best start as a Division I program and is coming off an 89-63 win at Jacksonville State on Saturday. The Trojans outscored the Gamecocks 51-25 in the second and third quarters and got a 20-point contribution from Amber Rivers.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Tip: 5 p.m. (CT)
Live Video: GoCCUSports.com ($)
Live Audio: TroyTrojans.com/Watch
Radio: WTBF 970 AM / 96.3 FM
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
Twitter: @TroyTrojansWBB
STATISTICAL LEADERS
TROY
Pts: Amber Rivers (13.1)
Reb: Sky'Lynn Holmes (8.5)
Ast: Kayla Robinson (40)
Stl: Sky'Lynn Holmes (21)
Blk: Sky'Lynn Holmes (10)
COASTAL CAROLINA
Pts: DJ Williams (18.4)
Reb: Naheria Hamilton (7.4)
Ast: DJ Williams (35)
Stl: DJ Williams (26)
Blk: Naheria Hamilton (19)
SERIES INFO
Overall: CCU leads, 2-1
At Troy: Tied, 1-1
At Conway, S.C.: CCU leads, 1-0
Neutral: 0-0
Last Meeting: Feb. 15, 2018 – CCU won, 84-71 (at Conway, S.C.)
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
The Chanticleers (8-3) wrapped up a successful non-conference campaign with a 78-71 overtime win at UNCG on Saturday. CCU snapped a two-game skid with the win, but have won six of its last eight games.
DJ Williams (19), Naheria Hamilton (17), Breelyn Blanding (16), Caitlin Roche (15) all scored in double figures with Hamilton hauling in 12 rebounds and coming a block shy of posting a triple-double.
The Chants are ninth in the NCAA averaging 46.0 rebounds per game and 24thwith 11.8 steals per contest.
NOTEWORTHY
• Troy leads the nation averaging 52.2 rebounds per game. The Trojans are also first with 24.0 offensive rebounds per contest leading to an average of 19.8 second chance points.
• Troy has won its last two Sun Belt Conference openers. The Trojans have never met Coastal Carolina any earlier than Jan. 20.
• Despite leading the conference in scoring (82.3 ppg), Troy has only had an individual score 20 or more points four times this season. Most recently: Amber Rivers at Jacksonville State (20).
• The Trojans are ninth in the NCAA in 3-point defense allowing opponents to shoot just 24.0 percent from beyond the arc.
• Troy's high-pressure defense and fast pace create extra opportunities offensively. The team enters Thursday's game third in the nation averaging 80.3 possessions per 40 minutes.
• Chanda Rigby's Troy teams have scored 80-plus points 96 times in her seven seasons - that's 48 percent of her games coached (200 games). The Trojans are 76-20 in those games; 62-9 since 2014.
For more information on Troy women's basketball, visit TroyTrojans.com or follow the team on Twitter at @TroyTrojansWBB.
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