Troy Travels to Take on Little Rock

GAME NOTES

TROY, Alabama – Two Sun Belt heavyweights square off for the second time when Troy visits Little Rock at 6:30 p.m. in the Jack Stephens Center.

Troy (16-4, 7-2 SBC) is coming off a loss on the road to South Alabama in which the Jaguars shot 77.3 (11-15) percent in the fourth quarter. Sky'Lynn Holmes hauled in 13 rebounds and continues to be one of the conference's best on the glass. Holmes is averaging 10.1 boards on the season and 14 over the past five contests.

Little Rock (12-8, 8-1) is enjoying a six-game winning streak since falling to Troy on Jan. 10, 71-66. The Trojans from Arkansas boast the Sun Belt's top defense allowing just 57.7 points per game. Since 2015, Troy is the only Sun Belt team to score 70 or more points against Little Rock in regular season play – a feat that Troy has accomplished in each of the last four seasons.

Troy enters the game third in the Sun Belt standings, half a game behind UT Arlington, while Little Rock sits atop the leaderboard.

HOW TO FOLLOW
Tip: 6:30 p.m.
Live Video: ESPN+
Live Audio: TroyTrojans.com/Live
Radio: WTBF 970 AM / 96.3 FM
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
Twitter: @TroyTrojansWBB

STATISTICAL LEADERS
TROY
Pts: Kayla Robinson (11.3)
Reb: Sky'Lynn Holmes (10.1)
Ast: Kayla Robinson (70)
Stl: Sky'Lynn Holmes (39)
Blk: Sky'Lynn Holmes (23)

LITTLE ROCK
Pts: Kyra Collier (14.3)
Reb: Ronjanae DeGray (6.1)
Ast: Kyra Collier (63)
Stl: Kyra Collier (45)
Blk: Anna Hurlbert (10)

SERIES INFO
Overall: LR leads, 18-6
            At Troy: LR leads, 6-5
            At Little Rock: LR leads, 9-0
            Neutral: LR leads, 3-1
Last Meeting: Jan. 10, 2019 – Troy won, 71-66 (at Troy)

ABOUT THE OPPONENT
Little Rock enters the game on a six-game winning streak and leaders in the Sun Belt Conference standings. Raeyana DeGray notched her first double-double of the season with 16 points and 11 rebounds in the team's 68-55 win over Arkansas State on Saturday. The duo of Kyra Collier and Ronjanae DeGray continues to be one of the most lethal in the league as the pair averages 47 percent of Little Rock's offensive output.

NOTEWORHTY
• The Trojans are in search of their first ever win in the Jack Stephens Center. Troy enters the game 0-9 all-time in the venue.

• Troy leads the nation averaging 51.1 rebounds per game. The Trojans are also first with 22.0 offensive rebounds per contest leading to an average of 19.7 second chance points.

• The Trojans have the fifth highest scoring offense in the nation averaging 82.5 points per game. Troy has scored 80+ points in all but three Sun Belt Conference games this season.

• Sky'Lynn Holmes is averaging 14.0 rebounds per game over the last five games. She hauled in 20 boards in Jan. 26 against Louisiana, one shy of her career high.

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

Kayla Robinson

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