Notes: Women's Basketball is Back at Home Thursday to Host Texas State

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TROY, Ala. – Troy women's basketball will begin a string of four straight home games this Thursday when they welcome the Texas State Bobcats to Trojan Arena. Tip-off between the Trojans and Bobcats is scheduled for 6 p.m. and will air on ESPN+.

Troy Trojans (14-3, 5-1 SBC)
PPG: 79.4 | REB: 54.8 | FG%: .359 | 3FG%: .274 | FT%: .686
The Trojans found success in Georgia last weekend, notching wins against Georgia Southern and Georgia State. The win against the Eagles was Troy's 15th straight win over Georgia Southern while the win over the Panthers snapped a three-game skid to Georgia State. Last weekend's victories brought their conference record to 5-1 for the fifth time in six seasons. The Trojans enter Thursday's game against Texas State with a lot on the line as this will be the only time Troy will face off against both Texas schools. With a win against Texas State on Thursday, Saturday's contest vs UT-Arlington will feature two of the three teams tied atop the Sun Belt standings and put the winner in the driver's seat as we head into the heart of the conference season.

Texas State (7-10, 0-6 SBC)
PPG: 62.2 | REB: 35.8 | FG%: .386 | 3FG%: .289 | FT%: .669
Texas State enters Thursdays match-up without a conference win. This is the first time they have started the conference season 0-6 since joining the Sun Belt. Sophomore guard Kennedy Taylor leads the Sun Belt in assists per game (5.2) and ranks 24th nationally in the latest NCAA report. Although Texas State is 0-6 in conference play, they have had Troy's number of late, winning two of the last three meetings. Texas State's conference record is very misleading though. In five of their six Sun Belt loses they have had the lead at halftime while enjoying a 10+ point lead in two of those games. Part of the Bobcats' late game struggles has been the point differential between the two halves. Their defense has been stout in the first half of league games allowing an average of 23.1 points in the first 20 minutes but in the second half they have allowed 45.7 points.

The Series
Troy vs TXST: Tied, 5-5
When played at Troy: 2-2
In SBC Games: 5-5
Current Streak: W1
Last Meeting: W, 82-63 // Feb. 28, 2019 // San Marcos, Texas

Trojan Storylines
• Amber Rivers continues her senior year on a quest for 1000 career points. The senior has scored 996 points so far and is averaging 9.3 points per game in the 107 career games she has played in. This season Rivers is averaging 8.8 points per game
• Since the grand opening of Trojan Arena back in 2012 Troy has earned a 73-30 record inside the state-of-the-art facility
• In their last 51 Sun Belt Conference home games, Troy has earned 41 wins to just 10 losses dating back to the 2014-15 season. They have gone 9-1 in home SBC games in each of the last two seasons
• Kayla Robinson has scored 1,075 career points and is just 64 points shy of passing Donette McNair (2007-11) for 10th on Troy's all-time Division 1 points list
• In our six conference games this season, Tyaisa Moore and Japonica James are both shooting better than 50 percent from the floor
• Kate Rodgers is averaging 1.3 blocks per game in conference play, the 4th best average in the SBC
• This is Troy's second-consecutive season starting 14-3 and it's the second-best start in the D1 era behind last year's squad that started 16-3. The 1996-97 season they started 14-4 before improving to 20-5
• This will be the first time Troy and Texas State have met in Troy since Jan. 12 of 2017. The previous three meetings have all been in San Marcos, Texas, as have five of the last seven
• With two wins this weekend Troy will be 7-1 in conference, matching the starts from last year's team as well as the squad from 2016-17. They have started at least 5-1 in five of the last six seasons

Broadcast Information
Live Stream: ESPN+
Live Audio: TroyTrojans.com/watch
Radio: Dan Peck on the call at WTBF 96.3 FM & 970 AM

Promotions
• Faculty & Staff Appreciation Night - Purchase a GA Ticket for $3 and receive a second GA ticket free
• Troy student-athletes with a 3.0 GPA or higher will be honored during halftime
• Adidas Gear Giveaway - First 100 students will receive a free Adidas shirt
• 200 free Chick-Fil-A sandwiches in the student lounge

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Notes: Women's Basketball is Back at Home Thursday to Host Texas State

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Japonica James

Amber Rivers

Kayla Robinson

Kate Rodgers

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