Notes: Women's Basketball Makes Trojan Arena Debut Monday

TROY, Ala. – Troy women's basketball will make its Trojan Arena debut Monday, Dec. 7 at 6 p.m. against LaGrange College. The Trojans were able to add the Panthers to their schedule on Friday after Florida A&M canceled their season due to Covid-19 concerns.

Season ticket holders and hospitality pass holders will use their originally printed Florida A&M ticket and passes for admission to the contest. Those interested in purchasing single-game tickets can do so by visiting troytrojans.com/tickets. The single-game tickets will be marked for Troy's game vs LaGrange on Dec. 7.

GAME INFORMATION
Troy (1-1, 0-0 SBC) vs LaGrange College (0-0)
Date: Monday, Dec. 7
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Troy, Ala. (Trojan Arena)
Watch: ESPN+ (Play-By-Play: Doug Amos)
Listen: troytrojans.com/watch (Play-By-Play: Dan Peck)

The Series
This will be the first meeting between Troy and LaGrange College.

SENIORS TAKE THE LEAD
Troy's senior class did it all in the first two games of the season. The seniors class accounted for 125 of the teams 150 points (.833) scored at the Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic. Of the 125 points scored, 66 were scored by either Alexus Dye or Tiyah Johnson (.528).

DOUBLE-DOUBLE MACHINE
Last season Alexus Dye recorded nine double-doubles, with seven coming in the final 12 games and four in the final five. Dye continued her impressive run with two double-doubles to open the 2020-21 season. She now has recorded double-doubles in three straight games dating back to the final game of last season. Dye also becomes the first Trojan since 2014-15 to open a season with back-to-back double-doubles when Ronita Garrett did it against Auburn and Clemson.

NEARING A MILESTONE
Head coach Chanda Rigby is inching closer to a career milestone with win number 150 of her Troy career. Rigby, who has won over 370 games between the junior college and Division I levels, will become just the second coach of the Troy women's basketball program to have won, 150 career games.

MAY I ASSIST YOU
Troy spread the ball around effectively against SE Louisiana, earning an assist on 21 of its 29 made field goals. Last season the season-high for assists was 23 against Texas State and Arkansas State. In both of those games they assisted on 23 of the 33 made field goals. Senior Emely Rosario has been a huge reason to the teams passing success so far this season. She posted a career-high eight assists in the Trojans opening night win over SE Louisiana and has 12 total assists on the year.

CLUTCH FREE THROWS
In the opening weekend of the season Troy made some tough free throws in the final five minutes of both games. In the final five minutes of the two games the Trojans shot 73 percent from the charity stripe. A trio of Trojans were perfect at the line in the final five minutes as Freshman Jelissa Reese and senior Jasmine Robinson each went 2-for-2 while freshman Kennedi White was 1-for-1.

About LaGrange College
• LaGrange will be making their season debut on Monday night
• The Panthers will be led by first-year head coach Jasen Jonus who took over the program on April 3, 2020 after serving as an assistant coach for the LaGrange men's basketball team for the past seven seasons
• LaGrange only has one returning starter from last year's team that went 15-11 overall and 8-8 in the USA South Conference
• LaGrange will be led by senior Jahpera McEachin who started 25 of the 26 games she played in last season, averaging a team-high 10.6 points per game and 3.7 rebounds per game

Game vs Florida A&M Canceled
Troy's original home opener vs Florida A&M, scheduled for Dec. 6, was canceled due to the Rattlers team making the decision to opt out of the entire 2020-21 season on Nov. 23 due to Covid-19 concerns. More information will be made at a later date.

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Notes: Women's Basketball Makes Trojan Arena Debut Monday

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Players Mentioned

Alexus Dye

Tiyah Johnson

Jelissa Reese

Jasmine Robinson

Emely Rosario

Kennedi White

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