Troy Women’s Basketball Set for Semifinals Matchup with Little Rock

PENSACOLA, Fla. – After routing Coastal Carolina in the quarterfinals, the Troy Women's Basketball squad is set for a Sunday Sun Belt Tournament Semifinals matchup with the No. 5 seed Little Rock at the Pensacola Bay Center.

Little Rock (17-9, 8-4 Sun Belt) was one of two teams to defeat Troy (23-7, 13-2 Sun Belt) during the regular season. Troy will look for revenge in the battle of the Trojans at 11:30 a.m.

Game Details
Location: Pensacola, Fla.
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Radio Network
Live Stats: Troystats.com

Series Details
Overall: 8-20 // Streak: L1

Storylines

Powered by a career-high 20 points from Jhileiya Dunlap, Troy dominated the No. 9 seed Coastal Carolina, 99-77, to advance to the Sun Belt Tournament Semifinals.
Little Rock used a dominating 48-25 rebounding advantage in a 70-58 win over App State in the Sun Belt Tournament Quarterfinals to advance into the semifinal.
The Troy Trojans are currently boasting a 10-game win streak. Troy's previous longest win streak of the season was eight games, spanning from Dec. 11 to Jan. 8.
Jhileiya Dunlap posted a career-high 20 points on 9-of-16 shooting to lead the Trojans against Coastal Carolina. The senior recorded the 20-piece in just 13 minutes of action.
Senior Janiah Sandifer added 11 points and six assists on Friday. The six assists match her career-high set during the 2020-21 season against Coastal Carolina.
Over the last eight seasons, only two teams have represented the Sun Belt Conference as the league's automatic qualifier into the NCAA Tournament – Troy and Little Rock.
For the third straight season, the Trojans have closed out conference play with just two losses inside league action.
The Trojans rank inside the top-10 nationally in defensive rebounds (1st), free throw attempts (1st), free throws made (1st), offensive rebounds (1st), rebounds (1st), rebounds per game (1st) and scoring offense (4th).
When you think of the best in college football, you think of Nick Saban. When you think of the best in Sun Belt women's basketball, you think Chanda Rigby. Nick Saban is 42-5 (.894) in his last 47 games vs SEC teams. Chanda Rigby is 48-6 (.888) in her last 54 games vs Sun Belt teams.

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Troy Women’s Basketball Set for Semifinals Matchup with Little Rock

Players Mentioned

Jhileiya Dunlap

Janiah Sandifer

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