BOONE, N.C. - Appalachian State University women's basketball (10-14, 5-8) heads to the Yellowhammer State for the final road trip of the regular season. App State will face Troy (16-7, 9-3 SBC) to begin the swing on Thursday at 7 p.m. (ET) on ESPN3.
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@AppStateWBB vs. @TroyTrojansWBB | Saturday, Feb. 16th | 7 p.m. (ET) | Trojan Arena
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About the Mountaineers
Last Time Out
The Mountaineers suffered a narrow 59-55 loss to Georgia State on Saturday. Madi Story led the team with 25 points on 8-for-13 shooting and a game-high nine boards. GSU shot 14-of-20 from the line while App shot just 11-for-23, which proved to costly for the Mountaineers.
What to Watch for
• The Mountaineers held Georgia State's Tiffany Holston to four rebounds after she came Saturday grabbing 10.0 rpg in conference play. Caitlyn Ramirez leads the league in rebounding at 11.1 rpg in league play. See if the Apps can keep her in check on the glass.
• App is 7-0 when scoring 70 or more points this season, while Troy has given up the second-most points in conference play at 69.9 ppg. See if the Mountaineers can get some momentum going on offense on Thursday.
• Troy commits the third-most turnovers at 19.7 per game in league play, while App is averaging 20.1 points off of turnovers per game when forcing at least 19 turnovers. See if the defense can turn into offense.
• The dangerous tandem of Joi Jones (20.0 ppg) and Madi Story (15.0 ppg) combined to average 35 ppg while shooting 50.9 percent from the field, 76.5 percent from the line, turn in 16 boards and 11 assists in the two games last season against Troy. See if the duo can get it going against the Trojans on Thursday.
• In both first quarters against Troy last season, the Apps were outscored by 16 points. In the second quarter through overtime, App outcored Troy by 17 points. See if the Mountaineer can get off to a better start.
Scouting Troy (16-7, 9-3 SBC)
• Troy is coming off an 80-72 loss at UL Lafayette in its most recent outing last Saturday.
• Caitlyn Ramirez led the Trojans with 16 points and nine boards while Claresa Banks scored 14 points.
• The Trojans lead the league in points per game at 78.2. However, they give up the second-most points at 69.9 points per game.
• Troy is one of the top two teams in the league in rebounding averaging 48.5 boards per game and leads the nation in offensive rebounding at 20.2 orpg.
• The Trojans score an average of .956 points per possession and an 82.2 clip in pace, which both tops the conference according to natstat.com.
• Ramirez is averaging a double-double in conference play, turning in 15.3 points and 11.1 rebounds per game. She leads the league in rebounding.
• The Trojans are the defending Sun Belt Tournament Champions and were picked to win the conference at the beginning of the season.
Series History
• App's first win against Troy came last season on the Trojans' home floor.
• All four games have proved to be high scoring where neither team has scored less than 81 points in any of the four games.
• Appalachian came back from a 22-point deficit at home before falling in overtime in the previous matchup.
• However, App was one of three teams in conference play to beat Troy on its home court last season.
What's Next
Appalachian will conclude the road slate against South Alabama on Saturday at 6 p.m. (ET) in Mobile.
