TROY TROJANS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL THREE NCAA APPEARANCES 2016 • 2017 FOUR CONFERENCE TITLES SUN BELT CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS 42 ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS 2017 SCHEDULE GAME INFORMATION DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT TROY (4-1) vs. #11 TENNESSEE (8-0) NOV. 10 STILLMAN W, 89-62 Thompson-Boling Arena | Knoxville, Tenn. NOV. 16 AT ALABAMA STATE W, 93-63 SECNetwork+ | WTBF | UTSports.com NOV. 21 AT OLE MISS L, 93-96 Wednesday, Dec. 6 | 6 PM (CST) NOV. 27 AT TENNESSEE STATE W, 95-66 DEC. 1 JACKSONVILLE W, 89-88 DEC. 6 AT TENNESSEE 6PM BY THE NUMBERS DEC. 9 MONTEVALLO 2PM Troy ranks second in the NCAA forcing 29.4 turnovers per game. The DEC. 14 AT MIddLE TEnnEssEE 6:30PM Trojans have forced 20-plus turnovers in every game this season DEC. 17 AT SAMFORD 2PM 2 including a program record 48 at Tennessee State. DEC. 21 # AT TULANE 2:30PM DEC. 22 # SAMFORD/UTEP 1 OR 3PM Amber Rivers scored on a layup off an inbound play with just 0.2 left DEC. 29 * GEorgIA SOUTHERN 5PM on the clock to upend Jacksonville 89-88 in the Trojans last game on DEC. 31 * GEorgIA STATE 1PM 0.2 Friday. JAN. 4 * AT UT ARLINGTON 5PM 78 percent (35-45) of Amanda Mendoza’s shots have come from JAN. 6 * AT TEXAS STATE 2PM behind the arc. Mendoza ranks second in the Sun Belt and 43rd JAN. 13 * AT SOUTH ALABAMA 1PM 78 nationally with 3.0 threes per game. JAN. 18 * APPALACHIAN STATE 12PM JAN. 20 * COASTAL CAroLINA 2PM Troy is ranked in the top eight nationally in five categories: turnovers JAN. 25 * AT ULM 5PM forced (2nd), offensive rebounds/game (3rd), scoring offense (5th), steals/game (8th), turnover margin (8th). JAN. 27 * AT UL LAFAYETTE 4PM 8 FEB. 3 * SOUTH ALABAMA 2PM The Trojans have scored at least 89 points in all five games this season. FEB. 8 * ARKANSAS STATE 5PM Troy scored 90-plus points in five of its first six games last year. FEB. 10 * LITTLE ROCK 2PM 89 FEB. 15 * AT COASTAL CAROLINA 4PM Troy has played at least 12 players in 39 consecutive games dating FEB. 17 * AT APPALACHIAN STATE 12PM back to the 2015-16 season. This year, the Trojans’ bench is outscoring FEB. 22 * UL LAFAYETTE 5PM 12 its counterpart 44.6-22.6 on average. FEB. 24 * ULM 2PM MAR. 1 * AT GEORGIA STATE 4PM 2017-18 SUN BELT STANDINGS MAR. 3 * AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN 1PM (games through 12/3/17) MAR. 6-11 SBC CHAMPIONSHIPS TBA SCHOOL SBC PCT OVR PCT STRK Troy 0-0 0.000 4-1 0.800 W2 HOME GAMES IN BOLD # - 22ND TULANE CLASSIC South Alabama 0-0 0.000 5-2 0.714 L1 * - SUN BELT CONFERENCE GAME Texas State 0-0 0.000 5-2 0.714 W1 UT Arlington 0-0 0.000 5-2 0.714 L2 Arkansas State 0-0 0.000 3-4 0.429 L1 Coastal Carolina 0-0 0.000 3-4 0.429 L3 Georgia Southern 0-0 0.000 3-4 0.429 L1 UL Lafayette 0-0 0.000 3-5 0.375 W1 Little Rock 0-0 0.000 2-4 0.333 L1 ULM 0-0 0.000 2-4 0.333 L3 Georgia State 0-0 0.000 2-5 0.286 W1 Appalachian State 0-0 0.000 1-7 0.125 L2 #OneTROY | @TroyAthletics | @TroyTrojansWBB 2017-18 TROY TROJANS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2017 ROSTER NO. NAME POS HT CL HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL 1 Kayla Robinson G 5-5 So. Clyo, Ga. / Effingham County HS 3 Amanda Mendoza G 5-3 Sr. Miami, Fla. / St. Petersburg College 4 Jasmine Robinson G 5-6 Fr. Augusta, Ga. / Academy of Richmond County 10 Janiah Sandifer G 5-7 Fr. Nashville, Tenn. / Pearl-Cohn HS 12 Harriet Winchester G 5-11 So. Safford, Ala. / Keith HS 14 Queen Ford C 6-4 Fr. Fosters, Ala. / Sipsey Valley HS 21 Jasmine Sanders G 6-0 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. / Garinger HS 22 Amahni Upshaw F 6-1 Jr. Brantley, Ala. / Brantley HS 23 Shaterrika O’Neal G 5-8 Jr. Winter Haven, Gla. / Gulf Coast State College 24 Sky’Lynn Holmes F 6-1 Jr. Mount Pleasant, Texas / Tyler Junior College 32 Dajia Williams C 6-3 Sr. Gadsden, Ala. / Gadsden City HS 33 Chelsey Gibson G 6-0 Sr. Pensacola, Fla. / Marquette 40 Amber Rivers F 6-2 So. Birmingham, Ala. / Center Point HS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE PROGRAM HISTORY 10 Janiah Sandifer ...........juh-nigh-yah HC Chanda Rigby ...................... shan-da First Season .........................................................................1975-76 22 Amahni Upshaw .......ah-mah-knee ..............................(rhymes w/ panda) All-Time Record (Seasons) .........................563-638 (42nd) 23 Shaterrika O’Neal ......sha-tera-kuh AC Jennifer Graf ..............................graph 32 Dajia Williams ........................ day-juh AC Neil Harrow ...........................hair-row First NCAA Division I Season ........................................1993-94 All-Time Division I Record (Seasons) .......311-391 (24th) First Sun Belt Season .......................................................2005-06 STAFF INFORMATION All-Time Sun Belt Record (Seasons) .........150-212 (13th) Head Coach ........................................................................................Chanda Rigby Overall Postseason Record ......................................................0-3 Alma Mater ............................................Southeastern Louisiana, 1990 NCAA Tournament Appearances (Last) ..............3 (2017) Record at Troy .............................................................85-78 (6th season) ............................................ at Mississippi State, First Round Collegiate Record ............................................................. 314-177 (16th) WNIT Appearances ...................................................................0 Overall Record ................................................................... 499-227 (25th) WBI Appearances (Last) ............................................1 (2015) Associate Head Coach ......................................................................Jennifer Graf .........................................................lost at Mercer, first round Alma Mater ....................................................Northwestern State, 2000 Regular Season Conference Titles ............................................1 Assistant Coach ......................................................................Courtney Simmons ................................................................1997 (Mid-Continent) Alma Mater ........................................................................Louisville, 2008 Conference Tournament Titles ...................................................3 Assistant Coach .....................................................................................Neil Harrow 1997 (Mid-Continent), 2016 (Sun Belt), 2017 (Sun Belt) Alma Mater ..............................................................West Scotland, 2010 Director of Basketball Operations ........................................... Janae Fontaine Alma Mater .................................................................................. Troy, 2016 Most practices are open to the media. Times subject to change. THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY December 7 December 8 December 9 December 10 December 11 OFF PRACTICE GAME OFF PRACTICE Trojan Arena, TBA vs Montevallo, 2 p.m. Trojan Arena, TBA Interview by Interview by Postgame Interview by Postgame request request interview request interview #OneTROY | @TroyAthletics | @TroyTrojansWBB 2017-18 TROY TROJANS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY LAST MEETING TENNESSEE (0-2) Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Troy vs Tennessee Year (Date) Location Result Score 12/21/16 7:02 p.m. at Knoxville, Tenn. - Thompson-Boling Arena 2013-14 (Dec. 14) Knoxville, Tenn. L 64-103 Troy 84 • 6-4 2016-17 (Dec. 21) Knoxville, Tenn. L 84-110 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Home: 0-0 | Away: 0-2 | Neutral: 0-0 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 33 Day, Lauren f 4-7 0-1 0-0 2 1 3 5 8 0 0 0 0 14 34 Ramirez, Caitlyn f 5-14 2-5 2-2 4 3 7 5 14 3 1 1 1 26 01 Robinson, Kayla g 3-9 0-2 0-1 1 1 2 0 6 3 2 0 0 18 10 Chills, Jayla g 8-26 0-8 1-2 4 6 10 3 17 2 3 0 2 30 14 Banks, Claresa g 7-18 5-11 0-0 1 2 3 4 19 2 3 0 2 32 03 Mendoza, Amanda 1-6 0-4 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 7 2 0 2 22 11 Saunders, ArJae' 1-4 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 11 12 Winchester, Harriet 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 22 Upshaw, Amahni 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 24 Day, Jessie 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 32 Williams, Dajia 1-2 0-0 0-0 4 1 5 0 2 0 1 1 1 13 40 Rivers, Amber 3-6 1-2 2-2 2 2 4 2 9 0 0 0 0 10 44 Fils-Aime', La'Tia 1-3 0-0 2-2 3 1 4 1 4 1 2 0 3 14 Team 4 4 8 Totals 34-99 8-35 8-11 27 23 50 26 84 20 14 2 11 200 1st - FG %: 7-24 29.2% 2nd: 10-30 33.3% 3rd: 7-19 36.8% 4th: 10-26 38.5% Game: 34-99 34.3% Deadball 3FG %: 1-8 12.5% 3-9 33.3% 0-4 0.0% 4-14 28.6% 8-35 22.9% Rebounds FT %: 0-0 0.0% 4-5 80.0% 1-2 50.0% 3-4 75.0% 8-11 72.7% 2 Tennessee 110 • 7-4 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 31 Nared, Jaime f 8-17 1-3 4-4 5 9 14 5 21 4 4 0 1 28 21 Russell, Mercedes c 8-11 0-0 2-6 4 7 11 2 18 3 5 2 0 31 0 Reynolds, Jordan g 5-12 0-0 2-2 4 4 8 3 12 13 2 0 3 34 10 Jackson, Meme g 7-15 3-8 1-2 4 3 7 0 18 5 2 0 1 36 33 Middleton, Alexa g 9-16 7-10 4-4 0 2 2 2 29 2 5 1 1 36 04 Nunn, Schaquilla 2-4 0-0 6-8 3 5 8 4 10 0 4 2 0 18 05 Harris, Kamera 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 Dunbar, Kortney 1-3 0-2 0-0 1 4 5 0 2 0 2 0 0 14 Team 0 3 3 Totals 40-78 11-23 19-26 21 38 59 16 110 27 24 5 6 200 1st - FG %: 12-20 60.0% 2nd: 5-14 35.7% 3rd: 10-21 47.6% 4th: 13-23 56.5% Game: 40-78 51.3% Deadball 3FG %: 4-6 66.7% 1-4 25.0% 2-7 28.6% 4-6 66.7% 11-23 47.8% Rebounds FT %: 7-8 87.5% 1-2 50.0% 3-6 50.0% 8-10 80.0% 19-26 73.1% 2 Officials: Eric Brewton, Kelly Johnson, Meadow Overstreet Technical fouls: Troy-None.