by By Wes Johnson
TROY, Alabama – Troy senior forward Caitlyn Ramirez (Seminole) has been named Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday.
Ramirez averaged 19 points and 12.5 rebounds in Troy’s two wins over the week; it was the second straight week she has averaged a double-double. The Shawnee, Okla., native scored 21 points to go along with 16 rebounds in a 65-54 win over Texas State on Thursday before posting 17 points and nine boards in a dominating 85-68 victory against a UT Arlington team that entered the contest No. 49 in the Rating Percentage Index (RPI). Ramirez was a preseason All-Sun Belt selection and the first Trojan named SBC Player of the Week this season.
Troy has won six straight games, is off to its best start since 1996-97 and has started 5-0 for the first time in program history. On Saturday, Troy (12-4, 5-0 Sun Belt) corralled Sun Belt Conference Preseason Player of the Year Rebekah VanDijk the entire game holding the junior to just one field goal and eight free throws, well below her season average of 17.5 points per game. Ramirez was hot from the outset knocking down three of the Trojans’ first five shots and finished the game 5-for-10 from the field.
For the week, Ramirez knocked down 50 percent (12-24) of her shots including 5-of-13 3-pointers and 9-of-10 free throws. She also added four steals and three assists.
On the season, Ramirez is fourth in the Sun Belt with 8.6 rebounds per game and is second on the team with 10.8 points per contest.
