Troy University Athletics
Thursday, January 2
Troy, Ala.
6 p.m.
Troy University
vs
Coastal Carolina
Troy Opens New Year Against Coastal Carolina
1/1/2025 1:50:00 PM | Basketball (W)
TROY, Ala. – In the friendly confines of Trojan Arena, the Troy women's basketball program invites Coastal Carolina for the first match of 2025 on Thursday, Jan. 2 at 6 p.m.
Troy (6-7, 0-1 SBC) is hungry to split its Sun Belt Conference record and continue its dominance over the Chanticleers (10-1, 1-0 SBC). The Trojans have won eight of their last 10 matchups against Coastal Carolina and sit 6-2 at home.
Game Information
Location: Troy, Ala. – Trojan Arena
The Matchup: Troy (6-7, 0-1 SBC) vs. Coastal Carolina (10-1, 1-0 SBC)
When: Thursday, Jan. 2 – 6 p.m.
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Radio Network
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
Conference Opener
The Trojans found themselves in a defensive grudge match with the Dukes of James Madison to open SBC play. After opening on a 12-0 run and limiting JMU to 11.8 percent shooting in the first 10 minutes, the opposition returned to deliver a 63-52 loss to Troy. The Trojans did their job defensively, holding JMU to 63 points on 32.4 percent shooting from the field and 15.4 from deep.
Brianna Jackson had a career-best performance over the Dukes, leading the team in scoring with 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting. Her rebound game inked her name in the Troy record books as she grabbed 21 rebounds to tie Sky'Lynn Holmes for the fourth-most rebounds in a single game at the Division-I level. It also marked the first 20-plus rebound performance since Ja'Mia Hollings had 20 against South Alabama on Jan. 26, 2023. The Oklahoma State transfer secured her second straight double-double and led the team with two blocks.
Ashley Baez continued her scoring onslaught, and she finished with 10 points. Her double-digit performance was her 12th game with 10-plus points in 13 appearances for the Trojans. The Dominican Republic native currently sits 12th in the conference with 11.9 points per game, consistently knocking down triples with 1.4 per game for 21st in the SBC. She also ranks 16th for steals at 1.8, having a steal in the last 10 games – she has seven multi-steal games in that stretch with 21 total.
Shaulana Wagner led the Trojans in assists with four against James Madison while securing her second double-digit rebound performance (10). Wagner led the Trojans in scoring or assists in every game in 2024 as she leads the conference and ranks 19th nationally with 5.8 assists per game. No. 13 has dished out 5-plus assists in nine games.
Coastal Outlook
Coastal Carolina made short work of its nonconference competition, leading the Sun Belt Conference with a 9-1 record before returning for a 1-0 start in conference play over ULM, 63-61. The Chanticleers' lone loss came at the hands of NC State, 89-68, where they allowed the Wolfpack to shoot 50 percent from the field and convert 11 triples. Through 12 games, the Chanticleers lead the league in assist/turnover ratio (1.09), scoring defense (58.6), scoring (79.7) and steals (13.6).
Savannah Brooks has put the conference on watch with her scoring abilities, as she ranks second in the SBC for scoring at 15.9 points per game. She's shooting 49.6 percent from the field (second in the SBC), 33.9 percent from deep (eighth in the SBC) and 84.4 percent at the charity stripe (first in the SBC). Her defense also ranks in the conference as she swipes 2.6 steals per game for second in the conference. In the win over ULM, she produced 11 points, five rebounds, three assists and a steal.
SBC Home Opener Stats
• The last time the teams met Wagner stuffed the stat sheets with six points, eight assists, four rebounds, two steals and a block.
• Troy is 12-4 against Coastal Carolina, holding a 6-2 record over them in Trojan Arena while winning eight of the last 10 games.
• Under head coach Chanda Rigby, the Trojans started 2-0 at home eight times (2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2024-25). They've opened 3-0 at home six times (2015-16, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22) and opened 1-0 in SBC play in Trojan Arena five times (2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2021-22).
• Jackson has shot 3-of-3 from deep over the last two games after starting the season 0-of-15. Before this season, she had hit four in her four-year career.
• Baez finishing with 10-plus points is inevitable as she recorded her 12th game in double-figures.
• "Mo" secured a new career-high in the rebound column as she led the Trojans with 21 – her previous career-high was 12, which happened in Jackson's last game against Arkansas.
• Jackson's 14-point, 21-rebound stat line secured her second straight double-double.
• The first quarter was perfect for Troy as it held the opposition to 11.8 percent shooting and hit three triples en route to shooting 40 percent from the field.
• Defensively, the Trojans were elite, holding the Dukes to the second-lowest percentage of any opposition this season from the field (.324) and deep (.154).
• A 21-rebound performance from Jackson tied Sky'Lynn Holmes for the fourth-most rebounds in a single game at the Division-I level. It also marked the first 20-plus rebound performance since Ja'Mia Hollings had 20 against South Alabama on Jan. 26, 2023.
• Wagner swept the nonconference tournaments with all-tournament recognition, averaging 16 points, 6.5 assists and six rebounds at Cherokee.
• Baez leads the Trojans with double-figures for scoring in 12-of-13 games for 11.9 points on 39.8 percent from the field.
• Dyer leads the SBC in double-doubles with six – she also ranks 17th in the nation. She also holds the top spot in rebounds at 9.2 and ranks 53rd nationally.
• Wagner leads the league in assists per game (5.8) and total assists (75) while ranking 19th and 15th in the nation, respectively.
• Wagner became the first D-I player in Troy women's basketball history to record a triple-double on 12 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds. She's one of 11 players in the country and the lone SBC player to record a triple-double in 2024-25.
• Wagner earned Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week two weeks ago with her historic triple-double, becoming the first Trojan of 2024-25 and the first since Ja'Mia Hollings on Feb. 20, 2024.
• Through the opening 13 games, Troy remains a premiere SBC team in rebounding, leading the pack with 49.08 per game – Troy ranks third nationally.
• In nine of the last 12 games, Wagner's finished with 5-plus assists. She's collected 5-plus assists 24 times in her Troy career.
• Baez has swiped multiple steals in 7-of-13 games in 2024-25, including 21 in the last nine games.
• Wagner eclipsed the 200-assist mark in her Troy career against Memphis. She's 10 away from hopping into the D-I top-10 at Troy through two seasons.
• Troy returns 18.8 percent of its scoring, 43.7 percent of assists, 26.4 percent of rebounds, 26.9 percent of blocks and 26.2 percent of minutes from the 2023-24 roster.
• Wagner, one of Troy's three returners, comes off a season where she ranked sixth in program D-I history for total assists at 150 and ninth for assists per game at 4.9.
• Last season, the Trojans ranked in the top two within the conference for assist/turnover ratio (1st– 1.09), rebounds (1st – 47.88), scoring (2nd – 80.9), defensive and offensive rebounds (2nd – 30.8, 17.1), rebound margin (2nd – 7.8) and assists (2nd – 15.4) – also led the nation in rebounding.
• The victory marked head coach Chanda Rigby and the Trojans' first victory over the Razorbacks, entering 0-1. It also marks the third win over an SEC opponent in Rigby's tenure – she's 3-23 overall. The last win came against Mississippi State, 73-66, on Dec. 18.
• Troy ends the nonconference slate at 6-6, going 3-1 in tournament play.
• Dyer led the Trojans in Cherokee Tournament play, averaging 14 points and 12.5 rebounds in the two days.
• Wagner swept the nonconference tournaments with a 2024 Cherokee Tournament All-Tournament team selection on 16 points, six rebounds and 6.5 assists.
• The Trojans became the first Sun Belt Conference team to win the Great Alaska Shootout and 41st in their first nonconference tournament of 2024-25.
• In her historic triple-double night against Memphis, Wagner also dished out a career-high 11 assists. She became the first player since Sharonica Hartsfield (Nov. 11, 2023) against Ball State to have double-digit assists.
• Troy ended with 28 steals on Oakwood for the most since Georgia State (20) on Jan. 7, 2022. The Trojans scored 46 points off those turnovers. The 28 steals were just four shy of Troy's D-I single-game record.
• No. 13 has led Troy in scoring and/or assists in all 13 games in 2024-25.
• For the first time since ULM on Feb. 1, 2024, the Trojans finished with 30-plus offensive rebounds (31) against Mississippi Valley State.
• Wagner earned the Most Outstanding Player of the Great Alaska Tournament by scoring 12.5 points, five rebounds, and five assists.
• Dyer got the Great Alaska Shootout All-Tournament team nod with 13.5 points, 10 rebounds, one block and two assists.
• A 20-point comeback over Alaska-Anchorage marked the first time the Trojans overcame a 20-plus point deficit since Jackson State on Dec. 20, 2021. That day, the Trojans trailed by 24 and won 99-82.
• For the most blocks by a Trojan since LaGrange (12/14/22) by Janeen Camp, Brianna Jackson rejected six shots on Buffalo.
• Grace Daniels became the newest member of the Trojans, being hired as the new assistant coach to pair alongside Stephanie Murphy on Oct. 26.
• 2023-24 saw the Trojans break the program record for most field goals made in a single season at 1,060 – they also broke the record for points (2,749) and field goal attempts (2,528).
• The 2024-25 roster contains zero underclassmen, with seven as seniors and five as juniors.
• Over the summer, Troy went overseas to Costa Rica, where it finished 2-0 with 78-56 and 94-50 victories.
Troy (6-7, 0-1 SBC) is hungry to split its Sun Belt Conference record and continue its dominance over the Chanticleers (10-1, 1-0 SBC). The Trojans have won eight of their last 10 matchups against Coastal Carolina and sit 6-2 at home.
Game Information
Location: Troy, Ala. – Trojan Arena
The Matchup: Troy (6-7, 0-1 SBC) vs. Coastal Carolina (10-1, 1-0 SBC)
When: Thursday, Jan. 2 – 6 p.m.
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Radio Network
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
Conference Opener
The Trojans found themselves in a defensive grudge match with the Dukes of James Madison to open SBC play. After opening on a 12-0 run and limiting JMU to 11.8 percent shooting in the first 10 minutes, the opposition returned to deliver a 63-52 loss to Troy. The Trojans did their job defensively, holding JMU to 63 points on 32.4 percent shooting from the field and 15.4 from deep.
Brianna Jackson had a career-best performance over the Dukes, leading the team in scoring with 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting. Her rebound game inked her name in the Troy record books as she grabbed 21 rebounds to tie Sky'Lynn Holmes for the fourth-most rebounds in a single game at the Division-I level. It also marked the first 20-plus rebound performance since Ja'Mia Hollings had 20 against South Alabama on Jan. 26, 2023. The Oklahoma State transfer secured her second straight double-double and led the team with two blocks.
Ashley Baez continued her scoring onslaught, and she finished with 10 points. Her double-digit performance was her 12th game with 10-plus points in 13 appearances for the Trojans. The Dominican Republic native currently sits 12th in the conference with 11.9 points per game, consistently knocking down triples with 1.4 per game for 21st in the SBC. She also ranks 16th for steals at 1.8, having a steal in the last 10 games – she has seven multi-steal games in that stretch with 21 total.
Shaulana Wagner led the Trojans in assists with four against James Madison while securing her second double-digit rebound performance (10). Wagner led the Trojans in scoring or assists in every game in 2024 as she leads the conference and ranks 19th nationally with 5.8 assists per game. No. 13 has dished out 5-plus assists in nine games.
Coastal Outlook
Coastal Carolina made short work of its nonconference competition, leading the Sun Belt Conference with a 9-1 record before returning for a 1-0 start in conference play over ULM, 63-61. The Chanticleers' lone loss came at the hands of NC State, 89-68, where they allowed the Wolfpack to shoot 50 percent from the field and convert 11 triples. Through 12 games, the Chanticleers lead the league in assist/turnover ratio (1.09), scoring defense (58.6), scoring (79.7) and steals (13.6).
Savannah Brooks has put the conference on watch with her scoring abilities, as she ranks second in the SBC for scoring at 15.9 points per game. She's shooting 49.6 percent from the field (second in the SBC), 33.9 percent from deep (eighth in the SBC) and 84.4 percent at the charity stripe (first in the SBC). Her defense also ranks in the conference as she swipes 2.6 steals per game for second in the conference. In the win over ULM, she produced 11 points, five rebounds, three assists and a steal.
SBC Home Opener Stats
• The last time the teams met Wagner stuffed the stat sheets with six points, eight assists, four rebounds, two steals and a block.
• Troy is 12-4 against Coastal Carolina, holding a 6-2 record over them in Trojan Arena while winning eight of the last 10 games.
• Under head coach Chanda Rigby, the Trojans started 2-0 at home eight times (2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2024-25). They've opened 3-0 at home six times (2015-16, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22) and opened 1-0 in SBC play in Trojan Arena five times (2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2021-22).
• Jackson has shot 3-of-3 from deep over the last two games after starting the season 0-of-15. Before this season, she had hit four in her four-year career.
• Baez finishing with 10-plus points is inevitable as she recorded her 12th game in double-figures.
• "Mo" secured a new career-high in the rebound column as she led the Trojans with 21 – her previous career-high was 12, which happened in Jackson's last game against Arkansas.
• Jackson's 14-point, 21-rebound stat line secured her second straight double-double.
• The first quarter was perfect for Troy as it held the opposition to 11.8 percent shooting and hit three triples en route to shooting 40 percent from the field.
• Defensively, the Trojans were elite, holding the Dukes to the second-lowest percentage of any opposition this season from the field (.324) and deep (.154).
• A 21-rebound performance from Jackson tied Sky'Lynn Holmes for the fourth-most rebounds in a single game at the Division-I level. It also marked the first 20-plus rebound performance since Ja'Mia Hollings had 20 against South Alabama on Jan. 26, 2023.
• Wagner swept the nonconference tournaments with all-tournament recognition, averaging 16 points, 6.5 assists and six rebounds at Cherokee.
• Baez leads the Trojans with double-figures for scoring in 12-of-13 games for 11.9 points on 39.8 percent from the field.
• Dyer leads the SBC in double-doubles with six – she also ranks 17th in the nation. She also holds the top spot in rebounds at 9.2 and ranks 53rd nationally.
• Wagner leads the league in assists per game (5.8) and total assists (75) while ranking 19th and 15th in the nation, respectively.
• Wagner became the first D-I player in Troy women's basketball history to record a triple-double on 12 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds. She's one of 11 players in the country and the lone SBC player to record a triple-double in 2024-25.
• Wagner earned Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week two weeks ago with her historic triple-double, becoming the first Trojan of 2024-25 and the first since Ja'Mia Hollings on Feb. 20, 2024.
• Through the opening 13 games, Troy remains a premiere SBC team in rebounding, leading the pack with 49.08 per game – Troy ranks third nationally.
• In nine of the last 12 games, Wagner's finished with 5-plus assists. She's collected 5-plus assists 24 times in her Troy career.
• Baez has swiped multiple steals in 7-of-13 games in 2024-25, including 21 in the last nine games.
• Wagner eclipsed the 200-assist mark in her Troy career against Memphis. She's 10 away from hopping into the D-I top-10 at Troy through two seasons.
• Troy returns 18.8 percent of its scoring, 43.7 percent of assists, 26.4 percent of rebounds, 26.9 percent of blocks and 26.2 percent of minutes from the 2023-24 roster.
• Wagner, one of Troy's three returners, comes off a season where she ranked sixth in program D-I history for total assists at 150 and ninth for assists per game at 4.9.
• Last season, the Trojans ranked in the top two within the conference for assist/turnover ratio (1st– 1.09), rebounds (1st – 47.88), scoring (2nd – 80.9), defensive and offensive rebounds (2nd – 30.8, 17.1), rebound margin (2nd – 7.8) and assists (2nd – 15.4) – also led the nation in rebounding.
• The victory marked head coach Chanda Rigby and the Trojans' first victory over the Razorbacks, entering 0-1. It also marks the third win over an SEC opponent in Rigby's tenure – she's 3-23 overall. The last win came against Mississippi State, 73-66, on Dec. 18.
• Troy ends the nonconference slate at 6-6, going 3-1 in tournament play.
• Dyer led the Trojans in Cherokee Tournament play, averaging 14 points and 12.5 rebounds in the two days.
• Wagner swept the nonconference tournaments with a 2024 Cherokee Tournament All-Tournament team selection on 16 points, six rebounds and 6.5 assists.
• The Trojans became the first Sun Belt Conference team to win the Great Alaska Shootout and 41st in their first nonconference tournament of 2024-25.
• In her historic triple-double night against Memphis, Wagner also dished out a career-high 11 assists. She became the first player since Sharonica Hartsfield (Nov. 11, 2023) against Ball State to have double-digit assists.
• Troy ended with 28 steals on Oakwood for the most since Georgia State (20) on Jan. 7, 2022. The Trojans scored 46 points off those turnovers. The 28 steals were just four shy of Troy's D-I single-game record.
• No. 13 has led Troy in scoring and/or assists in all 13 games in 2024-25.
• For the first time since ULM on Feb. 1, 2024, the Trojans finished with 30-plus offensive rebounds (31) against Mississippi Valley State.
• Wagner earned the Most Outstanding Player of the Great Alaska Tournament by scoring 12.5 points, five rebounds, and five assists.
• Dyer got the Great Alaska Shootout All-Tournament team nod with 13.5 points, 10 rebounds, one block and two assists.
• A 20-point comeback over Alaska-Anchorage marked the first time the Trojans overcame a 20-plus point deficit since Jackson State on Dec. 20, 2021. That day, the Trojans trailed by 24 and won 99-82.
• For the most blocks by a Trojan since LaGrange (12/14/22) by Janeen Camp, Brianna Jackson rejected six shots on Buffalo.
• Grace Daniels became the newest member of the Trojans, being hired as the new assistant coach to pair alongside Stephanie Murphy on Oct. 26.
• 2023-24 saw the Trojans break the program record for most field goals made in a single season at 1,060 – they also broke the record for points (2,749) and field goal attempts (2,528).
• The 2024-25 roster contains zero underclassmen, with seven as seniors and five as juniors.
• Over the summer, Troy went overseas to Costa Rica, where it finished 2-0 with 78-56 and 94-50 victories.
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