Troy University Athletics
Saturday, January 18
Troy, Ala.
3:33 p.m.
Troy University
vs
Louisiana
Troy Looks to Avenge 2024 SBC Tournament Exit Against Louisiana
1/17/2025 5:07:00 PM | Basketball (W)
TROY, Ala. – On Friday, March 8, 2024, Louisiana sent Troy women's basketball home early in the quarterfinal round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. Now, 316 days later, Troy looks to avenge that loss in Trojan Arena on Saturday, Jan. 18 at 3:33 p.m.
Five straight league wins have the Trojans (11-7, 5-1 SBC) in a three-way tie for second, one game behind James Madison for the No. 1 seed. One game behind Troy is the Ragin' Cajuns (8-7, 4-2 SBC), who are down in the overall series on the road at 2-12.
Game Information
Location: Troy, Ala. – Trojan Arena
The Matchup: Troy (11-7, 5-1 SBC) vs. Louisiana (8-7, 4-2 SBC)
When: Saturday, Jan. 18 – 3:33 p.m.
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Radio Network
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
No End in Sight
In Troy's five-game win streak, it has shot above 40 percent, scored more than 80 points, allowed less than 40 percent shooting and outrebounded the opposition in each. The streak included a 99-60 beating on Troy's in-state rival South Alabama, where the program set season-highs in free throw percentage (90) and 3-point percentage (50). Add 45.9 percent from the field, and 21 forced turnovers, and the Trojans walked away with their second 25-plus point victory.
Emani Jenkins had a career performance against the Jaguars, setting career-highs in points (19), rebounds (9), field goals made (7) and triples (4). She ended as the team's leading scorer and rebounder on 4-of-6 from deep and 7-of-11 overall. Ashley Baez matched Jenkins in scoring and 3-pointers as she finished with 19 points on 4-of-6 from behind the arc. The senior guard also set a career-high with eight rebounds. Briana Peguero rounded out the trio of guards with a 15-point, 5-assist, 4-steal performance.
Eleven of Troy's 13 triples came from the trio of Jenkins (4), Baez (4) and Peguero (3), but back-to-back Sun Belt Player of the Week Zay Dyer and Adriana Jones also added one to end with 13 total on 26 attempts. The 13 3-pointers marked the 10th time in head coach Chanda Rigby's tenure that Troy converted 13-plus triples and the first since Texas State on Feb. 28, 2019. Troy also shot 50 percent from deep for the first time since Louisiana (7-of-14) on Feb. 4, 2023. Overall, all 11 Trojans that checked in scored a bucket.
Since Shaulana Wagner's absence, Peguero has continued to fill the role of floor general, having three straight games with 5-plus assists (App State – 10, Georgia State – 7, South Alabama – 5). Before the three-game stretch, the Mercer transfer had never dished out more than four assists. She's also averaged 15.5 points over the last four games with 10 triples and no shooting performance below 40 percent.
Ragin'
Louisiana was rolling on a three-game win streak over Georgia State (68-50), South Alabama (76-50) and Southern Miss (77-68) before falling short of a 17-point comeback in overtime at the hands of Arkansas State on Wednesday. The Ragin' Cajuns outscored the Red Wolves 19-4 in the third quarter but came short of a game-winning layup at the buzzer to force overtime. Despite holding a 2-point lead with 1:52 remaining, a free throw and triple from Arkansas State with 0:05 on the clock cost them the game.
The Ragin' Cajuns have found an identity via defense and 3-pointers, leading the league in scoring defense on 60.2 points per game allowed while shooting 35.6 percent from deep. Louisiana's stayed consistent in those categories during league play as it sits at 34.6 percent from the 3-point arc and 60 points allowed through six conference games. They also have the individual leader in 3-point percentage, Erica Lafayette, who's shot 45.6 percent on 2.07 triples per game.
Avengers Numbers
• Troy went 2-1 last season against Louisiana, including the largest victory, 90-44, over a Sun Belt team (56) in program history.
• The Trojans own Louisiana at home, sitting at 12-2 all-time and winning nine of their last 10.
• Louisiana bounced the Trojans in the quarterfinals of the SBC Tournament last season, 67-65. In that game, Dyer seized 10 rebounds.
• When Troy scores 80-plus points, it is 9-0, 5-0 SBC.
• Rigby (151-68) secured her 150th career Sun Belt Conference victory over Georgia State. The feat has only been done twice before in league history via Brian Boyer (Arkansas State – 193) and Joe Foley (Little Rock – 231).
• The Trojans open their homestand at 5-0 for the fourth time (2017-18, 2019-20, 2021-22, 2024-25) in head coach Chanda Rigby's tenure. They also start 3-0 in SBC play for the third time (2016-17, 2018-19, 2024-25). They look for a 6-0 start for the fourth time (2017-18, 2019-20, 2021-22) and 4-0 in SBC play for the second time (2018-19).
• Jenkins set career-highs in minutes (20), points (19), rebounds (9), field goals made (7) and 3-pointers made (4) against South Alabama.
• Peguero filled Wagner's absence on three straight games with 5-plus assists (22 total).
• Three Trojans ended with 3-plus makes from deep against USA via Peguero (3-of-7), Baez (4-of-6) and Jenkins (4-of-6).
• Jenkins eclipsed her career-high of 11 set at Alabama with a 19-point performance on 7-of-11 shooting and four triples against South Alabama.
• Troy ended with 13 triples over USA for the most since Texas State (13) on Feb. 28, 2019. With the win, Troy is 45-6 when hitting 10-plus triples under Rigby. The 13 triples also marked the 10th time under Rigby that the program hit 13-plus triples – the Trojans are 10-0 with that feat.
• Baez tied to lead the team in scoring with 19 points on 6-of-13 from the field against the Jaguars. She's ended in double-figures in 15-of-18 games and led Troy in scoring five times.
• Troy shot a season-high from the charity stripe, going 18-of-20 for 90 percent – Troy also set a season-high from deep, shooting 13-of-26 (50 percent) against USA.
• Troy's five-game win streak has seen it shoot higher than 40 percent, win the rebound battle, score more than 80 points and hold the opposition below 40 percent.
• Dyer earned Sun Belt Player of the Week (Jan. 7), averaging 18 points, 16.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks in wins against Coastal Carolina and Marshall - she followed it with back-to-back awards (Jan. 14) on 20 points, 16.5 rebounds and 1.0 blocks over App State and Georgia State.
• No. 5 became the first Trojan to go back-to-back with SBC POTW awards since Kayla Robinson (Feb. 5, Feb. 12) in 2017-18.
• Dyer leads the SBC in double-doubles with 10 – she also ranks seventh in the nation. No. 5 also holds the top spot in rebounds at 10.6 and ranks 15th nationally.
• Through the opening 18 games, Troy remains the premiere team in the country for rebounding, leading the pack with 50.33 per game.
• Guion has made at least one triple in nine of her last 11 games (16 total).
• Brianna Jackson has rejected a shot in nine of the last 10 games (14 total) to rank fourth in the SBC with 1.33 blocks per game.
• Dyer's scored 20-plus points in three of her last seven games and 10-plus points in 13 of her 18 starts.
• Dyer became the first Sun Belt player to have 10 double-doubles, securing 18 points and 17 rebounds against Georgia State.
• Ashley Baez has scored 10-plus points in 15-of-18 games on 40.3 percent shooting.
• Baez returned to double-figures for the 13th time and clinched her first 20-plus point game, setting a career-high (20) on 9-of-13 shooting against App State.
• Briana Peguero is 13-of-27 from deep in the last five games, averaging 2.6 makes per game.
• Baez has swiped multiple steals in 9-of-18 games in 2024-25, including 29 in the last 14 games.
• Wagner leads the league in assists per game (6.2) and total assists (93) while ranking 8th and 20th in the nation, respectively.
• No. 13 has led Troy in scoring and/or assists in all 15 games in 2024-25 she's played in.
• Peguero secured her first career double-double at App State via points (13) and a career-high assists (10). She becomes one of two active Trojans to have double-digit assists in her career.
• For the second time in a week (Coastal Carolina), the Trojans had two players end with 20-plus points via Dyer (22) and Baez (20) at App State.
• Guion currently sits tied for seventh in Troy D-I history and eighth overall for career 3-point percentage at 35.9 (46-of-128).
• Dyer and Jackson went back-to-back with 21-rebound performances to tie Sky'Lynn Holmes for the fourth-most rebounds in a single game at the Division-I level.
• 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.
• In 10 of her last 15 games, Wagner's finished with 5-plus assists. She's collected 5-plus assists 25 times in her Troy career.
• Wagner's 14 assists marked a career-high and tied her with Ashley Beverly Kelley and Kira McWaine for the second-most assists by a Trojan in a D-I single game.
• Wagner joined the Troy career record book, taking over the 10th spot for total D-I assists at 243. She's 39 from surpassing Kylie Morrissy (2005-09 – 281) for ninth.
• 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.
• 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.
• The 2024-25 roster contains zero underclassmen, with six as seniors and six as juniors.
Five straight league wins have the Trojans (11-7, 5-1 SBC) in a three-way tie for second, one game behind James Madison for the No. 1 seed. One game behind Troy is the Ragin' Cajuns (8-7, 4-2 SBC), who are down in the overall series on the road at 2-12.
Game Information
Location: Troy, Ala. – Trojan Arena
The Matchup: Troy (11-7, 5-1 SBC) vs. Louisiana (8-7, 4-2 SBC)
When: Saturday, Jan. 18 – 3:33 p.m.
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Radio Network
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
No End in Sight
In Troy's five-game win streak, it has shot above 40 percent, scored more than 80 points, allowed less than 40 percent shooting and outrebounded the opposition in each. The streak included a 99-60 beating on Troy's in-state rival South Alabama, where the program set season-highs in free throw percentage (90) and 3-point percentage (50). Add 45.9 percent from the field, and 21 forced turnovers, and the Trojans walked away with their second 25-plus point victory.
Emani Jenkins had a career performance against the Jaguars, setting career-highs in points (19), rebounds (9), field goals made (7) and triples (4). She ended as the team's leading scorer and rebounder on 4-of-6 from deep and 7-of-11 overall. Ashley Baez matched Jenkins in scoring and 3-pointers as she finished with 19 points on 4-of-6 from behind the arc. The senior guard also set a career-high with eight rebounds. Briana Peguero rounded out the trio of guards with a 15-point, 5-assist, 4-steal performance.
Eleven of Troy's 13 triples came from the trio of Jenkins (4), Baez (4) and Peguero (3), but back-to-back Sun Belt Player of the Week Zay Dyer and Adriana Jones also added one to end with 13 total on 26 attempts. The 13 3-pointers marked the 10th time in head coach Chanda Rigby's tenure that Troy converted 13-plus triples and the first since Texas State on Feb. 28, 2019. Troy also shot 50 percent from deep for the first time since Louisiana (7-of-14) on Feb. 4, 2023. Overall, all 11 Trojans that checked in scored a bucket.
Since Shaulana Wagner's absence, Peguero has continued to fill the role of floor general, having three straight games with 5-plus assists (App State – 10, Georgia State – 7, South Alabama – 5). Before the three-game stretch, the Mercer transfer had never dished out more than four assists. She's also averaged 15.5 points over the last four games with 10 triples and no shooting performance below 40 percent.
Ragin'
Louisiana was rolling on a three-game win streak over Georgia State (68-50), South Alabama (76-50) and Southern Miss (77-68) before falling short of a 17-point comeback in overtime at the hands of Arkansas State on Wednesday. The Ragin' Cajuns outscored the Red Wolves 19-4 in the third quarter but came short of a game-winning layup at the buzzer to force overtime. Despite holding a 2-point lead with 1:52 remaining, a free throw and triple from Arkansas State with 0:05 on the clock cost them the game.
The Ragin' Cajuns have found an identity via defense and 3-pointers, leading the league in scoring defense on 60.2 points per game allowed while shooting 35.6 percent from deep. Louisiana's stayed consistent in those categories during league play as it sits at 34.6 percent from the 3-point arc and 60 points allowed through six conference games. They also have the individual leader in 3-point percentage, Erica Lafayette, who's shot 45.6 percent on 2.07 triples per game.
Avengers Numbers
• Troy went 2-1 last season against Louisiana, including the largest victory, 90-44, over a Sun Belt team (56) in program history.
• The Trojans own Louisiana at home, sitting at 12-2 all-time and winning nine of their last 10.
• Louisiana bounced the Trojans in the quarterfinals of the SBC Tournament last season, 67-65. In that game, Dyer seized 10 rebounds.
• When Troy scores 80-plus points, it is 9-0, 5-0 SBC.
• Rigby (151-68) secured her 150th career Sun Belt Conference victory over Georgia State. The feat has only been done twice before in league history via Brian Boyer (Arkansas State – 193) and Joe Foley (Little Rock – 231).
• The Trojans open their homestand at 5-0 for the fourth time (2017-18, 2019-20, 2021-22, 2024-25) in head coach Chanda Rigby's tenure. They also start 3-0 in SBC play for the third time (2016-17, 2018-19, 2024-25). They look for a 6-0 start for the fourth time (2017-18, 2019-20, 2021-22) and 4-0 in SBC play for the second time (2018-19).
• Jenkins set career-highs in minutes (20), points (19), rebounds (9), field goals made (7) and 3-pointers made (4) against South Alabama.
• Peguero filled Wagner's absence on three straight games with 5-plus assists (22 total).
• Three Trojans ended with 3-plus makes from deep against USA via Peguero (3-of-7), Baez (4-of-6) and Jenkins (4-of-6).
• Jenkins eclipsed her career-high of 11 set at Alabama with a 19-point performance on 7-of-11 shooting and four triples against South Alabama.
• Troy ended with 13 triples over USA for the most since Texas State (13) on Feb. 28, 2019. With the win, Troy is 45-6 when hitting 10-plus triples under Rigby. The 13 triples also marked the 10th time under Rigby that the program hit 13-plus triples – the Trojans are 10-0 with that feat.
• Baez tied to lead the team in scoring with 19 points on 6-of-13 from the field against the Jaguars. She's ended in double-figures in 15-of-18 games and led Troy in scoring five times.
• Troy shot a season-high from the charity stripe, going 18-of-20 for 90 percent – Troy also set a season-high from deep, shooting 13-of-26 (50 percent) against USA.
• Troy's five-game win streak has seen it shoot higher than 40 percent, win the rebound battle, score more than 80 points and hold the opposition below 40 percent.
• Dyer earned Sun Belt Player of the Week (Jan. 7), averaging 18 points, 16.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks in wins against Coastal Carolina and Marshall - she followed it with back-to-back awards (Jan. 14) on 20 points, 16.5 rebounds and 1.0 blocks over App State and Georgia State.
• No. 5 became the first Trojan to go back-to-back with SBC POTW awards since Kayla Robinson (Feb. 5, Feb. 12) in 2017-18.
• Dyer leads the SBC in double-doubles with 10 – she also ranks seventh in the nation. No. 5 also holds the top spot in rebounds at 10.6 and ranks 15th nationally.
• Through the opening 18 games, Troy remains the premiere team in the country for rebounding, leading the pack with 50.33 per game.
• Guion has made at least one triple in nine of her last 11 games (16 total).
• Brianna Jackson has rejected a shot in nine of the last 10 games (14 total) to rank fourth in the SBC with 1.33 blocks per game.
• Dyer's scored 20-plus points in three of her last seven games and 10-plus points in 13 of her 18 starts.
• Dyer became the first Sun Belt player to have 10 double-doubles, securing 18 points and 17 rebounds against Georgia State.
• Ashley Baez has scored 10-plus points in 15-of-18 games on 40.3 percent shooting.
• Baez returned to double-figures for the 13th time and clinched her first 20-plus point game, setting a career-high (20) on 9-of-13 shooting against App State.
• Briana Peguero is 13-of-27 from deep in the last five games, averaging 2.6 makes per game.
• Baez has swiped multiple steals in 9-of-18 games in 2024-25, including 29 in the last 14 games.
• Wagner leads the league in assists per game (6.2) and total assists (93) while ranking 8th and 20th in the nation, respectively.
• No. 13 has led Troy in scoring and/or assists in all 15 games in 2024-25 she's played in.
• Peguero secured her first career double-double at App State via points (13) and a career-high assists (10). She becomes one of two active Trojans to have double-digit assists in her career.
• For the second time in a week (Coastal Carolina), the Trojans had two players end with 20-plus points via Dyer (22) and Baez (20) at App State.
• Guion currently sits tied for seventh in Troy D-I history and eighth overall for career 3-point percentage at 35.9 (46-of-128).
• Dyer and Jackson went back-to-back with 21-rebound performances to tie Sky'Lynn Holmes for the fourth-most rebounds in a single game at the Division-I level.
• 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.
• In 10 of her last 15 games, Wagner's finished with 5-plus assists. She's collected 5-plus assists 25 times in her Troy career.
• Wagner's 14 assists marked a career-high and tied her with Ashley Beverly Kelley and Kira McWaine for the second-most assists by a Trojan in a D-I single game.
• Wagner joined the Troy career record book, taking over the 10th spot for total D-I assists at 243. She's 39 from surpassing Kylie Morrissy (2005-09 – 281) for ninth.
• 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.
• 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.
• The 2024-25 roster contains zero underclassmen, with six as seniors and six as juniors.
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