Troy University Athletics
Thursday, January 23
San Marcos, Texas
11 a.m.
Troy University
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Texas State
Troy Opens Four-Game Road Trip in Strahan Arena
1/22/2025 9:00:00 AM | Basketball (W)
TROY, Ala. – Game one of four on the longest league road trip for the Troy women's basketball program starts on Thursday, Jan. 23, at 11 a.m. in the Strahan Arena against Texas State.
Winners of eight straight over the Bobcats (9-8, 3-4 SBC), the Trojans (12-7, 6-1 SBC) enter on a six-game win streak, staying undefeated in 2025. Troy also prospers in San Marcos, sitting at 6-3 all-time.
Game Information
Location: San Marcos, Texas – Strahan Arena
The Matchup: Troy (12-7, 6-1 SBC) vs. Texas State (9-8, 3-4 SBC)
When: Thursday, Jan. 23 – 11 a.m.
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Radio Network
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
Rolling Through January
Troy continued its dominance to open the new year with a fifth and sixth straight victory last week over South Alabama, 99-60, and Louisiana, 81-73. The 6-0 start in January marks the second straight season Troy opened undefeated in a new year as the program opened 9-0 in 2023-24 – Troy went 8-0 in January last season.
Briana Peguero's excellence has propelled Troy through the win streak as she averaged a team-high 15.5 points, five rebounds and 5.5 assists last week, shooting 45.8 percent on the floor, 50 percent from deep and 100 percent at the line. Over the previous five games, Peguero's earned 5-plus assists in four while ending in double-digits for points in all five (15.6 per game). She's also been relentless on the defensive end, swiping 1.8 steals.
Another bright spot that's recently entered the starting lineup has been Leilani Guion. Her efficiency is off the charts, with a team-high (min. 20 shot attempts) 55.2 percent shooting from the field (16-of-29). The senior guard, who ranks eighth in D-I program history and ninth overall in career 3-point percentage (.354), also shot 30.8 percent from deep in the last five games for eight points.
The Trojans put the 3-point game into their arsenal through league play, jumping from 5.3 triples on 26.7 percent shooting in nonconference play to 8.7 on 35.1 percent. Peguero leads the Trojans for 3-point conversion in conference play with 2.1 per game, followed by Emani Jenkins at two and Ashley Baez at 1.9. The silent hitter from deep is Zay Dyer, who stretches the floor as a forward with a team-high 46.2 percent from deep on six makes.
Bring on the Bobcats
Texas State hasn't defeated the Trojans in the last eight meetings and sit 3-6 at home all-time. The Bobcats have won two of their previous three league games to sit tied for eighth in the SBC, defeating South Alabama, 65-54, and Old Dominion, 65-60. The free throw line is where Texas State shines as it earns the most trips to the free throw line with 21.3 attempts per game – the Bobcats also lead the league in conversions at the line with 14.9 for a 70.2 free throw percentage.
Jaylin Foster has led Texas State to a 9-8, 3-4 SBC record as the team's leader in scoring with 9.9 per game. She also ranks in the top 10 for the league in rebounds (7.0 – eighth), steals (1.9 – eighth) and free throw percentage (81.5 – third). Just 0.1 points behind her (9.8) sits Destiny Terrell, with Ja'Mia Harris rounding out the podium with 9.4 per game – Terrell leads the Bobcats with a 52.4 shooting percentage.
Lone Star Numbers
• The Trojans put the 3-point game into their arsenal through league play, jumping from 5.3 triples on 26.7 percent shooting in nonconference play to 8.7 on 35.1 percent.
• The last time Troy was in San Marcos (Jan. 18, 2024), Dyer erupted for 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting while Shaulana Wagner had 10 rebounds.
• The Trojans are 6-0 to open the new year for the second straight season. Last year, Troy went 8-0 in January and opened 9-0 for the fourth-longest league win streak in program history.
• Troy enters San Marcos on an eight-game win streak over Texas State. The last loss came in the Strahan Arena, 83-75, on Jan. 6, 2018.
• Over the last five games, Peguero has stuffed the stat sheets with 15.6 points, five rebounds and 6.2 assists. She's also shot 47.1 percent from the field, 48 percent from deep and 90 percent at the line to end with double figures in all five.
• When Troy scores 80-plus points, it is 10-0, 6-0 SBC.
• Head coach Chanda Rigby (152-68) 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 6-0 for the fourth time (2017-18, 2019-20, 2021-22) and 4-0 in SBC play for the second time (2018-19).
• Troy continued to dominate Louisiana at home, pushing its record to 13-2 and 21-13 all-time.
• Brianna Jackson has rejected a shot in nine of the last 11 games (14 total) to rank fourth in the SBC with 1.26 blocks per game.
• Peguero's scoring onslaught continued against Louisiana as she extended her streak of games in double-figures to five on a team-high 16 points.
• Troy's six-game win streak has seen it shoot higher than 40 percent, win the rebound battle and score more than 80 points.
• Fortuna Ngnawo had her first double-double since returning to the court with 13 points and 12 rebounds against the Ragin' Cajuns – her fourth double-double.
• The third quarter decided the game as Troy held Louisiana to 17.6 percent shooting while hitting on 50 percent of its shots (9-of-18).
• For the fourth-straight game, Peguero led Troy in assists with six – her fourth straight game with 5-plus assists.
• Jenkins set career-highs in minutes (20), points (19), rebounds (9), field goals made (7) and 3-pointers made (4) against South Alabama – she followed it with 10 points against Louisiana.
• Peguero filled Wagner's absence on four straight games with 5-plus assists (28 total) – she's led Troy in all four.
• 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 has scored 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.
• 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 eighth in the nation. No. 5 also holds the top spot in rebounds at 10.4 and ranks 19th nationally.
• Through the opening 19 games, Troy remains the premiere team in the country for rebounding, leading the pack with 50.11 per game.
• Guion has made at least one triple in nine of her last 12 games (16 total).
• Dyer scored 20-plus points in three of her last eight games and 10-plus points in 14 of her 19 starts.
• Dyer became the first Sun Belt player to have 10 double-doubles, securing 18 points and 17 rebounds against Georgia State.
• Baez has scored 10-plus points in 15-of-19 games on 39.3 percent shooting.
• Peguero is 15-of-30 from deep in the last six games, averaging 2.5 makes per game.
• Baez has swiped multiple steals in 10-of-19 games in 2024-25, including 32 in the last 15 games to rank 10thin the SBC with 1.8 per game.
• No. 13 has led Troy in scoring and/or assists in all 15 games in 2024-25 she's played in.
• Wagner leads the league in assists per game (6.2) and total assists (93) while ranking eighth and 27th in the nation, respectively.
• 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 eighth in Troy D-I history and ninth overall for career 3-point percentage at 35.4 (46-of-130).
• 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.
Winners of eight straight over the Bobcats (9-8, 3-4 SBC), the Trojans (12-7, 6-1 SBC) enter on a six-game win streak, staying undefeated in 2025. Troy also prospers in San Marcos, sitting at 6-3 all-time.
Game Information
Location: San Marcos, Texas – Strahan Arena
The Matchup: Troy (12-7, 6-1 SBC) vs. Texas State (9-8, 3-4 SBC)
When: Thursday, Jan. 23 – 11 a.m.
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Radio Network
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
Rolling Through January
Troy continued its dominance to open the new year with a fifth and sixth straight victory last week over South Alabama, 99-60, and Louisiana, 81-73. The 6-0 start in January marks the second straight season Troy opened undefeated in a new year as the program opened 9-0 in 2023-24 – Troy went 8-0 in January last season.
Briana Peguero's excellence has propelled Troy through the win streak as she averaged a team-high 15.5 points, five rebounds and 5.5 assists last week, shooting 45.8 percent on the floor, 50 percent from deep and 100 percent at the line. Over the previous five games, Peguero's earned 5-plus assists in four while ending in double-digits for points in all five (15.6 per game). She's also been relentless on the defensive end, swiping 1.8 steals.
Another bright spot that's recently entered the starting lineup has been Leilani Guion. Her efficiency is off the charts, with a team-high (min. 20 shot attempts) 55.2 percent shooting from the field (16-of-29). The senior guard, who ranks eighth in D-I program history and ninth overall in career 3-point percentage (.354), also shot 30.8 percent from deep in the last five games for eight points.
The Trojans put the 3-point game into their arsenal through league play, jumping from 5.3 triples on 26.7 percent shooting in nonconference play to 8.7 on 35.1 percent. Peguero leads the Trojans for 3-point conversion in conference play with 2.1 per game, followed by Emani Jenkins at two and Ashley Baez at 1.9. The silent hitter from deep is Zay Dyer, who stretches the floor as a forward with a team-high 46.2 percent from deep on six makes.
Bring on the Bobcats
Texas State hasn't defeated the Trojans in the last eight meetings and sit 3-6 at home all-time. The Bobcats have won two of their previous three league games to sit tied for eighth in the SBC, defeating South Alabama, 65-54, and Old Dominion, 65-60. The free throw line is where Texas State shines as it earns the most trips to the free throw line with 21.3 attempts per game – the Bobcats also lead the league in conversions at the line with 14.9 for a 70.2 free throw percentage.
Jaylin Foster has led Texas State to a 9-8, 3-4 SBC record as the team's leader in scoring with 9.9 per game. She also ranks in the top 10 for the league in rebounds (7.0 – eighth), steals (1.9 – eighth) and free throw percentage (81.5 – third). Just 0.1 points behind her (9.8) sits Destiny Terrell, with Ja'Mia Harris rounding out the podium with 9.4 per game – Terrell leads the Bobcats with a 52.4 shooting percentage.
Lone Star Numbers
• The Trojans put the 3-point game into their arsenal through league play, jumping from 5.3 triples on 26.7 percent shooting in nonconference play to 8.7 on 35.1 percent.
• The last time Troy was in San Marcos (Jan. 18, 2024), Dyer erupted for 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting while Shaulana Wagner had 10 rebounds.
• The Trojans are 6-0 to open the new year for the second straight season. Last year, Troy went 8-0 in January and opened 9-0 for the fourth-longest league win streak in program history.
• Troy enters San Marcos on an eight-game win streak over Texas State. The last loss came in the Strahan Arena, 83-75, on Jan. 6, 2018.
• Over the last five games, Peguero has stuffed the stat sheets with 15.6 points, five rebounds and 6.2 assists. She's also shot 47.1 percent from the field, 48 percent from deep and 90 percent at the line to end with double figures in all five.
• When Troy scores 80-plus points, it is 10-0, 6-0 SBC.
• Head coach Chanda Rigby (152-68) 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 6-0 for the fourth time (2017-18, 2019-20, 2021-22) and 4-0 in SBC play for the second time (2018-19).
• Troy continued to dominate Louisiana at home, pushing its record to 13-2 and 21-13 all-time.
• Brianna Jackson has rejected a shot in nine of the last 11 games (14 total) to rank fourth in the SBC with 1.26 blocks per game.
• Peguero's scoring onslaught continued against Louisiana as she extended her streak of games in double-figures to five on a team-high 16 points.
• Troy's six-game win streak has seen it shoot higher than 40 percent, win the rebound battle and score more than 80 points.
• Fortuna Ngnawo had her first double-double since returning to the court with 13 points and 12 rebounds against the Ragin' Cajuns – her fourth double-double.
• The third quarter decided the game as Troy held Louisiana to 17.6 percent shooting while hitting on 50 percent of its shots (9-of-18).
• For the fourth-straight game, Peguero led Troy in assists with six – her fourth straight game with 5-plus assists.
• Jenkins set career-highs in minutes (20), points (19), rebounds (9), field goals made (7) and 3-pointers made (4) against South Alabama – she followed it with 10 points against Louisiana.
• Peguero filled Wagner's absence on four straight games with 5-plus assists (28 total) – she's led Troy in all four.
• 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 has scored 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.
• 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 eighth in the nation. No. 5 also holds the top spot in rebounds at 10.4 and ranks 19th nationally.
• Through the opening 19 games, Troy remains the premiere team in the country for rebounding, leading the pack with 50.11 per game.
• Guion has made at least one triple in nine of her last 12 games (16 total).
• Dyer scored 20-plus points in three of her last eight games and 10-plus points in 14 of her 19 starts.
• Dyer became the first Sun Belt player to have 10 double-doubles, securing 18 points and 17 rebounds against Georgia State.
• Baez has scored 10-plus points in 15-of-19 games on 39.3 percent shooting.
• Peguero is 15-of-30 from deep in the last six games, averaging 2.5 makes per game.
• Baez has swiped multiple steals in 10-of-19 games in 2024-25, including 32 in the last 15 games to rank 10thin the SBC with 1.8 per game.
• No. 13 has led Troy in scoring and/or assists in all 15 games in 2024-25 she's played in.
• Wagner leads the league in assists per game (6.2) and total assists (93) while ranking eighth and 27th in the nation, respectively.
• 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 eighth in Troy D-I history and ninth overall for career 3-point percentage at 35.4 (46-of-130).
• 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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