Troy Takes Seven Game Win Streak into Cajundome

Saturday, January 25

Lafayette, La.

2 p.m.

Troy University

Louisiana

Troy Takes Seven Game Win Streak into Cajundome

1/24/2025 10:28:00 AM | Basketball (W)

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

LAFAYETTE, La. – Troy takes its seven-game winning streak into the Cajundome for round two with Louisiana on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 2 p.m.

The seven-game win streak puts the Trojans (13-7, 7-1 SBC) in a two-way tie with Arkansas State in the SBC, while the Ragin Cajuns' four-game losing streak has dropped them into a two-way tie with Coastal Carolina for sixth.

Game Information
Location: Lafayette, La. – Cajundome
The Matchup: Troy (13-7, 7-1 SBC) vs. Louisiana (8-9, 4-4 SBC)
When: Saturday, Jan. 25 – 2 p.m.
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Radio Network
Live Stats: TroyStats.com

Open the Floodgates
Metaphorical floodgates were opened at Texas State on Thursday, 105-58, as Troy hit 14 triples to claim its first victory when scoring 100-plus points on the road since a 100-89 win over Arkansas State on Feb. 9, 2019. The 47-point victory marked the largest margin of victory by the Trojans for a league road game in program history as they claimed a ninth straight win over the Bobcats.

Emani Jenkins couldn't miss from behind the arc with a 6-of-8 showing to tie for the second-most triples by a D-I Trojan for a single game. She ended with her first career game with 20-plus points on a career-high of 22. She paired with Briana Peguero (4) and Ashley Baez (3) in the 3-point play. The 14^th and final triple for Troy came from Leilani Guion, who's made a triple in 10 of her last 13 games (17 total). Overall, the Trojans set season-highs in field goal percentage (37-of-68 – 54.4 percent) and from deep (14-of-28 – 50 percent).

Over the last seven games, Troy's outscored the opposition 674-547 for an average margin of victory of plus-15.9. The Trojans have also converted 9.4 triples per game on 37.1 percent shooting, with 2.5 from Jenkins, 2.4 from Peguero and two from Baez. The duo of Peguero and Baez average double-digits with 13.3 and 12.5, respectively, with the two-time SBC Player of the Week member Zay Dyer leading the charge with 13.4 – No. 5 also leads the team with 11.6 rebounds.

In the first round against Louisiana, Troy claimed revenge for its early SBC Tournament exit with an 81-73 victory last Saturday. The Trojans claimed the victory in the second and third quarters as they overcame an eight-point gap from the first to enter the half with a 36-35 lead. Quarter No. 3 saw Troy push its lead to as much as 16 on 50 percent shooting. Defensively, Troy held Louisiana to 17.6 percent from the field for a 21-9 margin.

Round Two
Louisiana looks to end a four-game losing streak on Saturday that includes an 81-73 loss last Saturday in Trojan Arena. In the four-game skid, Louisiana has a margin of victory of minus-3.5, shooting 39.9 percent from the field, 31 percent from deep and 78.3 percent at the line. They've lost the rebound battle 155-138 while averaging 20.5 turnovers per game.

Erica Lafayette has thrived despite the losses with a team-high 16.5 points on 46.2 percent shooting. She also ranks second for the Ragin' Cajuns in rebounding with 4.8. In league play, Lafayette has lit up the scoreboard on 44 percent shooting from the field, 45.2 percent from deep and 93.1 percent at the line for 17.8 points – she's the lone Ragin' Cajun with double-figures in scoring.

Rematch Stats
• With a win on Saturday, the Trojans would sweep Louisiana in the regular season for the third straight season and fifth time overall in the series – Troy holds the overall series lead at 21-13.
• Troy's defeated Louisiana in the Cajundome twice in a row and looks to improve on the 6-9 record overall.
• Head coach Chanda Rigby (153-68) secured her 150^th 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).
• On Troy's seven-game win streak, Peguero has led the team in scoring (14.9) and assists (five) while having 4.4 rebounds and 1.6 steals. She's also shot 50.8 percent from the field, 54.3 percent from deep and 91.3 percent at the line, ending in double-figures in six of the seven games.
• When Troy scores 80-plus points, it is 11-0, 7-0 SBC.
• Peguero currently leads Troy in single-season program history at .941 (32-of-34).
• Jenkins has hit 12 triples over the last three games, with multiple triples in seven of her last eight games (20 total).
• Dyer's 10.5 rebounds rank fifth in Troy D-I single-season history.
• The Trojans are 7-0 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.
• 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 9.4 on 37.1 percent.
• For the first time since Feb. 13, 2000, at Coastal Carolina (124-103), the Trojans scored triple-figures on the road in league play – Troy lost that game. The last victory on the road in SBC play was a 100-89 victory over Arkansas State on Feb. 9, 2019 – Troy defeated Texas State 105-58 on Thursday.
• Troy secured 100-plus points for the second time in 2024-25 on the 105-58 victory – the first came against Oakwood on Dec. 4, 2024 (109-47). Overall, it's the 38^th game under Rigby with 100-plus points (35-3).
• Jenkins tied for second in Troy D-I history with 19 other players for the most triples in a single game at six at Texas State – she's the first since Jasmine Robinson at Georgia Southern (Feb. 5, 2021).
• Troy's 14 triples marked the most for Troy since it hit 15 against Georgia Southern on Feb. 16, 2019. Thursday was also the 52^nd time in Rigby's tenure that her Trojans made double-digit triples.
• Khila Morris set a new career-high in steals with four while leading the team with five assists.
• The 47-point victory marked the largest in program history for league road games. The previous high was 41 points, 93-52, at Louisiana on Feb. 25, 2009.
• Jenkins' 22 points set a new career-high as she becomes the fifth active Trojan to score 20-plus points in a game.
• The Trojans opened 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).
• Brianna Jackson has rejected a shot in 10 of the last 12 games (16 total) to rank fourth in the SBC with 1.30 blocks per game.
• Peguero's scoring onslaught continued against Louisiana as she extended her streak of games in double-figures to six on 17 points.
• Troy's seven-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.
• In five of the last six games, Peguero led Troy in assists.
• Baez has scored in double-figures in 16-of-20 games and led Troy in scoring five times.
• 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 10.5 and ranks 15^th nationally.
• Through the opening 20 games, Troy remains the premiere team in the country for rebounding, leading the pack with 49.9 per game.
• Guion has made at least one triple in 10 of her last 13 games (17 total).
• Dyer scored 20-plus points in three of her last nine games and 10-plus points in 14 of her 20 starts.
• Dyer became the first Sun Belt player to have 10 double-doubles, securing 18 points and 17 rebounds against Georgia State.
• Peguero is 19-of-35 from deep in the last seven games, averaging 2.7 makes per game.
• Baez has swiped multiple steals in 11-of-20 games in 2024-25, including 34 in the last 16 games to rank 11^th in 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 41^st 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.
• Guion currently sits eighth in Troy D-I history and ninth overall for career 3-point percentage at 35.6 (47-of-132).
• 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 10^th 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 41^st 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.