Troy University Athletics
Thursday, January 30
State University, Ark.
7 p.m.
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Arkansas State
Troy-Arkansas State Face-Off in Jonesboro
1/29/2025 2:33:00 PM | Basketball (W)
TROY, Ala. – The Troy women's basketball program looks to get back into the win column Thursday night (Jan. 30) at 7 p.m. in the First National Bank Arena when it faces off against Arkansas State.
Both sides sit atop the Sun Belt Conference standings, with the Trojans winning seven of their last eight to sit 13-8, 7-2 SBC in a two-way tie for third, while the Red Wolves are on an eight-game win streak to sit alone in second at 12-7, 8-1 SBC. Troy has owned the series of last, winning 13 of the previous 14 meetings – the Trojans have defeated Arkansas State in the last four meetings in Jonesboro.
Game Information
Location: Jonesboro, Ark. – First National Bank Arena
The Matchup: Troy (13-7, 7-1 SBC) vs. Arkansas State (8-9, 4-4 SBC)
When: Thursday, Jan. 30 – 7 p.m.
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Radio Network
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
Midway Point
After rolling on a seven-game win streak, the Trojans fell in the Cajundome, 70-53, last Saturday. Troy did its job in the third quarter, shooting 50 percent from the field to outscore the Ragin' Cajuns 21-18. But Louisiana kept Troy to 30.5 percent on a season-low 18 makes from the field with 26 turnovers to hand over the loss.
Zay Dyer returned to Sun Belt Player of the Year form against Louisiana with her league-leading 11th double-double. She ended with 11 points and 19 rebounds, including 10 on the offensive end, to become the first Trojan since Tai'Sheka Porchia (ULM on Feb. 1, 2024) to have 10-plus offensive boards. She rose her season average in rebounds to 10.9, which ranks fifth in the country and leads the conference – Dyer also ranks fourth in Troy D-I single-season history.
Despite the loss, Briana Peguero extended her streak of double-digit scoring performances to seven with 10 points on two triples. She's averaged 2.6 makes from deep in the last eight games, going 21-of-38. She's also nearly perfect at the charity stripe, shooting the highest percentage (94.4) in program history. Emani Jenkins has followed Peguero from behind the arc with multiple triples in eight of her last nine games (22 total).
Over the last three games, Brianna Jackson has come to life on both sides of the ball, ending with 10-plus points for 12.6 per game. She's also consistently been one of the elite shot blockers in the league with 17 total blocks in the last 13 games – Jackson has rejected a shot in 11. Since she rejected the most shots (6) since Janeen Camp (8) in the season opener against Buffalo, she's averaged 1.29 per game for fourth in the SBC.
No. 2 vs. No. 3
An eight-game win streak for Arkansas State has it seated one game behind James Madison in the Sun Belt standings. The Red Wolves' lone loss came to App State, 77-62, in the league opener. Since then, Arkansas State has defeated Marshall, Georgia Southern, Texas State, ULM twice, Louisiana twice and South Alabama for a combined margin of 555-467. Five of their eight straight wins came via double-digit while the other four came down to within five points.
The Red Wolves have taken a balanced approach to league play, with their top player averaging 11.3 points via Zyion Shannon. Meanwhile, nine of their 10 active players average 5-plus points. The 3-point game has been a staple of the Red Wolves as they limit the opposition to 24.6 percent from behind the arc for 3.7 makes in conference play. On the offensive end, Arkansas State leads the conference with 10.3 per game – its' conference high of 14 makes came against ULM on Jan. 11.
Jonesboro Facts
• The Trojans have rolled through Arkansas State, winning 13 of the last 14 meetings, including the last four on the road.
• The last time Troy met Arkansas State in Jonesboro, Leilani Guion hit two triples to end with six points, while Zay Dyer came off the bench to produce 13 points.
• Over the last 14 meetings, Troy has defeated the Red Wolves by double-figures in eight.
• Head coach Chanda Rigby (153-69) 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).
• On Troy's seven-game win streak, Peguero 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.
• Dyer dominated the board in the first half with 12 (10 offensive) to end with 19 rebounds and her 12th game with 10-plus rebounds – she's grabbed 15-plus rebounds in five games and became the first Trojans since Tai'Sheka Porchia at ULM on Feb. 1, 2024, to have 10-plus offensive rebounds.
• The fourth quarter saw Troy outscore Louisiana 21-18 on 50 percent shooting.
• Despite the loss to Louisiana while shooting above 70 percent at the charity stripe, Troy remains 12-2, 6-1 SBC when hitting at the line.
• When Troy scores 80-plus points, it is 11-0, 7-0 SBC.
• Peguero currently leads Troy in single-season program history at .944 (34-of-36).
• Jenkins has hit 14 triples over the last three games, with multiple triples in eight of her last nine games (22 total).
• Dyer's 10.9 rebounds rank fourth in Troy D-I single-season 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 8.9 on 35.4 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 38th 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 52nd time in Rigby's tenure that her Trojans made double-digit triples.
• 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 at Texas State 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 11 of the last 13 games (17 total) to rank fourth in the SBC with 1.29 blocks per game – Jackson ranks second in total blocks at 27.
• Peguero's scoring onslaught continued against Louisiana as she extended her streak of games in double-figures to seven on 10 points.
• Troy's seven-game win streak saw it shoot higher than 40 percent, win the rebound battle and score more than 80 points.
• In six of the last seven games, Peguero led Troy in assists.
• Baez has scored in double-figures in 16-of-21 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 11 – she also ranks eighth in the nation. No. 5 also holds the top spot in rebounds at 10.9 and ranks fifth nationally.
• Through the opening 21 games, Troy remains the premiere team in the country for rebounding, leading the pack with 49.81 per game.
• Guion has made at least one triple in 11 of her last 14 games (18 total).
• Dyer scored 20-plus points in three of her last 10 games and 10-plus points in 15 of her 21 starts.
• Dyer became the first Sun Belt player to have 10 double-doubles, securing 18 points and 17 rebounds against Georgia State.
• Peguero is 21-of-38 from deep in the last eight games, averaging 2.6 makes per game.
• Baez has swiped multiple steals in 11-of-21 games in 2024-25, including 35 in the last 17 games to rank 12th in the SBC with 1.76 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), ranking eighth and 41st in the nation, respectively.
• Guion currently sits eighth in Troy D-I history and ninth overall for career 3-point percentage at 35.6 (48-of-135).
• 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 2024-25 roster contains zero underclassmen, with six as seniors and six as juniors.
Both sides sit atop the Sun Belt Conference standings, with the Trojans winning seven of their last eight to sit 13-8, 7-2 SBC in a two-way tie for third, while the Red Wolves are on an eight-game win streak to sit alone in second at 12-7, 8-1 SBC. Troy has owned the series of last, winning 13 of the previous 14 meetings – the Trojans have defeated Arkansas State in the last four meetings in Jonesboro.
Game Information
Location: Jonesboro, Ark. – First National Bank Arena
The Matchup: Troy (13-7, 7-1 SBC) vs. Arkansas State (8-9, 4-4 SBC)
When: Thursday, Jan. 30 – 7 p.m.
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Radio Network
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
Midway Point
After rolling on a seven-game win streak, the Trojans fell in the Cajundome, 70-53, last Saturday. Troy did its job in the third quarter, shooting 50 percent from the field to outscore the Ragin' Cajuns 21-18. But Louisiana kept Troy to 30.5 percent on a season-low 18 makes from the field with 26 turnovers to hand over the loss.
Zay Dyer returned to Sun Belt Player of the Year form against Louisiana with her league-leading 11th double-double. She ended with 11 points and 19 rebounds, including 10 on the offensive end, to become the first Trojan since Tai'Sheka Porchia (ULM on Feb. 1, 2024) to have 10-plus offensive boards. She rose her season average in rebounds to 10.9, which ranks fifth in the country and leads the conference – Dyer also ranks fourth in Troy D-I single-season history.
Despite the loss, Briana Peguero extended her streak of double-digit scoring performances to seven with 10 points on two triples. She's averaged 2.6 makes from deep in the last eight games, going 21-of-38. She's also nearly perfect at the charity stripe, shooting the highest percentage (94.4) in program history. Emani Jenkins has followed Peguero from behind the arc with multiple triples in eight of her last nine games (22 total).
Over the last three games, Brianna Jackson has come to life on both sides of the ball, ending with 10-plus points for 12.6 per game. She's also consistently been one of the elite shot blockers in the league with 17 total blocks in the last 13 games – Jackson has rejected a shot in 11. Since she rejected the most shots (6) since Janeen Camp (8) in the season opener against Buffalo, she's averaged 1.29 per game for fourth in the SBC.
No. 2 vs. No. 3
An eight-game win streak for Arkansas State has it seated one game behind James Madison in the Sun Belt standings. The Red Wolves' lone loss came to App State, 77-62, in the league opener. Since then, Arkansas State has defeated Marshall, Georgia Southern, Texas State, ULM twice, Louisiana twice and South Alabama for a combined margin of 555-467. Five of their eight straight wins came via double-digit while the other four came down to within five points.
The Red Wolves have taken a balanced approach to league play, with their top player averaging 11.3 points via Zyion Shannon. Meanwhile, nine of their 10 active players average 5-plus points. The 3-point game has been a staple of the Red Wolves as they limit the opposition to 24.6 percent from behind the arc for 3.7 makes in conference play. On the offensive end, Arkansas State leads the conference with 10.3 per game – its' conference high of 14 makes came against ULM on Jan. 11.
Jonesboro Facts
• The Trojans have rolled through Arkansas State, winning 13 of the last 14 meetings, including the last four on the road.
• The last time Troy met Arkansas State in Jonesboro, Leilani Guion hit two triples to end with six points, while Zay Dyer came off the bench to produce 13 points.
• Over the last 14 meetings, Troy has defeated the Red Wolves by double-figures in eight.
• Head coach Chanda Rigby (153-69) 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).
• On Troy's seven-game win streak, Peguero 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.
• Dyer dominated the board in the first half with 12 (10 offensive) to end with 19 rebounds and her 12th game with 10-plus rebounds – she's grabbed 15-plus rebounds in five games and became the first Trojans since Tai'Sheka Porchia at ULM on Feb. 1, 2024, to have 10-plus offensive rebounds.
• The fourth quarter saw Troy outscore Louisiana 21-18 on 50 percent shooting.
• Despite the loss to Louisiana while shooting above 70 percent at the charity stripe, Troy remains 12-2, 6-1 SBC when hitting at the line.
• When Troy scores 80-plus points, it is 11-0, 7-0 SBC.
• Peguero currently leads Troy in single-season program history at .944 (34-of-36).
• Jenkins has hit 14 triples over the last three games, with multiple triples in eight of her last nine games (22 total).
• Dyer's 10.9 rebounds rank fourth in Troy D-I single-season 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 8.9 on 35.4 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 38th 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 52nd time in Rigby's tenure that her Trojans made double-digit triples.
• 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 at Texas State 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 11 of the last 13 games (17 total) to rank fourth in the SBC with 1.29 blocks per game – Jackson ranks second in total blocks at 27.
• Peguero's scoring onslaught continued against Louisiana as she extended her streak of games in double-figures to seven on 10 points.
• Troy's seven-game win streak saw it shoot higher than 40 percent, win the rebound battle and score more than 80 points.
• In six of the last seven games, Peguero led Troy in assists.
• Baez has scored in double-figures in 16-of-21 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 11 – she also ranks eighth in the nation. No. 5 also holds the top spot in rebounds at 10.9 and ranks fifth nationally.
• Through the opening 21 games, Troy remains the premiere team in the country for rebounding, leading the pack with 49.81 per game.
• Guion has made at least one triple in 11 of her last 14 games (18 total).
• Dyer scored 20-plus points in three of her last 10 games and 10-plus points in 15 of her 21 starts.
• Dyer became the first Sun Belt player to have 10 double-doubles, securing 18 points and 17 rebounds against Georgia State.
• Peguero is 21-of-38 from deep in the last eight games, averaging 2.6 makes per game.
• Baez has swiped multiple steals in 11-of-21 games in 2024-25, including 35 in the last 17 games to rank 12th in the SBC with 1.76 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), ranking eighth and 41st in the nation, respectively.
• Guion currently sits eighth in Troy D-I history and ninth overall for career 3-point percentage at 35.6 (48-of-135).
• 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 2024-25 roster contains zero underclassmen, with six as seniors and six as juniors.
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