Women’s Basketball Invites Chattanooga to Trojan Arena

Wednesday, November 12

Troy, Ala.

6 p.m.

Troy University

Chattanooga

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Women’s Basketball Invites Chattanooga to Trojan Arena

11/11/2025 1:42:00 PM | Basketball (W)

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

TROY, Ala. – In game three of a three-game homestand to open the 2025-26 season, the Troy women's basketball team faces a familiar nonconference foe from last year in Chattanooga, welcoming the Mocs to Trojan Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 12, at 6 p.m.

The Trojans (2-0) and Mocs (2-1) meet for the third time in a year after a pair of meetings in 2024-25, where the Trojans were victorious – Troy defeated Chattanooga in the second round of the WNIT run, 85-72. With a victory, the Trojans would start the season 3-0 for the first time since 2019-20, when they won the regular season title.

Game Information
Location: Troy, Ala. – Trojan Arena
Matchup: Troy vs. Chattanooga
When: Wednesday, November 12 – 6 p.m.
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Radio Network
Stats: troytrojans.com/livestats

Flawless Start
The Trojans started the 2025-26 season 2-0 for the first time since 2022-23 with a 37-point win over Toledo, 88-51, and a 45-point win over Mississippi Valley State, 95-50. It's been pure domination as Troy is outshooting the opposition 43.8 to 29.2 percent from the field, outrebounding them by 10 and winning the turnover margin by 10 per game.

Fortuna Ngnawo led the way for the Trojans in the first two games to earn Sun Belt Player of the Week for the first time in her career. She averaged 19.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, four blocks, 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals in the victories. The senior forward also shot 60.9 percent from the floor and made her first and second career triples as a Trojan against Mississippi Valley State.

Against Mississippi Valley State, Troy flipped the script from game one, as the bench was more involved. Specifically, freshman guard Saniya Jackson erupted off the bench with 17 points in just 16 minutes, shooting 5-of-10 from the field and 5-of-6 at the charity stripe. Kamesha Moore and Shakirah Edwards also produced on the defensive end as Moore had a career-high five steals while Edwards had three blocks.

Scouting Chattanooga
Chattanooga is 2-1 to start the season, looking for its first win over Troy since Dec. 12, 2002. The Mocs have lost four straight to the Trojans, including a pair in 2024-25. Gianna Corbitt will look to end that streak as Corbitt had 20 points and seven rebounds in the WNIT matchup against Troy, and leads the Mocs with 14 points per game.

Notables
• Troy opens 2-0 for the first time since 2022-23, marking the fifth 2-0 start under Rigby.
• Continuing her dominant performance from last season, Zay Dyer has scored double-figures in the previous 15 games as a Trojan.
• The Trojans met with Chattanooga twice last season, coming away with two victories. Their second win came against the Mocs in the WNIT Tournament, advancing on an 85-72 victory in Trojan Arena.
• Head coach Chanda Rigby is 4-0 against Chattanooga in her career, winning by double-digits in all meetings. Overall, the Trojans are 5-3 against the Mocs with a 2-1 record at home.
• Fortuna Ngnawo became the first 2025-26 Sun Belt Player of the Week on Nov. 11, averaging 19.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, four blocks and 1.5 steals in the first two games.
• Kamesha Moore swiped away a career-high five steals in the win over Mississippi Valley State to become the third active Trojan with 5-plus steals in a game.
• Freshman guard Saniya Jackson exploded with her first game in double-figures on 17 points against the Devilettes.
• With her 16-point performance against Toledo, Zay Dyer earned her 50^th career Troy game with 10-plus points.
• Dyer's eight rebounds over Toledo bumped her into the top-10 for D-I career rebounds. She is now four away (622) from tying Thea Herring at 626 for ninth.
• Fortuna Ngnawo rejected a career-high four shots in the win over Toledo – her first game with 3-plus blocks to become the second active Trojan with such a feat. She continued it with another 4-block game against Mississippi Valley State.
• Rachel Leggett made her first career start as a Trojan (50^th career start in D-I) against Toledo and polished it with 11 points and six rebounds.
• All five of the Trojan starting five ended in double-figures in the season-opener via Emani Jenkins (18), Fortuna Ngnawo (17), Zay Dyer (16), Ashley Baez (12) and Rachel Leggett (11).
• With Dyer earning Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team honors, Troy has had a first-team preseason selection in four of the last five seasons.
• Troy's 13-player roster features five returners and eight newcomers: Detavia Salter, Saniya Jackson, Shakirah Edwards, Kamesha Moore, Jasmine Timmons, Lana Koricanac, Rachel Leggett and Marianah Achol.
• Despite adding four true freshmen, Troy remains experienced with eight upperclassmen — seven seniors and one junior.
• For the first time since the 2021-22 season, the Trojans' coaching staff remains unchanged with head coach Chanda Rigby, associate head coach Jennifer Graf, and assistant coaches Stephanie Murphy and Grace Daniels returning.
• The five returners accounted for 55.7% of the team's points, 50.3% of rebounds, 53.9% of steals, 40.5% of blocks and 35.1% of assists in 2024-25.
• Troy reached the WNIT Championship game last season, falling to Buffalo after a historic run.
• The Trojans led the nation in rebounds per game (49.05) for the seventh consecutive year and led the Sun Belt in scoring (80.1), blocks (4.7) and assists (15.4).