Women’s Basketball Returns Home for Date with Montana State

Monday, November 24

Troy, Ala.

6 p.m.

Troy University

Montana State

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Women’s Basketball Returns Home for Date with Montana State

11/23/2025 10:00:00 AM | Basketball (W)

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

TROY, Ala. – Fresh off its fifth-ever win over an SEC program (Missouri) to end a two-game Power-4 road trip, the Troy women's basketball team returns to Trojan Arena on Monday, Nov. 24, at 6 p.m. for a date with Montana State.

Ranked No. 10 in the Mid-Major poll, Troy (4-1) looks to avenge last season's loss to the Bobcats (4-0) in the program's first meeting in Trojan Arena.

Game Information
Location: Troy, Ala. – Trojan Arena
Matchup: Troy (4-1) vs. Montana State (4-0)
When: Monday, November 24 – 6 p.m.
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Radio Network
Stats: troytrojans.com/livestats

Power-4 Victory
Troy made history last Thursday afternoon when it took home the program's fifth-ever win over an SEC program, dominating Missouri, 100-82, in Mizzou Arena. The Trojans reached the 100-point mark for the 39th time in head coach Chanda Rigby's tenure, fueled by 13 3-pointers. The 13 made triples marked the 54th double-digit 3-point performance under Rigby and the first against a Power Four program.

In the upset, Leilani Guion and Emani Jenkins each scored 22 points on a combined 11 triples. Guion's 22 points on five made 3-pointers marked career-highs, while Jenkins' six makes from behind the arc tied her career-high and 20 other former Trojans for the third-most in single-game program history. Ashley Baez added her first career double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds (career-high). Troy outrebounded the Tigers 45-35 and forced 18 turnovers, marking the fifth straight game forcing 15 or more.

Zay Dyer finished with 14 points and nine rebounds, surpassing 1,000 career points and climbing to fifth in Division I career rebounds with 660. She has averaged 8.6 rebounds per game in her career, ranking fifth among active Division I players and ninth all time. Dyer leads the Sun Belt in offensive rebounds (4.6), defensive rebounds (7.4) and total rebounds (12.0), ranking 15th, 29th and sixth nationally.

Scouting Montana State
Montana State enters the contest at 4-0 with wins over Carroll, Portland, Minot State and UNLV. The Bobcats average 87.3 points per game, ranking 14th nationally, and shoot 47.9 percent from the field, the 34th-best mark in the country. Addison Harris leads the league at 66 percent shooting and averages 21.3 points per game.

Notables
• The series between Montana State and Troy is tied at 1-1, with it being the first game in Trojan Arena.
• The last time these programs met was Nov. 7, 2024, Troy fell 73-63, despite double-digit performances from Fortuna Ngnawo (15) and Ashley Baez (12).
• The 4-1 start for the Trojans marks the best start since 2018-19, when they started 6-1 and finished 22-9 to visit their first-ever WNIT.
• Zay Dyer leads the Sun Belt in offensive rebounds (4.6), defensive rebounds (7.4) and total rebounds (12.0), ranking 15th, 29th and 6th nationally, respectively.
• The Trojans were ranked No. 10 in this week's Mid-Major Top-25, moving up seven spots from last week.
• For the fifth straight game, Troy forced 15-plus turnovers, with Missouri committing 18.
• Troy's 3-point game shone in the first half against Missouri as it hit 10 triples from Emani Jenkins (5), Leilani Guion (4) and Zay Dyer (1). They ended with 13 total for the 54^th time with double-digit triples in Rigby's tenure – Troy is 48-6 when hitting 10-plus triples.
• Troy scored 60-plus points in a half for the first time since the first half against Oakwood on Dec. 4, 2024, finishing with 61 against Missouri before halftime.
• Zay Dyer joined the 1,000-point club against Missouri with 7:01 left in the second quarter on a jumper.
• Zay Dyer has scored in double-figures in 17 of her last 18 games.
• With the program's first win over Missouri, the program also earned its fifth-ever win over an SEC program. It's the fourth time in Rigby's tenure.
• Two Trojans hit five or more 3-pointers as Jenkins tied her career high (6), matching 20 other players for the second-most in Troy Division I history, and Guion added five for a career high.
• Leilani Guion scored a career-high 22 points with a career-high in triples at five.
• Troy ended the game with 100 points, marking the 39^th time in Rigby's tenure that the Trojans scored triple-figures – Rigby is 36-3 when scoring 100-plus points.
• Ashley Baez recorded her first career double-double on 14 points and a career-high 11 rebounds against Missouri.
• Zay Dyer passed Alecia Jones (2002-06) for the fifth-most D-I career rebounds at 660 – she is four away from passing Ja'Mia Hollings (2021-24) for fourth.
• Zay Dyer claimed her second double-double against Chattanooga with 14 points and 17 rebounds – she also had two blocks.
• For the fifth straight game to open 2025-26, Fortuna Ngnawo ended the game in double-figures with 12 points against Missouri.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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).