Women’s Basketball Ventures to Longwood

Wednesday, December 3

Farmville, Va.

10 a.m.

Troy University

Longwood

12/2/2025 8:22:00 AM | Basketball (W)

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

TROY, Ala. – Off to its best start in Division I history, the Troy women's basketball program heads to Longwood for a matchup at the Joan Perry Brock Center on Wednesday, Dec. 3, at 10 a.m.

The Trojans (7-1) are off to their best start in Division-I history and their best overall since 1991-92 when the team opened 10-1. They face the Lancers (6-3) for the first time since 2010, with the series split at one apiece.

Game Information
Location: Farmville, Va. – Joan Perry Brock Center
Matchup: Troy (7-1) vs. Longwood (6-3)
When: Wednesday, Dec. 3 – 10:00 a.m.
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Radio Network
Stats: troytrojans.com/livestats

Best Start in Three Decades
Troy was crowned champion of the Resorts World Las Vegas Classic as the lone 2-0 team from the tournament, defeating Texas Southern (103-74) and Florida Gulf Coast (74-70) to improve to 7-1. It's the third straight season the Trojans were crowned in an in-season tournament, with the Austin Peay Christmas Classic in 2023 and the Great Alaska Shootout in 2024.

Zay Dyer led the way in Las Vegas with a pair of double-doubles: Texas Southern (10 points, 11 rebounds), Florida Gulf Coast (22 points, 14 rebounds). She averaged 16 points, 12.5 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and a steal in the tournament. Fortuna Ngnawo followed with 15.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and two blocks, including her second double-double (14 points, 11 rebounds) against Florida Gulf Coast.

En route to the best start in D-I history, Troy leads the Sun Belt Conference in free throws made per game (16.1), defensive rebounds (30.9), total rebounds (46.8) and scoring offense (83.3). In seven of its eight games, Troy has scored 70-plus points, outrebounded the opposition, forced 15-plus turnovers and shot above 40 percent from the field. Ngnawo has scored 10-plus points in all eight games to rank fifth in the league with 15.5 points – she also ranks fourth in blocks (1.8) and fourth in rebounds (7.6).

Scouting Longwood
The Lancers enter Wednesday morning's matchup as the eighth-best team in steals with 15.9 per game, with three players ranked in the top-5 in the Big South: Jesstynie Scott (first – 2.7), Malea Brown (fourth – 2.4), Jasmine Peaks (fourth – 2.4). Longwood has won two straight games with a 2-0 showing at the 2025 Puerto Rico Clasico, winning over Buffalo (68-64) and Stephen F. Austin (68-60).

Notables
• The all-time series is tied 1-1, with each team winning on its home floor. The last matchup was in 2010, when Longwood won 76-70.
• The Trojans are ranked at the No. 10 spot in the Mid-Major polls and 60^th in the NCAA Net Rankings.
• Troy is off to its best start in Division I history at 7-1 and best overall since 1991-92 when the team opened 10-1.
• Fortuna Ngnawo has scored 10-plus points in her last 11 games, dating back to North Dakota State on March 31, 2025.
• For the third straight season, the Trojans were crowned champions of an in-season tournament: Austin Peay Christmas Classic (2023), Great Alaska Shootout (2024) and Resorts World Las Vegas Classic (2025).
• Emani Jenkins ranks No. 1 in career D-I 3-point percentage and second all-time at 37.1.
• Only one of Troy's eight games has been decided by single digits, a four-point win over Florida Gulf Coast.
• Troy is 7-1 in the rebound battle, averaging a plus-9 with an SBC-high 46.8 rebounds per game.
• Emani Jenkins hit 3-plus triples in her third straight game against Kansas State (3), Missouri (6) and Montana State (4). She's made 16 over the last five games.
• Zay Dyer joined the 1,000-point club against Missouri with 7:01 left in the second quarter on a jumper.
• Troy scored 60-plus points in a half for the second time in 2025-26 with 65 against Texas Southern.
• Zay Dyer has scored in double-figures in 19 of her last 20 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.
• Zay Dyer leads the Sun Belt in defensive rebounds (8.3), offensive rebounds (4.3) and total rebounds (12.5), ranking eighth, 14^th and fifth nationally, respectively.
• In seven of its eight games, Troy has forced 15-plus turnovers with 20.9 forced per game.
• Two Trojans hit five or more 3-pointers against Missouri 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.
• Zay Dyer sits third in career D-I rebounds and 10^th all-time at Troy with 700 – she is 18 from passing Mandee Armstrong (717) for second and ninth, respectively.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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).