Women’s Basketball Invites Oakwood for Matinee Matchup

Wednesday, December 10

Troy, Ala.

12 p.m.

Troy University

Oakwood

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Women’s Basketball Invites Oakwood for Matinee Matchup

12/9/2025 9:43:00 AM | Basketball (W)

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

TROY, Ala. – Still on the best start in Division-I history, the Troy women's basketball program returns to the confines of Trojan Arena on Wednesday, Dec. 10, for a matinee matchup with Oakwood (12 p.m.).

The Trojans (8-1) welcome the Ambassadors (5-4) back for the second straight season after a 109-47 victory on Dec. 4, 2024. It also marks the final women's basketball game in Trojan Arena for 2025, as they enter 4-0. The next home game is against Texas State on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026.

Game Information
Location: Troy, Ala. – Trojan Arena
Matchup: Troy (8-1) vs. Oakwood (5-4)
When: Wednesday, Dec. 3 – 12:00 p.m.
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Radio Network
Stats: troytrojans.com/livestats

History Continues
To keep its best start in Division I rolling, the Trojans had to overcome a 23-point deficit to Longwood last Wednesday in Farmville, Va. Troy trailed by 23, 46-23, 17 minutes into the ballgame. After seven points in two minutes for Ngnawo before the break, the Trojans stormed back in the second half, outscoring the Lancers 51-32 to win 86-83. Ngnawo ended the game with a team-high 19 points and 10 rebounds for her second straight double-double.

Ngnawo and Zay Dyer continue to be dominant in the paint for the Trojans and rank in the top-10 in the SBC for blocks and rebounds. Ngnawo sits fourth in blocks (1.7) and rebounds (7.9), while Dyer is seventh (1.2) and first (12.4), respectively – Dyer also sits third in the nation for rebounds. After leading the league in double-doubles last season with 18, she again sits atop the rankings at five.

The lone meeting between the programs saw Troy dominate with a 62-point victory, 109-47. The Trojans shot 45.6 percent from the field and held the Ambassadors to 29.8 percent. Troy had six players end with double-digits in the scoring column, including returners Dyer (14), Ashley Baez (11), Leilani Guion (13) and Emani Jenkins (10), combining for 48 points.

Scouting Oakwood
Oakwood jumped above .500 with a 79-74 win over Washington Adventist off a 26-point showing from Saniya Keys and 22 points by Kamaria Murray – Keys also had 18 rebounds. The pair combined for 16-of-33 from the field. Murray leads the Ambassadors this season at 17.3 points per game, followed by Keys at 16.3.

Notables
• The Trojans meet the Ambassadors for the second straight season, winning the first-ever meeting on Dec. 4, 2024, 109-47.
• The last time these programs met, the Trojans shot 45.6 percent from the field with six players in double figures for scoring. Zay Dyer (14), Ashley Baez (11), Leilani Guion (13) and Emani Jenkins (10) combined for 48 points.
• The Trojans rank fourth in the Mid-Major polls and 75^th in the NCAA Net Rankings.
• Troy is off to its best start in Division I history at 8-1 and best overall since 1991-92 when the team opened 10-1.
• Troy completed a 23-point comeback against Longwood for its largest since Alaska-Anchorage (20) on Nov. 22, 2024.
• Ngnawo is 9-of-9 with games in double-figures after leading the Trojans with 19 points against Longwood. She also claimed her second-straight double-double with 10 rebounds.
• In eight of its nine games, Troy has forced 15-plus turnovers with 20.7 forced per game to rank 59^th in the country.
• Fortuna Ngnawo has scored 10-plus points in her last 12 games, dating back to North Dakota State on March 31, 2025.
• Emani Jenkins ranks No. 1 in career D-I 3-point percentage and second all-time at 37.1.
• The Trojans have a pair in the top-10 for the SBC in blocks per game via Fortuna Ngnawo (fourth – 1.7) and Zay Dyer (seventh – 1.2).
• Troy is 8-1 in the rebound battle, averaging a plus-8.7 with an SBC-high 47.1 rebounds per game.
• Zay Dyer sits third in career D-I rebounds and 10^th all-time at Troy with 712 – she is six from passing Mandee Armstrong (717) for second and ninth, respectively.
• Zay Dyer leads the Sun Belt in defensive rebounds (8.0), offensive rebounds (4.4) and total rebounds (12.4), ranking 11^th, 11^th and third nationally, respectively.
• Emani Jenkins has hit multiple triples in seven of her nine games, including 3-plus in five for 25 total.
• 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).
• 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 20 of her last 22 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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) in 2024-25.