Troy University Athletics
Wednesday, February 12
Troy, Ala.
6 p.m.
Troy University
vs
ULM
Women’s Basketball Returns to League Play Against ULM
2/11/2025 5:48:00 PM | Basketball (W)
TROY, Ala. – Sun Belt Conference play returns for the Troy women's basketball program after a brief MAC-SBC Challenge hiatus on Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 6 p.m. when ULM comes to Trojan Arena.
The Trojans (15-10, 9-3 SBC) can focus on Sun Belt Play as they enter the final six regular season games as the No. 3 seed, tied with App State and seated two games back from a bye into the semifinals. Conversely, the Warhawks (9-14, 5-7 SBC) have lost three straight games to sit tied for eighth with Georgia State.
Game Information
Location: Troy, Ala. – Trojan Arena
The Matchup: Troy (15-10, 9-3 SBC) vs. ULM (9-14, 5-7 SBC)
When: Wednesday, Feb. 12 – 6 p.m.
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Radio Network
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
Loyal to the Soil
Troy split its opponents this past weekend against Old Dominion and Kent State, claiming the first-ever win over the Monarchs in program history, 83-80, before falling to 1-3 in the MAC-SBC Challenge, 84-73. The week continued Troy's trend of being 12-0, 8-0 SBC when scoring 80-plus points, as opposed to 3-10, 1-3 SBC when scoring less.
In Trojan Arena, Troy has excelled to a 7-1, 5-0 SBC record, with Zay Dyer leading the way via points (14.3) and rebounds (10.5). Behind Dyer is Briana Peguero, who's gone 21-of-22 from the charity stripe en route to 11.4 points per game. As a unit, Troy outscored its opponents 87.8-70.5 for a plus-17.3 margin of victory. The rebound and turnover battle also favors the Trojans in Trojan Arena, winning 51.3-35.1 and 16.0-17.3, respectively.
Over the last 10 league games, it's been a balanced approach on who will take over for the Trojans as they've had five different leading scorers to go 8-2 via Dyer (3), Peguero (3), Brianna Jackson (3), Emani Jenkins (3) and Ashley Baez (2). Peguero remains the leader in scoring through the 10 games with 13.9 points on 44.7 percent shooting from the field, 46.9 percent from deep and 86.5 percent at the line.
Fortuna Ngnawo has silently produced 10-plus points in five of her last 10 league games. The Cameroon native also comes off a career-high 25 points on her 22nd birthday, where she shot 12-of-20 and grabbed eight rebounds and two steals off the bench. Overall, she's averaged 9.8 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 20.2 minutes of action to be the third-leading scorer.
End the Streak
ULM started league play at 5-4 before being handed three straight losses to Texas State (67-64), App State (73-71) and South Alabama (73-68). The loss to the Jaguars marked the first win of 2024-25 for USA as ULM allowed South Alabama to shoot above 60 percent in the first and fourth quarters.
Like Troy's most recent foe, Kent State, the Warhawks excel at the charity stripe, leading the league in free throws made (14.26) and free throw percentage (74). The team from Monroe is also protective of the orange as the team averages the least number of turnovers in the SBC (14). Jakayla Johnson leads the individual category at the charity stripe, shooting 83.7 percent for 74th in the country – she also sits 11th in steals (1.78), second in points (15.6) and eighth in field goal percentage (41.5).
13-0 Notes
• The Trojans haven't lost to ULM since Jan. 21, 2016, winning the last 13 matchups with the Warhawks. Of the 13 wins, 11 have come via double-figures as the Trojans went 3-0 against ULM last season, including an 89-75 victory in the WNIT Great 8.
• In Trojan Arena, Troy is 7-1, 5-0 SBC, winning the rebound and turnover battle at 51.3-35.1 and 16.0-17.3, respectively. Troy also outscored its opponents 87.8-70.5 as a unit for a plus-17.3 margin of victory.
• On her birthday, Ngnawo performed with a career-high 25 points, tying Dyer for the most points by a Trojan in 2024-25 – her first career 20-plus point game becomes the sixth active Trojan with such a feat.
• Jenkins hit three triples to end with 14 points against Kent State. She's hit multiple 3-pointers in 11 of her last 13 games (30 total).
• Troy's bench produced for the team, scoring 45 of its 73 points (61.6 percent) as opposed to Kent State's bench with eight.
• Baez returned to double figures for the 18th time in 2024-25 to average 11.1 points.
• Ngnawo shot 12-of-18 from the field, marking the first time a Trojan had 10-plus made field goals since Dyer on Jan. 2, 2025.
• Despite the loss, the Trojans remain 7-1, 5-0 SBC in Trojan Arena.
• The Trojans dominated the second quarter, outshooting Kent State 46.7 percent to the opposition's 28.6.
• Wagner returned to the court for the first time Marshall on Jan. 4 with five assists, five rebounds, two points and a steal against ODU.
• Jacksons's 22-rebound performance against the Monarchs tied Felmas Koranga (March 8, 2021) and Caitlyn Ramirez (March 9, 2017) for the second-most rebounds in a D-I Troy single-game.
• Troy was on the right side of a tight contest against Old Dominion with its first victory when the game was decided by five or fewer points (1-2, 1-0 SBC).
• The victory over Old Dominion marked the first win over the opposition in program history (1-2).
• Jackson ended with her second 20-plus rebound performance of 2024-25 against ODU while scoring in double-figures (19) for the sixth straight game.
• With the victory over Old Dominion, Rigby has now defeated every current Sun Belt opponent.
• Troy currently rides its best Sun Belt Conference start in Trojan Arena under head coach Chanda Rigby at 5-0.
• At home, the Trojans have outscored their opposition by an average margin of 17.3 points on 44.7 percent shooting for 87.8 points per game and outrebounded them by 16.1 boards per game.
• Dyer (262) surpassed Felmas Koranga (2020-21 – 256), Lashunya Johnson (1994-95 – 256) and Sky'Lynn Holmes (2017-18 – 261) for the ninth most total rebounds in a Troy D-I season.
• Troy leads the league in rebound margin (plus-11.2), defensive rebounds (33.2), total rebounds (49.8) and scoring offense (77.6) – it ranks 31st in the country for scoring.
• In league play, the Trojans rank in the top 4 on shooting from the field (third – 42.8), from behind the arc (fourth – 33.9) and at the charity stripe (fourth – 74.3).
• Jenkins and Peguero both rank in the top 10 for league play 3-pointers made, sitting fifth (2.3) and tied for sixth (2.2), respectively.
• Through the opening 25 games, Troy remains the premiere team in the country for rebounding, leading the pack with 49.76 per game.
• Five Trojans ended in double-figures at USM for the first time since Louisiana (Jan. 18) and the sixth time in 2024-25.
• No. 13 has led Troy in scoring and/or assists in all 17 games in 2024-25 she's played in.
• In 12 of her last 17 games, Wagner's finished with 5-plus assists. She's collected 5-plus assists 27 times in her Troy career.
• Wagner joined the Troy career record book, taking over the 10th spot for total D-I assists at 253. She's 28 from surpassing Kylie Morrissy (2005-09 – 281) for ninth.
• Head coach Chanda Rigby (155-70) 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).
• Jackson rejected 3-plus shots for the fourth time in 2024-25 against Kent State and the 19th time in her career, ending the night with five.
• Dyer leads the SBC in double-doubles with 11 – she also ranks 18th in the nation. No. 5 also holds the top spot in rebounds at 10.5 and ranks 16th nationally.
• Jackson has rejected a shot in 14 of the last 17 games (28 total) to rank second in the SBC with 1.52 blocks per game – Jackson ranks second in total blocks at 38.
• Baez has swiped multiple steals in 13-of-25 games in 2024-25, including 42 in the last 21 games.
• Peguero is 27-of-59 from deep in the last 12 games, averaging 2.3 makes per game on 45.8 percent shooting.
• Dyer dominated the board in the first half at Louisiana 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.
• When Troy scores 80-plus points, it is 12-0, 8-0 SBC.
• Peguero currently leads Troy in single-season program history at .898 (44-of-49).
• Jenkins has hit 22 triples over the last seven games, with multiple triples in 11 of her previous 13 games (30 total).
• Dyer's 10.5 rebounds rank fifth in Troy's D-I single-season history, while her 7.9 career rebound average sits seventh in D-I history.
• The Trojans put the 3-point game into their arsenal through league play, jumping from 5.3 triples on 26.6 percent shooting in nonconference play to 8.3 on 33.9 percent.
• 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 against the Bobcats 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.
• In eight of the last 11 games, Peguero led Troy in assists.
• Baez has scored in double-figures in 18-of-25 games and led Troy in scoring five times.
• Guion has made at least one triple in 14 of her last 18 games (21 total).
• Dyer scored 10-plus points in 18 of her 25 starts.
• 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.
• Guion currently sits eighth in Troy D-I history and ninth overall for career 3-point percentage at 35.4 (50-of-140).
• 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.
• The 2024-25 roster contains zero underclassmen, with six as seniors and six as juniors.
The Trojans (15-10, 9-3 SBC) can focus on Sun Belt Play as they enter the final six regular season games as the No. 3 seed, tied with App State and seated two games back from a bye into the semifinals. Conversely, the Warhawks (9-14, 5-7 SBC) have lost three straight games to sit tied for eighth with Georgia State.
Game Information
Location: Troy, Ala. – Trojan Arena
The Matchup: Troy (15-10, 9-3 SBC) vs. ULM (9-14, 5-7 SBC)
When: Wednesday, Feb. 12 – 6 p.m.
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Radio Network
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
Loyal to the Soil
Troy split its opponents this past weekend against Old Dominion and Kent State, claiming the first-ever win over the Monarchs in program history, 83-80, before falling to 1-3 in the MAC-SBC Challenge, 84-73. The week continued Troy's trend of being 12-0, 8-0 SBC when scoring 80-plus points, as opposed to 3-10, 1-3 SBC when scoring less.
In Trojan Arena, Troy has excelled to a 7-1, 5-0 SBC record, with Zay Dyer leading the way via points (14.3) and rebounds (10.5). Behind Dyer is Briana Peguero, who's gone 21-of-22 from the charity stripe en route to 11.4 points per game. As a unit, Troy outscored its opponents 87.8-70.5 for a plus-17.3 margin of victory. The rebound and turnover battle also favors the Trojans in Trojan Arena, winning 51.3-35.1 and 16.0-17.3, respectively.
Over the last 10 league games, it's been a balanced approach on who will take over for the Trojans as they've had five different leading scorers to go 8-2 via Dyer (3), Peguero (3), Brianna Jackson (3), Emani Jenkins (3) and Ashley Baez (2). Peguero remains the leader in scoring through the 10 games with 13.9 points on 44.7 percent shooting from the field, 46.9 percent from deep and 86.5 percent at the line.
Fortuna Ngnawo has silently produced 10-plus points in five of her last 10 league games. The Cameroon native also comes off a career-high 25 points on her 22nd birthday, where she shot 12-of-20 and grabbed eight rebounds and two steals off the bench. Overall, she's averaged 9.8 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 20.2 minutes of action to be the third-leading scorer.
End the Streak
ULM started league play at 5-4 before being handed three straight losses to Texas State (67-64), App State (73-71) and South Alabama (73-68). The loss to the Jaguars marked the first win of 2024-25 for USA as ULM allowed South Alabama to shoot above 60 percent in the first and fourth quarters.
Like Troy's most recent foe, Kent State, the Warhawks excel at the charity stripe, leading the league in free throws made (14.26) and free throw percentage (74). The team from Monroe is also protective of the orange as the team averages the least number of turnovers in the SBC (14). Jakayla Johnson leads the individual category at the charity stripe, shooting 83.7 percent for 74th in the country – she also sits 11th in steals (1.78), second in points (15.6) and eighth in field goal percentage (41.5).
13-0 Notes
• The Trojans haven't lost to ULM since Jan. 21, 2016, winning the last 13 matchups with the Warhawks. Of the 13 wins, 11 have come via double-figures as the Trojans went 3-0 against ULM last season, including an 89-75 victory in the WNIT Great 8.
• In Trojan Arena, Troy is 7-1, 5-0 SBC, winning the rebound and turnover battle at 51.3-35.1 and 16.0-17.3, respectively. Troy also outscored its opponents 87.8-70.5 as a unit for a plus-17.3 margin of victory.
• On her birthday, Ngnawo performed with a career-high 25 points, tying Dyer for the most points by a Trojan in 2024-25 – her first career 20-plus point game becomes the sixth active Trojan with such a feat.
• Jenkins hit three triples to end with 14 points against Kent State. She's hit multiple 3-pointers in 11 of her last 13 games (30 total).
• Troy's bench produced for the team, scoring 45 of its 73 points (61.6 percent) as opposed to Kent State's bench with eight.
• Baez returned to double figures for the 18th time in 2024-25 to average 11.1 points.
• Ngnawo shot 12-of-18 from the field, marking the first time a Trojan had 10-plus made field goals since Dyer on Jan. 2, 2025.
• Despite the loss, the Trojans remain 7-1, 5-0 SBC in Trojan Arena.
• The Trojans dominated the second quarter, outshooting Kent State 46.7 percent to the opposition's 28.6.
• Wagner returned to the court for the first time Marshall on Jan. 4 with five assists, five rebounds, two points and a steal against ODU.
• Jacksons's 22-rebound performance against the Monarchs tied Felmas Koranga (March 8, 2021) and Caitlyn Ramirez (March 9, 2017) for the second-most rebounds in a D-I Troy single-game.
• Troy was on the right side of a tight contest against Old Dominion with its first victory when the game was decided by five or fewer points (1-2, 1-0 SBC).
• The victory over Old Dominion marked the first win over the opposition in program history (1-2).
• Jackson ended with her second 20-plus rebound performance of 2024-25 against ODU while scoring in double-figures (19) for the sixth straight game.
• With the victory over Old Dominion, Rigby has now defeated every current Sun Belt opponent.
• Troy currently rides its best Sun Belt Conference start in Trojan Arena under head coach Chanda Rigby at 5-0.
• At home, the Trojans have outscored their opposition by an average margin of 17.3 points on 44.7 percent shooting for 87.8 points per game and outrebounded them by 16.1 boards per game.
• Dyer (262) surpassed Felmas Koranga (2020-21 – 256), Lashunya Johnson (1994-95 – 256) and Sky'Lynn Holmes (2017-18 – 261) for the ninth most total rebounds in a Troy D-I season.
• Troy leads the league in rebound margin (plus-11.2), defensive rebounds (33.2), total rebounds (49.8) and scoring offense (77.6) – it ranks 31st in the country for scoring.
• In league play, the Trojans rank in the top 4 on shooting from the field (third – 42.8), from behind the arc (fourth – 33.9) and at the charity stripe (fourth – 74.3).
• Jenkins and Peguero both rank in the top 10 for league play 3-pointers made, sitting fifth (2.3) and tied for sixth (2.2), respectively.
• Through the opening 25 games, Troy remains the premiere team in the country for rebounding, leading the pack with 49.76 per game.
• Five Trojans ended in double-figures at USM for the first time since Louisiana (Jan. 18) and the sixth time in 2024-25.
• No. 13 has led Troy in scoring and/or assists in all 17 games in 2024-25 she's played in.
• In 12 of her last 17 games, Wagner's finished with 5-plus assists. She's collected 5-plus assists 27 times in her Troy career.
• Wagner joined the Troy career record book, taking over the 10th spot for total D-I assists at 253. She's 28 from surpassing Kylie Morrissy (2005-09 – 281) for ninth.
• Head coach Chanda Rigby (155-70) 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).
• Jackson rejected 3-plus shots for the fourth time in 2024-25 against Kent State and the 19th time in her career, ending the night with five.
• Dyer leads the SBC in double-doubles with 11 – she also ranks 18th in the nation. No. 5 also holds the top spot in rebounds at 10.5 and ranks 16th nationally.
• Jackson has rejected a shot in 14 of the last 17 games (28 total) to rank second in the SBC with 1.52 blocks per game – Jackson ranks second in total blocks at 38.
• Baez has swiped multiple steals in 13-of-25 games in 2024-25, including 42 in the last 21 games.
• Peguero is 27-of-59 from deep in the last 12 games, averaging 2.3 makes per game on 45.8 percent shooting.
• Dyer dominated the board in the first half at Louisiana 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.
• When Troy scores 80-plus points, it is 12-0, 8-0 SBC.
• Peguero currently leads Troy in single-season program history at .898 (44-of-49).
• Jenkins has hit 22 triples over the last seven games, with multiple triples in 11 of her previous 13 games (30 total).
• Dyer's 10.5 rebounds rank fifth in Troy's D-I single-season history, while her 7.9 career rebound average sits seventh in D-I history.
• The Trojans put the 3-point game into their arsenal through league play, jumping from 5.3 triples on 26.6 percent shooting in nonconference play to 8.3 on 33.9 percent.
• 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 against the Bobcats 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.
• In eight of the last 11 games, Peguero led Troy in assists.
• Baez has scored in double-figures in 18-of-25 games and led Troy in scoring five times.
• Guion has made at least one triple in 14 of her last 18 games (21 total).
• Dyer scored 10-plus points in 18 of her 25 starts.
• 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.
• Guion currently sits eighth in Troy D-I history and ninth overall for career 3-point percentage at 35.4 (50-of-140).
• 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.
• The 2024-25 roster contains zero underclassmen, with six as seniors and six as juniors.
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