Troy University Athletics
Saturday, February 15
Troy, Ala.
3:33 p.m.
Troy University
vs
Southern Miss
Women’s Basketball Celebrates Senior Day Against Southern Miss
2/14/2025 3:24:00 PM | Basketball (W)
TROY, Ala. – The Troy women's basketball program looks to honor its six seniors, Briana Peguero, Ashley Baez, Shaulana Wagner, Brianna Jackson, Emma Imevbore and Leilani Guion, while pitted against Southern Miss in Trojan Arena at 3:33 p.m.
The six seniors have led the best league start for the Trojans (16-10, 10-3 SBC) in head coach Chanda Rigby's tenure in Trojan Arena at 6-0 to sit two games outside second in the conference standings for a bye into the semifinals. USM (9-14, 5-7 SBC) has fallen in its last three games for league play to tie Texas State for 10th.
Game Information
Location: Troy, Ala. – Trojan Arena
The Matchup: Troy (16-10, 10-3 SBC) vs. ULM (9-14, 5-7 SBC)
When: Saturday, Feb. 15 – 3:33 p.m.
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Radio Network
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
Recent History
With five games remaining on the schedule, Troy eyes its ninth win in the last 11 league games after defeating ULM, 84-71, for the 14th straight win over the Warhawks. The Trojans trailed to open the second half, 40-39, until they opened the floodgates in the fourth. In the final 10 minutes, Troy outscored ULM 20-10 on 47.1 percent from the field while limiting the opposition to 22.2.
Khila Morris had a career day with 16 points on 5-of-5 shooting from the field and a career-high six free throws in 17 minutes. Her perfect day marked Morris as the first player since La'Tia Fils-Aime' (7-of-7 – Thomas) on Nov. 21, 2016, to shoot 100 percent (min. five shots). Her double-digit performance was the second in league play and third overall.
For the first time since Louisiana (Jan. 25), Zay Dyer returned to double-double form with her league-leading 12th on 12 points and 11 rebounds – she also leads the conference in rebounds per game at 10.5 as the only player to average a double-double. Her 11 rebounds pushed her above Tai'Sheka Porchia (2023-24 – 272) for the ninth most D-I rebounds in a single season. She sits 92 from Felmas Koranga (2021-22 – 354) for the most – Dyer needs 15.4 rebounds per game with six guaranteed games to break the record.
Troy enters Saturday down in the overall series to USM at 2-6, but has won two of the last three, including the first-ever in Trojan Arena last season, 77-70. The last time Troy faced Southern Miss, Briana Peguero (13), Ashley Baez (11), Brianna Jackson (10), Fortuna Ngnawo (10) and Emani Jenkins (13) all finished in double-figures. The Trojans also held USM to 27.1 percent from the field while shooting 40.6.
The Meylia Grayson Show
Southern Miss has struggled in its last three Sun Belt Conference outings, losing to Troy, 70-45, Georgia Southern, 49-42 and Arkansas State, 74-53. The Golden Eagles' biggest struggles come from the rebound and turnover game. In 13 league games, Southern Miss has lost the rebound battle by an average of 6.7 (34-40.7) and the turnover battle by 3.9 (15-18.9) – USM ranks last in the SBC for turnover margin in league play at minus-3.92.
Meylia Grayson and Nyla Jean rank in the top 20 in conference play for scoring, averaging 13.5 and 12.0 points, respectively. Grayson also sits second in rebounding with 9.2 – she accounts for 27.1 percent of the Golden Eagles' rebounds. USM also has a pair of deep threats via Trinity Rowe (2.2) and Morgan Siper (1.8), who rank in the top 20 for 3-pointers made per game.
Rematch Notes
• The last time Troy faced Southern Miss, Peguero (13), Baez (11), Jackson (10), Ngnawo (10) and Jenkins (13) all finished in double-figures. The Trojans also held USM to 27.1 percent from the field while shooting 40.6.
• Troy claimed its first-ever victory over the Golden Eagles the last time the programs faced in Trojan Arena, 77-70. In the overall series, Troy sits 2-6 in the series history.
• Peguero currently leads Troy in single-season program history at .898 (44-of-49).
• Troy leads the league in rebound margin (plus-11.4), defensive rebounds (33.2), total rebounds (49.7) and scoring offense (77.9) – it ranks 28th in the country for scoring.
• Khila Morris erupted in 27 minutes off the bench with 16 points on 5-of-5 from the field to become the first player since La'Tia Fils-Aime' (7-of-7 – Thomas) on Nov. 21, 2016, to shoot 100 percent (min. five shots).
• The victory over ULM marks the 14th straight for Troy and improves its record to 11-5 in Trojan Arena.
• Troy's bench lifted it to victory, outscoring ULM's bench 39-14.
• Troy dominated the fourth quarter, shooting 47.1 percent from the field while limiting ULM to 22.2 percent.
• Baez finished with 10 points and three steals against ULM to score double-figures in 19-of-26 starts and swiped multiple steals in 14-of-26, including 45 in the last 22 games.
• Jackson ended with three blocks, averaging 4.0 in the last two games to tie Felmas Koranga (2021-22) for the ninth most D-I single-season blocks.
• Dyer returned to double-double form, collecting her league-leading 12th double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds.
• Dyer's 11 rebounds surpassed Tai'Sheka Porchia (2023-24 – 272) for the most D-I rebounds in a single season (273).
• When Troy scores 80-plus points, it is 13-0, 9-0 SBC.
• Wagner joined the Troy career record book, taking over the 10th spot for total D-I assists at 262. She's 19 from surpassing Kylie Morrissy (2005-09 – 281) for ninth.
• In Trojan Arena, Troy is 8-1, 6-0 SBC, winning the rebound and turnover battle at 51.0-34.9 and 16.3-17.0, respectively. Troy also outscored its opponents 87.3-70.6 as a unit for a plus-16.8 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.
• 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.
• In league play, the Trojans rank in the top 5 on shooting from the field (third – 43.2), from behind the arc (fifth – 33.9) and at the charity stripe (third – 73.5).
• Jenkins and Peguero both rank in the top 10 for league play 3-pointers made, sitting fifth (2.2) and tied for eighth (2.1), respectively.
• 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.
• Peguero is 28-of-62 from deep in the last 13 games, averaging 2.2 makes per game on 45.2 percent shooting.
• Jenkins has hit multiple 3-pointers in 12 of her last 14 games (32 total).
• Jackson has rejected a shot in 15 of the last 18 games (31 total) to rank second in the SBC with 1.58 blocks per game – Jackson ranks second in total blocks at 41.
• 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 – she's scored double-figures in seven of her last eight.
• 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 6-0.
• Through the opening 26 games, Troy remains the premiere team in the country for rebounding, leading the pack with 47.73 per game.
• In 13 of her last 18 games, Wagner's finished with 5-plus assists. She's collected 5-plus assists 28 times in her Troy career.
• No. 13 has led Troy in scoring and/or assists in all 18 games in 2024-25 she's played in.
• Head coach Chanda Rigby (156-70) 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).
• Dyer leads the SBC in double-doubles with 11 – she also ranks 12th in the nation. No. 5 also holds the top spot in rebounds at 10.5 and ranks 16th nationally.
• In eight of the last 12 games, Peguero led Troy in assists.
• Dyer scored 10-plus points in 19 of her 26 starts.
• Guion has made at least one triple in 14 of her last 19 games (21 total).
• Guion currently sits eighth in Troy D-I history and ninth overall for career 3-point percentage at 35.4 (50-of-140).
• Dyer's 10.5 rebounds rank fifth in Troy's D-I single-season history, while her 8.0 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 8.0 on 33.9 percent.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 six seniors have led the best league start for the Trojans (16-10, 10-3 SBC) in head coach Chanda Rigby's tenure in Trojan Arena at 6-0 to sit two games outside second in the conference standings for a bye into the semifinals. USM (9-14, 5-7 SBC) has fallen in its last three games for league play to tie Texas State for 10th.
Game Information
Location: Troy, Ala. – Trojan Arena
The Matchup: Troy (16-10, 10-3 SBC) vs. ULM (9-14, 5-7 SBC)
When: Saturday, Feb. 15 – 3:33 p.m.
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Radio Network
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
Recent History
With five games remaining on the schedule, Troy eyes its ninth win in the last 11 league games after defeating ULM, 84-71, for the 14th straight win over the Warhawks. The Trojans trailed to open the second half, 40-39, until they opened the floodgates in the fourth. In the final 10 minutes, Troy outscored ULM 20-10 on 47.1 percent from the field while limiting the opposition to 22.2.
Khila Morris had a career day with 16 points on 5-of-5 shooting from the field and a career-high six free throws in 17 minutes. Her perfect day marked Morris as the first player since La'Tia Fils-Aime' (7-of-7 – Thomas) on Nov. 21, 2016, to shoot 100 percent (min. five shots). Her double-digit performance was the second in league play and third overall.
For the first time since Louisiana (Jan. 25), Zay Dyer returned to double-double form with her league-leading 12th on 12 points and 11 rebounds – she also leads the conference in rebounds per game at 10.5 as the only player to average a double-double. Her 11 rebounds pushed her above Tai'Sheka Porchia (2023-24 – 272) for the ninth most D-I rebounds in a single season. She sits 92 from Felmas Koranga (2021-22 – 354) for the most – Dyer needs 15.4 rebounds per game with six guaranteed games to break the record.
Troy enters Saturday down in the overall series to USM at 2-6, but has won two of the last three, including the first-ever in Trojan Arena last season, 77-70. The last time Troy faced Southern Miss, Briana Peguero (13), Ashley Baez (11), Brianna Jackson (10), Fortuna Ngnawo (10) and Emani Jenkins (13) all finished in double-figures. The Trojans also held USM to 27.1 percent from the field while shooting 40.6.
The Meylia Grayson Show
Southern Miss has struggled in its last three Sun Belt Conference outings, losing to Troy, 70-45, Georgia Southern, 49-42 and Arkansas State, 74-53. The Golden Eagles' biggest struggles come from the rebound and turnover game. In 13 league games, Southern Miss has lost the rebound battle by an average of 6.7 (34-40.7) and the turnover battle by 3.9 (15-18.9) – USM ranks last in the SBC for turnover margin in league play at minus-3.92.
Meylia Grayson and Nyla Jean rank in the top 20 in conference play for scoring, averaging 13.5 and 12.0 points, respectively. Grayson also sits second in rebounding with 9.2 – she accounts for 27.1 percent of the Golden Eagles' rebounds. USM also has a pair of deep threats via Trinity Rowe (2.2) and Morgan Siper (1.8), who rank in the top 20 for 3-pointers made per game.
Rematch Notes
• The last time Troy faced Southern Miss, Peguero (13), Baez (11), Jackson (10), Ngnawo (10) and Jenkins (13) all finished in double-figures. The Trojans also held USM to 27.1 percent from the field while shooting 40.6.
• Troy claimed its first-ever victory over the Golden Eagles the last time the programs faced in Trojan Arena, 77-70. In the overall series, Troy sits 2-6 in the series history.
• Peguero currently leads Troy in single-season program history at .898 (44-of-49).
• Troy leads the league in rebound margin (plus-11.4), defensive rebounds (33.2), total rebounds (49.7) and scoring offense (77.9) – it ranks 28th in the country for scoring.
• Khila Morris erupted in 27 minutes off the bench with 16 points on 5-of-5 from the field to become the first player since La'Tia Fils-Aime' (7-of-7 – Thomas) on Nov. 21, 2016, to shoot 100 percent (min. five shots).
• The victory over ULM marks the 14th straight for Troy and improves its record to 11-5 in Trojan Arena.
• Troy's bench lifted it to victory, outscoring ULM's bench 39-14.
• Troy dominated the fourth quarter, shooting 47.1 percent from the field while limiting ULM to 22.2 percent.
• Baez finished with 10 points and three steals against ULM to score double-figures in 19-of-26 starts and swiped multiple steals in 14-of-26, including 45 in the last 22 games.
• Jackson ended with three blocks, averaging 4.0 in the last two games to tie Felmas Koranga (2021-22) for the ninth most D-I single-season blocks.
• Dyer returned to double-double form, collecting her league-leading 12th double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds.
• Dyer's 11 rebounds surpassed Tai'Sheka Porchia (2023-24 – 272) for the most D-I rebounds in a single season (273).
• When Troy scores 80-plus points, it is 13-0, 9-0 SBC.
• Wagner joined the Troy career record book, taking over the 10th spot for total D-I assists at 262. She's 19 from surpassing Kylie Morrissy (2005-09 – 281) for ninth.
• In Trojan Arena, Troy is 8-1, 6-0 SBC, winning the rebound and turnover battle at 51.0-34.9 and 16.3-17.0, respectively. Troy also outscored its opponents 87.3-70.6 as a unit for a plus-16.8 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.
• 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.
• In league play, the Trojans rank in the top 5 on shooting from the field (third – 43.2), from behind the arc (fifth – 33.9) and at the charity stripe (third – 73.5).
• Jenkins and Peguero both rank in the top 10 for league play 3-pointers made, sitting fifth (2.2) and tied for eighth (2.1), respectively.
• 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.
• Peguero is 28-of-62 from deep in the last 13 games, averaging 2.2 makes per game on 45.2 percent shooting.
• Jenkins has hit multiple 3-pointers in 12 of her last 14 games (32 total).
• Jackson has rejected a shot in 15 of the last 18 games (31 total) to rank second in the SBC with 1.58 blocks per game – Jackson ranks second in total blocks at 41.
• 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 – she's scored double-figures in seven of her last eight.
• 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 6-0.
• Through the opening 26 games, Troy remains the premiere team in the country for rebounding, leading the pack with 47.73 per game.
• In 13 of her last 18 games, Wagner's finished with 5-plus assists. She's collected 5-plus assists 28 times in her Troy career.
• No. 13 has led Troy in scoring and/or assists in all 18 games in 2024-25 she's played in.
• Head coach Chanda Rigby (156-70) 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).
• Dyer leads the SBC in double-doubles with 11 – she also ranks 12th in the nation. No. 5 also holds the top spot in rebounds at 10.5 and ranks 16th nationally.
• In eight of the last 12 games, Peguero led Troy in assists.
• Dyer scored 10-plus points in 19 of her 26 starts.
• Guion has made at least one triple in 14 of her last 19 games (21 total).
• Guion currently sits eighth in Troy D-I history and ninth overall for career 3-point percentage at 35.4 (50-of-140).
• Dyer's 10.5 rebounds rank fifth in Troy's D-I single-season history, while her 8.0 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 8.0 on 33.9 percent.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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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