Women’s Basketball Welcomes Texas State to Trojan Arena

TROY, Ala. – To open the final week of the regular season, Troy women's basketball welcomes Texas State to Trojan Arena on Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m., looking to secure a podium finish in the Sun Belt Conference.

The Trojans (18-11, 12-4 SBC) can clinch a top-3 seed in the SBC Tournament seeding for the eighth time in head coach Chanda Rigby's tenure with a sweep over the Bobcats (12-15, 6-10 SBC). Texas State has won its last two league games and is looking to continue the rise to eighth.

Game Information
Location: Troy, Ala. – Trojan Arena
The Matchup: Troy (18-11, 12-4 SBC) vs. Texas State (12-15, 6-10 SBC)
When: Wednesday, Feb. 26 – 7 p.m.
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Radio Network
Live Stats: TroyStats.com

Chance at Second, Guaranteed Top Four
Despite battling foul calls and the rebound battle, the Trojans came out with the victory over in-state rival South Alabama, 86-71, to clinch a top 4 seed in the league for the 10^th straight season. A win on Wednesday over Texas State would clinch a top 3 seed for the eighth season in Rigby's tenure and the sixth time in the last seven seasons, leading to a final matchup on Friday against Arkansas State for a spot in the semifinals.

Zay Dyer led the way in scoring (23) and rebounding (10) for the second straight game as she rose to 12^th in the nation with her 14^th double-double. Her 10 rebounds kept her atop the league rankings in rebounding with 10.6. The junior forward has claimed a double-double in 14 of her 28 starts while scoring double-digits in 21 and grabbing 10-plus rebounds in 16. An Atlanta native, Dyer's led Troy for scoring in 12 games and 17 times for rebounds.

The Trojans return home where they stand at 9-1, 7-0 SBC for the best league start in program history and best overall home record since 2021-22 at 12-2. Fortuna Nganwo has been a secret weapon off the bench in Trojan Arena. In eight games, the Cameroon native is fourth for Troy in scoring with 9.8 points while having the second-most rebounds at 7.1 – she leads all Trojans for players who play under 20 minutes.

Wednesday pits Troy against Texas State for the second time of 2024-25, looking for its third straight sweep over the Bobcats and 10^th straight victory. The last these programs faced, Troy had its largest victory in program history for a league road game at 47, 105-58, on Jan. 23. Emani Jenkins led the way with six triples to help the Trojans finish with 14, which was the most since it hit 15 against Georgia Southern on Feb. 16, 2019.

Remember Last Time?
Texas State hasn't beaten Troy since Jan. 6, 2018, overall and since Dec. 30, 2014, in Trojan Arena. The Bobcats also sit 5-13 in the overall series, including a 2-5 record in Trojan Arena. After two straight wins against Louisiana and Southern Miss, Texas State sits 10^th in the league standings, one game from either rising to No. 8 over ULM and Georgia State or falling to 11^th under Marshall.

Since league play started, Texas State has seen an increase in turnovers, going from 18.6 overall to 19.5 against Sun Belt opponents. It's also forced less to have the turnover margin favor the opposition by 2.7. The three-point game stands as the Bobcats' greatest weakness. Through 16 league games, the Bobcats shoot the worst percentage in the conference at 27.7 percent on the 13^th fewest 3-pointers made at 4.4.

Texas-Sized Numbers
• The Trojans are winners in the last nine matchups against Texas State, with their last loss coming on Jan. 6, 2018. In the nine straight wins, only two have come within single digits.
• For the 10^th straight season, the Trojans will enter the Sun Belt Conference Tournament as a top-4 seed.
• Troy secured 100-plus points for the second time in 2024-25 on the 105-58 victory over Texas State – the first came against Oakwood on Dec. 4, 2024 (109-47). Overall, it's the 38^th 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 52^nd time in Rigby's tenure that her Trojans made double-digit triples.
• The 47-point victory over Texas State 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's 10.6 rebounds rank fifth in Troy's D-I single-season history, while her 9.3 career rebound average sits fourth in Troy's D-I history.
• Head coach Chanda Rigby is one win from her 250^th career victory at Troy, becoming the second women's basketball coach in program history with that mark – Joyce Sorrell ended her career at 274-278.
• Through 29 games, Troy remains the premiere team in the country for rebounding, leading the pack with 48.9 per game.
• Troy leads the league in rebound margin (plus-11.2), defensive rebounds (32.9), total rebounds (48.9) and scoring offense (78.3) – it ranks 25^thin the country for scoring.
• Troy's win pushes it to 11-1 in the last 12 meetings with South Alabama, including a 4-1 record in the Mitchell Center.
• The Trojans shot 50 percent or higher for the fourth time in 2024-25 (50 percent) against South Alabama, remaining undefeated at 4-0 with that feat.
• Morris ended with a team-high and career-high in steals with five over USA. She became the third active Trojan and first to have 5-plus steals since Peguero had five against Oakwood on Dec. 4, 2024.
• Wagner took over the 10^th spot for total D-I assists at 284. She's 29 from surpassing Kayla Robinson (2016-20) for eighth.
• Dyer leads the SBC in double-doubles with 14 – she also ranks 12^th in the nation. No. 5 also holds the top spot in rebounds at 10.6 and ranks 15^th nationally.
• Peguero currently ranks second Troy in single-season program history at .895 (51-of-57).
• Dyer sits sixth in D-I rebounds for a single season at 297, nine away from Ja'Mia Hollings in fifth with 315.
• Jackson ended with a block against USM to surpass Felmas Koranga (2021-22) for ninth in D-I single-season blocks.
• Head coach Chanda Rigby (158-71) secured her 150^th 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's 14 points at ULM marked her eighth double-digit scoring performance in the last 10 games.
• In all six games where Jackson had double-digit rebounds, she claimed a double-double.
• Troy's six seniors combined for 51 points, 24 rebounds, 11 assists, six steals and four blocks on their senior day against the Golden Eagles.
• With the victory over Old Dominion, Rigby has now defeated every current Sun Belt opponent.
• After Troy's 86 points against USA, it's 15-0, 11-0 SBC when scoring above 80 points.
• Morris erupted in 27 minutes off the bench with 16 points on 5-of-5 from the field against ULM 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).
• Jenkins has hit multiple 3-pointers in 13 of her last 17 games (36 total) to be six triples from entering the top-10 in a Troy D-I single season.
• Baez finished with 10 points and four steals against USA to score double-figures in 20-of-29 starts and swiped multiple steals in 16-of-29, including 51 in the last 25 games.
• In 16 of her last 21 games, Wagner's finished with 5-plus assists. She's collected 5-plus assists 31 times in her Troy career.
• No. 13 has led Troy in scoring and/or assists in all 21 games in 2024-25 she's played in.
• Dyer scored 10-plus points in 21 of her 28 starts.
• Jackson has rejected a shot in 16 of the last 21 games (32 total) to rank second in the SBC with 1.45 blocks per game – Jackson ranks second in total blocks at 42.
• 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 7.3 on 31.9 percent.
• Jenkins and Peguero rank in the top 20 for league play 3-pointers made, tied for fifth (2.1) and tied for 17^th (1.8), respectively.
• Peguero is 30-of-72 from deep in the last 16 games, averaging 1.9 makes per game on 41.6 percent shooting.
• In league play, the Trojans rank in the top 5 on shooting from the field (second – 43.9) and at the charity stripe (fifth – 72.5).
• Guion has made at least one triple in 16 of her last 22 games (24 total).
• Guion currently sits eighth in Troy D-I history and ninth overall for career 3-point percentage at 35.8 (54-of-151).
• 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.
• 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.
• Dyer dominated the board in the first half at Louisiana with 12 (10 offensive) to end with 19 rebounds and her 12^th 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.
• 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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Players Mentioned

Zay Dyer

Ja'Mia Hollings

Emani Jenkins

Felmas Koranga

Tai'Sheka Porchia

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