Troy University Athletics
Wednesday, February 5
Troy, Ala.
6 p.m.
Troy University
vs
Old Dominion
Women’s Basketball Returns Home to Face Old Dominion
2/4/2025 12:21:00 PM | Basketball (W)
TROY, Ala. – A four-game hiatus from Trojan Arena ends on Wednesday, Feb. 5 at 6 p.m. when a meeting between Troy women's basketball and Old Dominion tips off.
Wednesday marks the beginning of a four-game homestand for the Trojans (14-9, 8-3 SBC), who split their four-game road trip at 2-2. The meeting will see Troy look to capitalize on a two-game skid by the Monarchs (14-9, 6-5 SBC) for its first-ever victory over the opposition.
Game Information
Location: Troy, Ala. – Trojan Arena
The Matchup: Troy (14-9, 8-3 SBC) vs. Old Dominion (14-9, 6-5 SBC)
When: Wednesday, Feb. 5 – 6 p.m.
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Radio Network
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
Back in the Win Column
On Saturday, Troy ended a two-game losing streak, capitalizing on a fourth-quarter offensive explosion to defeat Southern Miss 70-45 for its first-ever victory in the Reed Green Coliseum. The Trojans dominated the boards for all 40 minutes to outrebound USM 58-28. Twenty-two of the 58 rebounds came on the offensive end, which led to 22 second-chance points. Troy also limited the Golden Eagles to a season-low 27.1 percent from the field while shooting 50 percent from the field and 44.4 percent from behind the arc to outscore USM 30-10 in the fourth for the 25-point win.
Five Trojans finished in double-figures, led by Briana Peguero and Emani Jenkins with 13 points. The duo was relentless from deep, hitting six of Troy's seven triples. Ashley Baez also returned to double-figures for the 17th time with 11 points, while forwards Fortuna Ngnawo and Brianna Jackson scored 10 apiece on a combined 9-of-18 from the floor. Jackson's 10-point performance extended her 10-plus points streak to five, combining for 27-of-45 from the floor in that span.
With seven Sun Belt Conference games remaining on the schedule, Troy sits tied for third with App State. However, Troy leads the league in opponent field goal percentage (36.2), rebound margin (plus-11.6), defensive rebounds (33.4), total rebounds (50.0) and scoring offense (77.6). Troy also has the individual leader for the conference in double-doubles (11), rebounds (245), rebounds per game (10.7) and defensive rebounds per game (6.8) via Zay Dyer.
The Trojans return home where they are undefeated at 6-0 for the fourth time in head coach Chanda Rigby's tenure. In the six games, Troy defeated its opponents by an average of 24.3 points (546-400). They have also shot lights out from the field at 45.5 percent for 91 points per game. Also, the rebounding battle has been nonexistent, as Troy dominated the boards by 19.2 per game.
Tale of Two Halves
Old Dominion started conference play on fire, winning five of its first six games. Since their 78-71 win over App State, the Monarchs have lost five of the last six, including back-to-back by Georgia State, 66-62, and James Madison, 85-62. Wednesday promises to be a rebound battle between the nation's leader in rebounds, Troy (50.0), and the 11th-best rebounding team in Old Dominion (43.0) – the Monarchs also lead the SBC with 17 offensive rebounds per game.
Simone Cunningham leads the league's leading team in offensive boards with four per game, ranking 20th in the nation. Cunningham also sits eighth in overall rebounds with 7.1 per game while scoring 7.7 points and leading the team with 18 blocks. En'Dya Buford shines on both ends of the court as the team's leading scorer (12.2 points), passer (4.0 assists) and swiper (2.5) – she also leads the Sun Belt in steals with 58 total.
Trojan Arena Notes
• Troy's defense comes off a victory over USM, where they held the opposition to a season-low in field goal percentage (27.1), points (45), field goals made (16), free throws made (5) and free throw attempts (9).
• At home, the Trojans have outscored their opposition by an average margin of 24.3 points on 45.5 percent shooting for 91 points per game and outrebounded them by 19.2 boards per game.
• Dyer sits 11 rebounds away (245) from entering the top 10 (Lashunya Johnson – 256) for most total rebounds in a Troy D-I season.
• The Trojans opened their homestand at 6-0 for the third time (2019-20, 2021-22) and 4-0 in SBC play for the second time (2018-19) in Rigby's tenure. They look for their second 7-0 start (2021-22) and first 5-0 start in SBC play.
• Troy looks for its first-ever victory over Old Dominion after losing both games to the opposition.
• The last meeting in ODU, Dyer neared a double-double on 10 points and eight rebounds, shooting 5-of-7 from the field.
• Troy leads the league in opponent field goal percentage (36.2), rebound margin (plus-11.6), defensive rebounds (33.4), total rebounds (50.0) 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 – 43.0), from behind the arc (fourth – 34.1) and at the charity stripe (second – 75.3).
• Jenkins and Peguero both rank in the top 10 for league play 3-pointers made, sitting second (2.5) and seventh (2.2), respectively.
• Through the opening 23 games, Troy remains the premiere team in the country for rebounding, leading the pack with 50.0 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.
• Head coach Chanda Rigby (154-70) 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).
• Ngnawo made her first start since Mississippi Valley State on Dec. 1, 2024, ending the night at Southern Miss with 10 points, six rebounds and a steal.
• Jackson rejected 3-plus shots for the third time in 2024-25 at ASU and the 18th time in her career, ending the night with four – she followed it with a pair of blocks at Southern Miss.
• Dyer leads the SBC in double-doubles with 11 – she also ranks 13th in the nation. No. 5 also holds the top spot in rebounds at 10.7 and ranks 16th nationally.
• Jackson has rejected a shot in 13 of the last 15 games (23 total) to rank second in the SBC with 1.43 blocks per game – Jackson ranks second in total blocks at 33.
• Baez has swiped multiple steals in 12-of-23 games in 2024-25, including 38 in the last 19 games.
• On Troy's seven-game win streak, Peguero led the team in scoring (14.9) and assists (five) while having 4.4 rebounds and 1.6 steals. She's also shot 50.8 percent from the field, 54.3 percent from deep and 91.3 percent at the line, ending in double-figures in six of the seven games.
• Peguero is 24-of-48 from deep in the last 10 games, averaging 2.4 makes per game on 50 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 11-0, 7-0 SBC.
• Peguero currently leads Troy in single-season program history at .905 (38-of-42).
• Jenkins has hit 19 triples over the last five games, with multiple triples in 10 of her previous 11 games (27 total).
• Dyer's 10.7 rebounds tie for fourth in Troy 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 26.7 percent shooting in nonconference play to 8.5 on 34.1 percent.
• For the first time since Feb. 13, 2000, at Coastal Carolina (124-103), the Trojans scored triple-figures on the road in league play – Troy lost that game. The last victory on the road in SBC play was a 100-89 victory over Arkansas State on Feb. 9, 2019 – Troy defeated Texas State 105-58 on Thursday.
• 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 nine games, Peguero led Troy in assists.
• Baez has scored in double-figures in 17-of-23 games and led Troy in scoring five times.
• Guion has made at least one triple in 13 of her last 16 games (20 total).
• Dyer scored 20-plus points in three of her last 12 games and 10-plus points in 17 of her 23 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.
• No. 13 has led Troy in scoring and/or assists in all 15 games in 2024-25 she's played in.
• Guion currently sits eighth in Troy D-I history and ninth overall for career 3-point percentage at 35.7 (50-of-140).
• Dyer and Jackson went back-to-back with 21-rebound performances to tie Sky'Lynn Holmes for the fourth-most rebounds in a single game at the Division-I level.
• 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. She's one of 11 players in the country and the lone SBC player to record a triple-double in 2024-25.
• In 10 of her last 15 games, Wagner's finished with 5-plus assists. She's collected 5-plus assists 25 times in her Troy career.
• Wagner joined the Troy career record book, taking over the 10th spot for total D-I assists at 243. She's 39 from surpassing Kylie Morrissy (2005-09 – 281) for ninth.
• The 2024-25 roster contains zero underclassmen, with six as seniors and six as juniors.
Wednesday marks the beginning of a four-game homestand for the Trojans (14-9, 8-3 SBC), who split their four-game road trip at 2-2. The meeting will see Troy look to capitalize on a two-game skid by the Monarchs (14-9, 6-5 SBC) for its first-ever victory over the opposition.
Game Information
Location: Troy, Ala. – Trojan Arena
The Matchup: Troy (14-9, 8-3 SBC) vs. Old Dominion (14-9, 6-5 SBC)
When: Wednesday, Feb. 5 – 6 p.m.
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Radio Network
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
Back in the Win Column
On Saturday, Troy ended a two-game losing streak, capitalizing on a fourth-quarter offensive explosion to defeat Southern Miss 70-45 for its first-ever victory in the Reed Green Coliseum. The Trojans dominated the boards for all 40 minutes to outrebound USM 58-28. Twenty-two of the 58 rebounds came on the offensive end, which led to 22 second-chance points. Troy also limited the Golden Eagles to a season-low 27.1 percent from the field while shooting 50 percent from the field and 44.4 percent from behind the arc to outscore USM 30-10 in the fourth for the 25-point win.
Five Trojans finished in double-figures, led by Briana Peguero and Emani Jenkins with 13 points. The duo was relentless from deep, hitting six of Troy's seven triples. Ashley Baez also returned to double-figures for the 17th time with 11 points, while forwards Fortuna Ngnawo and Brianna Jackson scored 10 apiece on a combined 9-of-18 from the floor. Jackson's 10-point performance extended her 10-plus points streak to five, combining for 27-of-45 from the floor in that span.
With seven Sun Belt Conference games remaining on the schedule, Troy sits tied for third with App State. However, Troy leads the league in opponent field goal percentage (36.2), rebound margin (plus-11.6), defensive rebounds (33.4), total rebounds (50.0) and scoring offense (77.6). Troy also has the individual leader for the conference in double-doubles (11), rebounds (245), rebounds per game (10.7) and defensive rebounds per game (6.8) via Zay Dyer.
The Trojans return home where they are undefeated at 6-0 for the fourth time in head coach Chanda Rigby's tenure. In the six games, Troy defeated its opponents by an average of 24.3 points (546-400). They have also shot lights out from the field at 45.5 percent for 91 points per game. Also, the rebounding battle has been nonexistent, as Troy dominated the boards by 19.2 per game.
Tale of Two Halves
Old Dominion started conference play on fire, winning five of its first six games. Since their 78-71 win over App State, the Monarchs have lost five of the last six, including back-to-back by Georgia State, 66-62, and James Madison, 85-62. Wednesday promises to be a rebound battle between the nation's leader in rebounds, Troy (50.0), and the 11th-best rebounding team in Old Dominion (43.0) – the Monarchs also lead the SBC with 17 offensive rebounds per game.
Simone Cunningham leads the league's leading team in offensive boards with four per game, ranking 20th in the nation. Cunningham also sits eighth in overall rebounds with 7.1 per game while scoring 7.7 points and leading the team with 18 blocks. En'Dya Buford shines on both ends of the court as the team's leading scorer (12.2 points), passer (4.0 assists) and swiper (2.5) – she also leads the Sun Belt in steals with 58 total.
Trojan Arena Notes
• Troy's defense comes off a victory over USM, where they held the opposition to a season-low in field goal percentage (27.1), points (45), field goals made (16), free throws made (5) and free throw attempts (9).
• At home, the Trojans have outscored their opposition by an average margin of 24.3 points on 45.5 percent shooting for 91 points per game and outrebounded them by 19.2 boards per game.
• Dyer sits 11 rebounds away (245) from entering the top 10 (Lashunya Johnson – 256) for most total rebounds in a Troy D-I season.
• The Trojans opened their homestand at 6-0 for the third time (2019-20, 2021-22) and 4-0 in SBC play for the second time (2018-19) in Rigby's tenure. They look for their second 7-0 start (2021-22) and first 5-0 start in SBC play.
• Troy looks for its first-ever victory over Old Dominion after losing both games to the opposition.
• The last meeting in ODU, Dyer neared a double-double on 10 points and eight rebounds, shooting 5-of-7 from the field.
• Troy leads the league in opponent field goal percentage (36.2), rebound margin (plus-11.6), defensive rebounds (33.4), total rebounds (50.0) 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 – 43.0), from behind the arc (fourth – 34.1) and at the charity stripe (second – 75.3).
• Jenkins and Peguero both rank in the top 10 for league play 3-pointers made, sitting second (2.5) and seventh (2.2), respectively.
• Through the opening 23 games, Troy remains the premiere team in the country for rebounding, leading the pack with 50.0 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.
• Head coach Chanda Rigby (154-70) 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).
• Ngnawo made her first start since Mississippi Valley State on Dec. 1, 2024, ending the night at Southern Miss with 10 points, six rebounds and a steal.
• Jackson rejected 3-plus shots for the third time in 2024-25 at ASU and the 18th time in her career, ending the night with four – she followed it with a pair of blocks at Southern Miss.
• Dyer leads the SBC in double-doubles with 11 – she also ranks 13th in the nation. No. 5 also holds the top spot in rebounds at 10.7 and ranks 16th nationally.
• Jackson has rejected a shot in 13 of the last 15 games (23 total) to rank second in the SBC with 1.43 blocks per game – Jackson ranks second in total blocks at 33.
• Baez has swiped multiple steals in 12-of-23 games in 2024-25, including 38 in the last 19 games.
• On Troy's seven-game win streak, Peguero led the team in scoring (14.9) and assists (five) while having 4.4 rebounds and 1.6 steals. She's also shot 50.8 percent from the field, 54.3 percent from deep and 91.3 percent at the line, ending in double-figures in six of the seven games.
• Peguero is 24-of-48 from deep in the last 10 games, averaging 2.4 makes per game on 50 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 11-0, 7-0 SBC.
• Peguero currently leads Troy in single-season program history at .905 (38-of-42).
• Jenkins has hit 19 triples over the last five games, with multiple triples in 10 of her previous 11 games (27 total).
• Dyer's 10.7 rebounds tie for fourth in Troy 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 26.7 percent shooting in nonconference play to 8.5 on 34.1 percent.
• For the first time since Feb. 13, 2000, at Coastal Carolina (124-103), the Trojans scored triple-figures on the road in league play – Troy lost that game. The last victory on the road in SBC play was a 100-89 victory over Arkansas State on Feb. 9, 2019 – Troy defeated Texas State 105-58 on Thursday.
• 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 nine games, Peguero led Troy in assists.
• Baez has scored in double-figures in 17-of-23 games and led Troy in scoring five times.
• Guion has made at least one triple in 13 of her last 16 games (20 total).
• Dyer scored 20-plus points in three of her last 12 games and 10-plus points in 17 of her 23 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.
• No. 13 has led Troy in scoring and/or assists in all 15 games in 2024-25 she's played in.
• Guion currently sits eighth in Troy D-I history and ninth overall for career 3-point percentage at 35.7 (50-of-140).
• Dyer and Jackson went back-to-back with 21-rebound performances to tie Sky'Lynn Holmes for the fourth-most rebounds in a single game at the Division-I level.
• 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. She's one of 11 players in the country and the lone SBC player to record a triple-double in 2024-25.
• In 10 of her last 15 games, Wagner's finished with 5-plus assists. She's collected 5-plus assists 25 times in her Troy career.
• Wagner joined the Troy career record book, taking over the 10th spot for total D-I assists at 243. She's 39 from surpassing Kylie Morrissy (2005-09 – 281) for ninth.
• The 2024-25 roster contains zero underclassmen, with six as seniors and six as juniors.
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