Women’s Basketball Bounces Back with Blowout Win Over Georgia State

Saturday, January 24

Troy, Ala.

11 a.m.

Troy University

16-4,7-2Sun Belt

Georgia State

9-12,4-5Sun Belt

Georgia St.

Troy

Women’s Basketball Bounces Back with Blowout Win Over Georgia State

1/24/2026 2:10:00 PM | Basketball (W)

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

TROY, Ala. – Troy women's basketball bounced back from Thursday's loss with a 27-point victory, 96-69, over Georgia State on Saturday afternoon in Trojan Arena.

After starting 5-22 against the Panthers (9-12, 4-5 SBC), the Trojans (16-4, 7-2 SBC) have won 16 of their last 21 meetings. Troy shot 50 percent from the field for the sixth time this season and improved to 6-0 when shooting at least 50 percent.

Against her former team, Zay Dyer recorded her 12^th double-double just three minutes into the second quarter, finishing with 23 points and 14 rebounds. Rachel Leggett added her first career double-double as a Trojan with 14 points and 10 rebounds. The South Alabama transfer shot 6-of-6 from the field to be the first Trojan to shoot 100 percent from the floor (min. 5 attempts) since Khila Morris on Feb. 12, 2025. Ashley Baez scored 10 points, while Fortuna Ngnawo added 14. Emani Jenkins came off the bench with 12 points, knocking down four 3-pointers.

Crystal Henderson led Georgia State with 17 points, but shot 6-of-16 from the field in the loss. Nari Powers and Eghosa Obasuyi came off the bench to deliver 11 points apiece. The Panthers had less than half the number of rebounds as the Trojans (63-26), giving up 25 offensive rebounds and 44 points in the paint.

Bounce Back
Troy started with a 6-0 run in the first 80 seconds of the ballgame. The Trojans scored back-to-back in a matter of seconds when Ngnawo got the pass from Kamesha Moore and hit the jumper on their opening possession. On Georgia State's inbound, Baez intercepted the ball and immediately scored the layup. Dyer finished the run with a jumper off the pass from Leggett.

Both sides exchanged buckets before Troy took the 12-5 lead on layups from Leggett and Ngnawo with 5:11 remaining. The Trojans held their seven-point lead, 14-7, on free throws for Baez before the Panthers outscored them 13-4 over the next three minutes for the 20-18 lead.

An and-one by Dyer off her offensive rebound returned the lead to Troy, 21-20, and the team ended the first quarter with the lead, 24-23, on a second-chance layup for Dyer and a free throw for Baez.

Troy held Georgia State scoreless for the first 3:29 of the second quarter while it scored 11 points for a 35-23 lead. Dyer scored back-to-back buckets for the Trojans, including one off a Panther turnover and an offensive rebound. After Ngnawo scored her second-chance bucket, Dyer scored again with a jumper. Jenkins polished off the 12-0 run for Troy with her 59^th 3-pointer of 2025-26.

The Panthers brought the margin back to single digits, 38-29, with a 6-2 run before the Trojans responded by outscoring them 12-5 until 2:22 was left on the clock. After both sides exchanged buckets, Saniya Jackson started and finished a 6-0 run with layups for the 50-34 lead. Leggett scored a tip-in layup between Jackson's buckets.

Detavia Salter gave Troy the double-digit lead heading into the break with a tip-in layup before Troy scored 10 straight points in the first 2:10 of the third quarter. Dyer and Baez scored a pair of buckets, while Leggett added a layup for the 62-41 lead.

By the end of the third quarter, the Trojans found their largest lead of the ballgame (31), 87-56, as they outscored the Panthers 35-15. Troy ended the third quarter with a 7-0 run on a jumper and two free throws by Lana Koricanac and Jenkins' second 3-pointer.

Troy used the fourth quarter to coast to a 27-point victory, 96-69, as Jenkins hit back-to-back 3-pointers to end the game.

Head Coach Chanda Rigby
"The way you rebound and have a good game after a loss is by being focused on the things you're supposed to be good at. The three things we are good at are rebounds, runs, and forcing turnovers. They stayed locked in on defense; I give credit to Coach Stephanie Murphy, who is our defensive coach. She never gives them a play off, and she calls them out in practice when they aren't locked in. I know one of the most important things, other than rebounding, is that your bench has to continue to improve all year. By the end of the year, your bench needs to be the most improved in the Sun Belt to win it. Marshall is going to be a tough game; if you drop that game, you could drop to sixth. To get to 500 would be great, especially for this game."

Up Next
Troy heads north to Huntington, W. Va., to take on Marshall on Wednesday, Jan. 28.

Game Stats
• Kamesha Moore made her first career start for Troy, ending with three points, three rebounds and a steal in 16 minutes. It's just the third different starting five by the Trojans this season.
• Zay Dyer claimed her 12^th double-double with 7:21 left in the second quarter, finishing with 23 points and 14 rebounds.
• For the sixth time in 2025-26, the Trojans shot 50 percent or more from the field at 50.0. They are 6-0 when they shoot above 50 percent.
• Zay Dyer's 23 points are her fourth 20-plus point game this season, while Fortuna Ngnawo scored 10-plus for the 19^th time in her last 20 games with 14, and Rachel Leggett scored double-digits for the seventh straight game at 14.
• Rachel Leggett claimed her first double-double of the season on 14 points and 10 rebounds. She also led the team in steals (2) and assists (5).
• With the victory, Chanda Rigby is one win away from her 500^th career victory.
• After winning over the Panthers, the Trojans are 16-5 over the last 21 games in the series.
• Emani Jenkins had four 3-pointers for her 11^th game with three or more threes.