Women’s Basketball Faces Coastal Carolina in Weather-Altered Matchup

Friday, January 30

Conway, S.C.

1:30 p.m.

Troy University

Coastal Carolina

Women’s Basketball Faces Coastal Carolina in Weather-Altered Matchup

1/29/2026 2:10:00 PM | Basketball (W)

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

CONWAY, S.C. – Due to impending weather, the Troy women's basketball team is set to face Coastal Carolina in the HTC Center on Friday, Jan. 30, at 1:30 p.m.

The Trojans (17-4, 8-2 SBC) face an advanced game schedule as they look for their fourth straight victory over the Chanticleers (11-4, 4-6 SBC). Troy hasn't lost to Coastal Carolina on the road since 2020, leading the all-time series at 13-4 and 5-2 on the road.

Game Information
Location: Conway, S.C. – HTC Center
Matchup: Troy (17-4, 8-2 SBC) vs. Coastal Carolina (11-11, 4-6 SBC)
When: Friday, Jan. 30 – 1:30 p.m.
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Radio Network
Stats: troytrojans.com/livestats

Comeback to 500 Wins
Head coach Chanda Rigby's 500^th career collegiate victory came with a 21-point comeback at Marshall on Wednesday night. Her Trojans were down 21 with 44 seconds left in the second quarter. Then, down 20 to start the third, Troy outscored Marshall 30-13 in the third quarter on 72.2 percent shooting and completed the comeback with 57 remaining in the game on an Ashley Baez 3-pointer, 85-82.

Troy is the only Division I program with two players averaging double-doubles: Zay Dyer and Fortuna Ngnawo. Dyer sits atop the Sun Belt Conference with 13 double-doubles on 13.8 points and 12.2 rebounds. Her 12.2 rebounds sit third in the nation. Following in second for the conference with 11 double-doubles is Ngnawo, who leads the Trojans with 15 points per game and 10 rebounds. Together, they've helped Troy rank No. 1 in the country for rebounds at 50.8.

The last time Troy and Coastal Carolina met, the game went to overtime on Jan. 2, 2025, with the Trojans winning 92-84. Dyer had a historic 25-point, 21-rebound and 4-block performance in the victory, with her 21 rebounds being tied for the fifth-most in a Troy D-I single game. Leilani Guion also posted a then-career-high 20 points on 8-of-13 from the field and four 3-pointers.

Scouting Coastal Carolina
The Chanticleers had a tough 1-5 start to league play, but have won three of their last four to sit at .500. After giving Louisiana its only league win, Coastal Carolina rattled off two wins over Southern Miss and Texas State. Coastal enters Friday's matchup as the league-leader in 3-point percentage at 34.7 on 8.9 per game (third in the SBC). Playing the third-most minutes in the SBC (33.7), Kristin Williams leads the conference in 3-pointers (70) with 3.2 per game. She's also seventh in scoring at 14.1.

Notables
• With her win over Marshall, head coach Chanda Rigby claimed her 500^th collegiate victory.
• Troy eyes its third straight win over Coastal Carolina, sitting at 13-4 in the all-time series.
• Troy beat Coastal Carolina in overtime, 92-84, last season with Zay Dyer having 25 points, 21 rebounds and four blocks. Leilani Guion also had a career-high 20 points.
• Zay Dyer claimed her 50^th career double-digit rebound game against Marshall, while Rachel Leggett had her 50^th double-digit scoring game.
• Troy enters its matchup with Coastal Carolina as the best Division-I team in rebounds at 50.8. The Trojans have led the nation in rebounds over the last seven seasons.
• Troy's 21-point comeback marks its second 20-plus point comeback of the season, coming back from down 23 against Longwood on Dec. 3.
• After shooting 27.3 percent in the first half, the Trojans shot 61.8 percent in the second, including 72.2 percent in the third quarter, to come back from down 20 at the break against Marshall.
• Zay Dyer's 39 career double-doubles sit 13^th for the most by an active Division-I player and first in the SBC. The next closest player in the league has 27.
• Chanda Rigby sits three wins away from becoming the winningest coach in Troy history. She currently has 272, looking to pass Joyce Sorrell for the most at 274.
• With her fourth rebound against Georgia Southern, Zay Dyer grabbed her 1,000^th career rebound. She ranks 14^th among active players and ninth in D-I for career rebounds at 1,036.
• Troy has yet to be outrebounded by a league opponent, averaging a plus-18.4 rebound margin through 10 games.
• With the 27-point win over Georgia State, Troy has won nine games by at least 20 points. Of their 17 wins, 12 have come in double figures.
• Rachel Leggett ended with 10 points against Marshall for her 12^th game with 10-plus points over the last 13 games after having one in her first eight games as a Trojan.
• The Trojans rank ninth in the Mid-Major polls and 67^th in the NCAA Net Rankings, sitting second in the Sun Belt Conference in the NET ranking.
• Troy enters the matchup against Coastal Carolina as the conference leader in assists (15.6), free throws made per game (15.5), rebound margin (plus-14.1), defensive rebounds (32.3), offensive rebounds (18.5), total rebounds (50.8), scoring margin (plus-15.6) and scoring (84.4).
• Zay Dyer leads the SBC in double-doubles (13), rebounds (256), defensive rebounds per game (7.7), offensive rebounds (4.5) and rebounds per game (12.2). She also ranks third in total rebounds per game nationally.
• Rachel Leggett claimed her first double-double of the season on 14 points and 10 rebounds against Georgia State. She also led the team in steals (2) and assists (5).
• Zay Dyer claimed the most rebounds in a Division-I career with her 678^th Troy rebound with a defensive board with 1:36 remaining in the second quarter against Texas State.
• Zay Dyer leads the conference with 13 double-doubles, followed closely behind by Fortuna Ngnawo at 11. Troy is the only team in the country with two players averaging a double-double.
• Fortuna Ngnawo leads Troy and sits fifth in the conference with 15.0 points per game on the sixth-highest field goal percentage at 46.4.
• Zay Dyer has scored in double-figures in 29 of her last 34 games with double-digit rebounds in 21 of her last 27 games.
• For the 11^th time in the last 13 games, Fortuna Ngnawo ended with a double-double on 21 points and 12 rebounds against Marshall. She also scored double-figures in 23 of her last 24 games.
• With her 63 3-pointers (second in SBC), Emani Jenkins averages 3.0 per game to sit second in the SBC – her 63 3-pointers already sit tied for ninth in Troy D-I single-season history. She ranks eighth and 11^th nationally, respectively. She also leads the conference in 3-point percentage at 43.2, ranking 14^th in the country.
• Emani Jenkins is third in Troy D-I single-season shooting chart for threes at 43.8 percent. She currently ranks No. 1 in career 3-point percentage in Division-I at 39.3.
• Jenkins' 10 threes against Oakwood ties three players for the most in a single game in 2025-26, while breaking the all-time single-game record at Troy.
• Troy broke its single-game records for points (132), 3-pointers (20) and assists (36) in the win over Oakwood.
• For the third straight season, the Trojans were crowned champions of an in-season tournament: Austin Peay Christmas Classic (2023), Great Alaska Shootout (2024) and Resorts World Las Vegas Classic (2025).
• Fortuna Ngnawo became the first 2025-26 Sun Belt Player of the Week on Nov. 11, averaging 19.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, four blocks and 1.5 steals in the first two games.
• Troy reached the WNIT Championship game last season, making it to the WNIT Fab 4 in each of the last two seasons.