Troy Women Travel to Mississippi State for High-Scoring Matchup

TROY, Ala. – Two of the nation's top-scoring teams meet Wednesday at The Hump as Troy travels to Starkville, Miss., to face Mississippi State. The game tips off at 6:30 p.m. and will be broadcast on SEC Network+.

Troy (2-0) enters the week ranked 11th nationally, averaging 96.5 points per game, while Mississippi State (2-0) ranks 28th at 91.0 points per game; both teams have a 100-point game on their resume this season.

The Trojans opened the season with an impressive 89-78 victory at Kent State in the SBC-MAC Challenge, then defeated Thomas 104-36 in their home opener.

Three of Troy's top five scorers are first-year players for head coach Chanda Rigby, led by Hannah Smith's 19.0 points over the first two games of her collegiate career. She's followed closely by Aniya Hubbard's 15.0 points, Tiauna King's 13.0 points and Saniya Jackson's 12.0 points.

Game Information
The Matchup: Troy at Mississippi State
Location: Starkville, Miss.
When: Wednesday, November 11 – 6:30 p.m.
Watch: SEC Network+

Scouting Mississippi State
Mississippi State enters Wednesday's game coming off a 114-68 victory at UT Martin on Sunday; it was the most points scored during head coach Sam Purcell's five seasons in Starkville. The Bulldogs opened the season with a 68-27 victory over North Alabama; their 43.5 average scoring margin ranks 17^th in the country among teams that have played multiple games.

Mississippi State was picked to finish ninth in the Sun Belt Preseason Media Poll and Coaches Poll. The SEC coaches named Madison Francis to the preseason second team after she averaged 13.2 points and 7.4 rebounds as a freshman last season.

Favour Nwaedozi leads a trio of Bulldogs in double figures this season, averaging 17.5 points per game in addition to 12.5 rebounds per contest.

Notables
• Troy improved to 3-4 in the SBC-MAC Challenge with its 89-78 victory at Kent State in the season opener

• Troy is 5-55 all-time against the SEC (games when the school was in the league)

• Troy has scored 100 points or more in 40 games (37-3) since Chanda Rigby took over the program ... it's the third-most in the country; UConn (52), Maryland (42)

• A first-year player has led the Trojans in scoring in each of the first two games ... Tiauna King led Troy with 21 points at Kent State, while Hannah Smith had 26 points in the victory over Thomas

• Troy and UConn are the only two programs in NCAA history to lead a stat category in nine straight seasons; the Trojans have led the country in rebounding from 2017-26

• Since the 2016-17 season, Troy has 17 games with 60-plus rebounds; that's 11 more than the next closest team (Baylor, 6) ... in fact, Troy's 17 are eight more than anyone else since 2012-13 (Troy didn't have one until the 2016-17 season)

• All 12 players who touched the floor for the Trojans against Thomas hit a bucket

• Troy has won 74.6 percent of its games under Chanda Rigby when outrebounding its opponent (220-75) ... that jumps to 82.7 percent when the rebounding margin is 10-plus (143-30)

• First-year players led Troy in points (Tiauna King – 21), rebounds (Hannah Smith – seven), steals (Smith – three), and the plus/minus (Jamonica Chambers – plus-13) at Kent State

• Troy's first-year players combined for 45 points, 21 rebounds, five assists, three blocks and four steals against Kent State ... on the year, they have combined for 105 points (54.4%) and 50 rebounds (47.6%)

• Troy is 55-8 under head coach Chanda Rigby when hitting 10-plus 3-pointers in a game; the Trojans are 1-0 this season

• The Trojans enter 2026-27 fresh off three straight postseason appearances, making the WBIT for the first time in program history in 2025-26 and playing in the WNIT from 2023-25.

• As head coach, Chanda Rigby enters her 15th season leading the Troy program ... last season, she became the winningest coach in program history, surpassing Joyce Sorrell with her 275th win, coming against Louisiana in 2025-26

• Troy tied program history for single-season victories with 25 last season

• Troy has finished in the top four of the Sun Belt standings in 12 straight seasons and 10 seasons with 20-plus victories

• Troy has defeated an SEC opponent in back-to-back seasons; Missouri & Arkansas

• Troy's five first-year players are the most in Chanda Rigby's career

• Chanda Rigby was inducted into the Pensacola State Athletics Hall of Fame Class this past fall

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Players Mentioned

Jamonica Chambers

Aniya Hubbard

Saniya Jackson

Tiauna King

Hannah Smith

Troy University Athletics