Troy University Athletics
Thursday, November 5
Troy, Ala.
6 p.m.
Troy University
vs
Thomas
11/4/2026 11:47:00 AM | Basketball (W)
TROY, Ala. – With a win in the MAC-SBC Challenge season opener, the Troy women's basketball program looks to its home opener in Trojan Arena on Thursday, Nov. 5, at 6 p.m. against Thomas.
The Trojans (1-0) face the Nighthawks (1-4) for the first time since their lone meeting in 2016. They have won two straight home openers and 11 of the 14 under head coach Chanda Rigby.
Game Information
Location: Troy, Ala. – Trojan Arena
Matchup: Troy (1-0) vs. Thomas (1-4)
When: Thursday, November 5 – 6 p.m.
Watch: ESPN+
Stats: troytrojans.com/livestats
Series History
All-Time: 1-0
Home: 0-0
Road: 0-0
Neutral: 1-0
Last Meeting: W, 110-55 – Nov. 21, 2016 – Dothan, Ala.
The Journey Began
Troy improved to 3-4 in the MAC-SBC Challenge with an 89-78 victory over Kent State on Monday night, seeing first-year players combine for 45 points, 21 rebounds, five assists, three blocks and four steals. Tiauna King dominated in her debut with five 3-pointers for a game-high 21 points. She also added six rebounds, four assists and a steal.
First-year players led Troy in points (King – 21), rebounds (Hannah Smith – seven), steals (Smith – three), and the plus/minus (Jamonica Chambers – plus-13) at Kent State. Returners Shakirah Edwards and Saniya Jackson also stuffed the stats. Edwards had 12 points, five rebounds, four assists, two steals and a block, while Jackson scored 13 points with four rebounds, five assists and a block. Overall, the Trojans won the fast break battle, outscoring the Golden Flashes 24-10. They also made 11 3-pointers, the 60th time Rigby's Trojans have made double-digit threes (52-8).
Scouting Thomas
Thomas enters the matchup with four straight losses, three within six points. The Nighthawks are led by Jordan Booker, who's in his second season with the team. He led Thomas to a 13-16 record in 2025-26, which was the most wins since 2015-16. Despite the losing record, Thomas averages a plus-1.4 turnover and rebound margin. Ameari Logan is the lone Nighthawk averaging double-digit points at 14.2. She also averaged 4.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.8 blocks through five games.
Notables
• Troy's won 11 of its 14 home openers with head coach Chanda Rigby, including its last two.
• Last season, the Trojans secured their most home wins in program history with a 13-1 record.
• Aniya Hubbard quickly got her first points as a Trojan and her first since 2023, scoring a layup on the first possession in her first career start against Kent State.
• With the win, the Trojans improved to 3-4 in the MAC-SBC Challenge with their 89-78 win over Kent State.
• Tiauna King erupted in the first half, finishing with four 3-pointers for a game-high 14 points. She finished with a team-high 21 points on five 3-pointers over Kent State.
• All five Trojans in the starting lineup against Kent State made their first career start for Troy: Maliyah Meeks, Taliah Martin, Aniya Hubbard, Hannah Smith, Shakirah Edwards.
• 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.
• Troy connected on 11-of-28 3-pointers against Kent State to improve Chanda Rigby's record with double-digit threes to 52-8.
• Troy was selected to finish in the top three for the SBC Preseason Coaches' Poll for an 11th straight season, receiving 166 votes.
• Aniya Hubbard was picked as a Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team member after sitting out the last two seasons. In her two-year stint at FAU, she averaged 15.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.5 steals
• 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, she's the winningest coach in program history, surpassing Joyce Sorrell with her 275th win against Louisiana in 2025-26.
• Troy tied program history with its 25 wins in 2025-26 for the most in a single season.
• Chanda Rigby's brought the Trojans to 12 straight top-4 seeds in the SBC standings and 10 20-plus win seasons, including the last three.
• Troy has taken down a power-four program in back-to-back seasons via the SEC (Missouri, Arkansas).
• Troy tied UConn as the only two programs in NCAA history to lead a statistical category in nine consecutive seasons, leading the national rebound charts from 2017-26.
• The 2026-27 roster sees five first-year players on the roster; the most in head coach Chanda Rigby's tenure: Tiauna King, Hannah Smith, Jamonica Chambers, Kimora Hughes and Maliyah Meeks.
• Saniya Jackson scored in 29 of her 31 appearances, with a steal in 22 (multiple in seven).
• Head coach Chanda Rigby was inducted into the Pensacola State Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2026 over the offseason.
• Six of the 13 players on the 2026-27 roster are from Alabama: Saniya Jackson, Maliyah Meeks, Aniya Hubbard, Jamonica Chambers, Tiauna King, Hannah Smith
The Trojans (1-0) face the Nighthawks (1-4) for the first time since their lone meeting in 2016. They have won two straight home openers and 11 of the 14 under head coach Chanda Rigby.
Game Information
Location: Troy, Ala. – Trojan Arena
Matchup: Troy (1-0) vs. Thomas (1-4)
When: Thursday, November 5 – 6 p.m.
Watch: ESPN+
Stats: troytrojans.com/livestats
Series History
All-Time: 1-0
Home: 0-0
Road: 0-0
Neutral: 1-0
Last Meeting: W, 110-55 – Nov. 21, 2016 – Dothan, Ala.
The Journey Began
Troy improved to 3-4 in the MAC-SBC Challenge with an 89-78 victory over Kent State on Monday night, seeing first-year players combine for 45 points, 21 rebounds, five assists, three blocks and four steals. Tiauna King dominated in her debut with five 3-pointers for a game-high 21 points. She also added six rebounds, four assists and a steal.
First-year players led Troy in points (King – 21), rebounds (Hannah Smith – seven), steals (Smith – three), and the plus/minus (Jamonica Chambers – plus-13) at Kent State. Returners Shakirah Edwards and Saniya Jackson also stuffed the stats. Edwards had 12 points, five rebounds, four assists, two steals and a block, while Jackson scored 13 points with four rebounds, five assists and a block. Overall, the Trojans won the fast break battle, outscoring the Golden Flashes 24-10. They also made 11 3-pointers, the 60th time Rigby's Trojans have made double-digit threes (52-8).
Scouting Thomas
Thomas enters the matchup with four straight losses, three within six points. The Nighthawks are led by Jordan Booker, who's in his second season with the team. He led Thomas to a 13-16 record in 2025-26, which was the most wins since 2015-16. Despite the losing record, Thomas averages a plus-1.4 turnover and rebound margin. Ameari Logan is the lone Nighthawk averaging double-digit points at 14.2. She also averaged 4.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.8 blocks through five games.
Notables
• Troy's won 11 of its 14 home openers with head coach Chanda Rigby, including its last two.
• Last season, the Trojans secured their most home wins in program history with a 13-1 record.
• Aniya Hubbard quickly got her first points as a Trojan and her first since 2023, scoring a layup on the first possession in her first career start against Kent State.
• With the win, the Trojans improved to 3-4 in the MAC-SBC Challenge with their 89-78 win over Kent State.
• Tiauna King erupted in the first half, finishing with four 3-pointers for a game-high 14 points. She finished with a team-high 21 points on five 3-pointers over Kent State.
• All five Trojans in the starting lineup against Kent State made their first career start for Troy: Maliyah Meeks, Taliah Martin, Aniya Hubbard, Hannah Smith, Shakirah Edwards.
• 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.
• Troy connected on 11-of-28 3-pointers against Kent State to improve Chanda Rigby's record with double-digit threes to 52-8.
• Troy was selected to finish in the top three for the SBC Preseason Coaches' Poll for an 11th straight season, receiving 166 votes.
• Aniya Hubbard was picked as a Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team member after sitting out the last two seasons. In her two-year stint at FAU, she averaged 15.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.5 steals
• 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, she's the winningest coach in program history, surpassing Joyce Sorrell with her 275th win against Louisiana in 2025-26.
• Troy tied program history with its 25 wins in 2025-26 for the most in a single season.
• Chanda Rigby's brought the Trojans to 12 straight top-4 seeds in the SBC standings and 10 20-plus win seasons, including the last three.
• Troy has taken down a power-four program in back-to-back seasons via the SEC (Missouri, Arkansas).
• Troy tied UConn as the only two programs in NCAA history to lead a statistical category in nine consecutive seasons, leading the national rebound charts from 2017-26.
• The 2026-27 roster sees five first-year players on the roster; the most in head coach Chanda Rigby's tenure: Tiauna King, Hannah Smith, Jamonica Chambers, Kimora Hughes and Maliyah Meeks.
• Saniya Jackson scored in 29 of her 31 appearances, with a steal in 22 (multiple in seven).
• Head coach Chanda Rigby was inducted into the Pensacola State Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2026 over the offseason.
• Six of the 13 players on the 2026-27 roster are from Alabama: Saniya Jackson, Maliyah Meeks, Aniya Hubbard, Jamonica Chambers, Tiauna King, Hannah Smith
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