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Women’s Basketball Continues Homestand Against ULM
2/13/2026 3:52:00 PM | Basketball (W)
TROY, Ala. – Fresh off a historic win over Louisiana on Thursday night, the Troy women's basketball team turns to ULM in Trojan Arena on Saturday at 1 p.m. for game two of its four-game homestand.
The win over the Ragin' Cajuns put the Trojans (20-5, 11-2 SBC) in a three-way tie for the No. 1 spot in the Sun Belt Conference. Meanwhile, the Warhawks (13-12, 6-8 SBC) ride a four-game win streak, rising to eighth in the league.
Game Information
Location: Troy, Ala. – Trojan Arena
Matchup: Troy (20-5, 11-2 SBC) vs. ULM (13-12, 6-8 SBC)
When: Saturday, Feb. 14 – 1 p.m.
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Radio Network
Stats: troytrojans.com/livestats
Sweep the Bayou Teams?
Thursday night was a historic night in Trojan Arena as the Trojans beat Louisiana 71-55. The win marked No. 275 for head coach Chanda Rigby, who became the winningest coach in program history, passing Joyce Sorrell. The victory also marked win No. 20 for the Trojans this season, marking Rigby's 10th 20-plus win season for the program – it marked the third straight 20-plus win season.
Zay Dyer also had a historic night. With the absence of Fortuna Ngnawo, Dyer erupted with 25 rebounds for the Troy Division-I single-game record – her 25 rebounds tied the Sun Belt Conference single-game record. She remained atop the nation with her ninth straight and 17th overall double-double on a team-high 18 points. Dyer remains atop the SBC with her 17 double-doubles, 320 rebounds, 8.2 defensive rebounds, 4.6 offensive rebounds and 12.8 rebounds per game. The senior forward moved to 21st at Troy for points at 1,088.
The Trojans beat ULM earlier this season 86-80 in the Fant-Ewing Coliseum. Troy's won 10 straight in Trojan Arena over ULM and sits 11-5 at home. When these programs faced off on Jan. 14, 2026, Dyer had a 24-point, 13-rebound performance, followed by Ashley Baez hitting critical free throws for 15 points, four steals and five assists.
Scouting ULM
ULM has won four straight over App State, Georgia State, Buffalo and Southern Miss to rise to the No. 8 spot in the SBC. On Thursday night, the Warhawks dominated Southern Miss 85-62 behind a 22-point performance from Jazmine Jackson. Jackson has come off the bench in nine of her 14 SBC games for nine points per game. Nikiyah Mays-Prince leads ULM in league play with 13 points and two steals, while Marcavia Shavers averages a double-double on 11.1 points and 10.9 rebounds.
Notables
• Career Records to Watch:Zay Dyer – total rebounds (920 – fourth all-time, first in D-I), rebounds per game (9.5 – tied sixth all-time, tied third in D-I), blocks (83 – eighth all-time, sixth in D-I), field goals made (452 – sixth in D-I) / Emani Jenkins – 3-pointers (145 – seventh all-time, seventh in D-I), 3-point percentage (.395 – second all-time, first in D-I) / Fortuna Ngnawo – rebounds per game (8.7 – 10th all-time, sixth in D-I)
• Single-Season Records to Watch:Emani Jenkins – 3-pointers (78 – first all-time, first in D-I), 3-point percentage (.429 – third all-time, third D-I) / Zay Dyer – rebounds (320 – sixth in D-I), rebounds per game (12.8 – second all-time, first in D-I) / Fortuna Ngnawo – rebounds per game (10.0 – eighth in D-I)
• Zay Dyer moved to 21st on Troy's all-time scoring leaderboard with her 1,088 points at Troy.
• Troy's won 10 straight at home over ULM, sitting at 11-5 overall.
• With the win over Louisiana, head coach Chanda Rigby became the winningest coaching Troy women's basketball history with win No. 275, passing Joyce Sorrell. She also claimed her 500th
career win over Marshall.
• Zay Dyer set the Troy Division-I single-game rebound record with her 25th rebound over Louisiana.
• Leilani Guion made her first start of 2025-26, finishing with eight points on two 3-pointers. It's just the fourth different starting five of the season.
• With her 25-rebound, 18-point performance against Louisiana, Zay Dyer extends her lead in the SBC and the nation with her 17th double-double.
• Rachel Leggett added her third double-double in the last six games on 12 points and 10 rebounds over Louisiana.
• The Trojans lead the conference in assists (15.7), rebound margin (+13.3), defensive rebounds (31.8), offensive rebounds (18.7), total rebounds (50.5), scoring margin (+14.6) and scoring (83.4).
• Rachel Leggett joined the 1,000-point club with a 3-pointer to open the second half against Ball State, joining Zay Dyer as the only active Trojans with 1,000-plus points in their D-I careers.
• Emani Jenkins made Troy single-season history with her 74th 3-pointer in the fourth quarter. This season, Jenkins has converted a three in all but one game with multiple in 18, 3-plus in 15 and 5-plus in three.
• Troy is a perfect 8-0, 4-0 SBC when losing the opening tip.
• Zay Dyer has had multiple games with 20-plus points, 19-plus rebounds and 4-plus blocks in the last two seasons. She's the only SBC player to have multiple over the last five seasons.
• Zay Dyer has nine straight double-doubles, becoming the first Trojan since Ja'Mia Hollings to have 5 or more consecutive double-doubles.
• Zay Dyer leads the nation and league with 17 double-doubles, followed closely behind by Fortuna Ngnawo at 13. Troy is the only team in the country with two players averaging a double-double.
• Troy enters its matchup with Louisiana as the best Division-I team in rebounds at 50.5. The Trojans have led the nation in rebounds over the last seven seasons.
• Troy has yet to be outrebounded by a league opponent, averaging a plus-16.9 rebound margin through 13 games.
• The Trojans rank ninth in the Mid-Major polls and 68th in the NCAA Net Rankings, sitting second in the Sun Belt Conference in the NET ranking.
• Of the Trojans' 20 victories, 15 have come by double-digits, with nine coming by 20 or more points.
• Zay Dyer sits 11th among active women's basketball players with 1,100 career rebounds (sixth in D-I), 22nd (10th in D-I) for double-doubles at 43 and 19th in D-I with 8.46 rebounds per game.
• Zay Dyer leads the SBC in double-doubles (17), rebounds (320), defensive rebounds per game (8.2), offensive rebounds (4.6) and rebounds per game (12.8). She also ranks fifth in total rebounds per game nationally.
• Zay Dyer has scored in double-figures in 33 of her last 38 games with double-digit rebounds in 25 of her last 31 games.
• Fortuna Ngnawo leads Troy and sits fifth in the conference with 14.8 points per game on the seventh-highest field goal percentage at 44.2.
• For the 15th time in the last 16 games, Fortuna Ngnawo ended with a double-double against App State. She also scored double figures in 26 of her last 27 games.
• Troy's 21-point comeback against Marshall marked its second 20-plus point comeback of the season, coming back from down 23 against Longwood on Dec. 3.
• With her 78 3-pointers, 3.1 threes per game and 42.9 percent shooting from deep, Emani Jenkins leads the SBC.
• 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.
