Troy University Athletics
Tuesday, February 24
Jonesboro, Ark.
5 p.m.
Troy University
at
Arkansas State
Women’s Basketball Faces Arkansas State in Pivotal League Matchup
2/23/2026 10:16:00 AM | Basketball (W)
TROY, Ala. – The Troy women's basketball team enters the final week of the regular season with a pivotal Sun Belt Conference game on Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 5 p.m. against Arkansas State in the First National Bank Arena.
Tuesday night sees two of the five teams with a chance at a bid to the semifinals and the regular season title face off in the Trojans (23-5, 14-2 SBC) and Red Wolves (22-7, 13-3 SBC). The Trojans enter on an eight-game win streak in conference play, while the Red Wolves have won two straight.
Game Information
Location: Jonesboro, Ark. – First National Bank Arena
Matchup: Troy (23-5, 14-2 SBC) vs. Arkansas State (22-7, 13-3 SBC)
When: Tuesday, Feb. 24 – 5 p.m.
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Radio Network
Stats: troytrojans.com/livestats
Top 4 Seed Secured
Troy's won eight straight league games to sit tied for first in the conference standings. If they win out, the Trojans will secure a share of the regular-season title for the fourth time, and first since 2022. They've already secured a top-4 seed with the win on Saturday for head coach Chanda Rigby's 12th straight season and a 20-plus win season for the 10th time and third straight.
They closed out their home schedule at 13-1 with a pair of double-digit wins over South Alabama and Southern Miss. In the victory over Southern Miss, Zay Dyer had her second career 20-20 game with 21 points and 20 rebounds. Dyer continues to lead the nation with 20 double-doubles, with 12 straight. She also leads the SBC in double-doubles (20), rebounds (365), defensive rebounds per game (8.2), offensive rebounds (4.8) and rebounds per game (13.0). The senior forward also ranks fourth in total rebounds per game nationally.
The Trojans continue to be the perennial scoring and rebounding team in the conference, leading the SBC in assist/turnover ratio (0.99), assists (16.3), rebound margin (+13.0), defensive rebounds (32.1), offensive rebounds (18.4), total rebounds (50.5), scoring margin (+14.1) and scoring (83.9). In league play, the Trojans have outrebounded every Sun Belt team they've faced for a plus-15.3 rebound margin. Against Southern Miss, Troy had 62 rebounds with three players claiming a double-double in Dyer (21 points, 20 rebounds), Fortuna Ngnawo (14 points, 12 rebounds) and Rachel Leggett (15 points, 10 rebounds).
Scouting Arkansas State
Arkansas State beat Texas State and Louisiana last week to remain third in the conference standings, one game behind Troy and Georgia Southern. The Red Wolves are 11-1 at home, but the Trojans are 6-1 on the road in conference games. With two games remaining, Arkansas State leads the league in bench points (31.1), steals (15.2), 3-pointers per game (10.3), turnover margin (plus-9.4) and turnovers forced (27.2) and sits atop the country in 3-pointers attempted (35.4).
Notables
• Troy enters the final week of the regular season with a shot at the regular season title, currently tied with Georgia Southern for first. If they win out, they'll have a share of their fourth SBC regular-season title and first since 2022.
• The Trojans finish the regular season on the road, entering Tuesday's matchup 8-4, 6-1 SBC in away games.
• Troy ended a three-game losing streak to Arkansas State, 86-64, on Jan. 10. The Trojans currently lead the all-time series 18-14 and sit 5-6 on the road.
• When the Trojans and Red Wolves last met, Fortuna Ngnawo (21), Emani Jenkins (12), Kamesha Moore (11) and Rachel Leggett (10) ended in double-figures for scoring.
• The win on Saturday secured a top-4 seed for the Trojans in their 12th straight season.
• Head coach Chanda Rigby has had 10 20-plus win seasons at Troy, including the last three straight.
• Career Records to Watch: Zay Dyer – total rebounds (965 – fourth all-time, first in D-I), rebounds per game (9.7 – sixth all-time, third in D-I), blocks (89 – eighth all-time, sixth in D-I), field goals made (471 – sixth in D-I), field goals attempted (1,072 - 10th in D-I) / Emani Jenkins – 3-pointers (156 – sixth all-time, D-I), 3-point percentage (.399 – second all-time, first in D-I), 3-pointers attempted (391 - 10th all-time, ninth in D-I) / Fortuna Ngnawo – rebounds per game (8.9 - tied ninth all-time, tied fifth in D-I)
• Single-Season Records to Watch: Emani Jenkins – 3-pointers (89 – first all-time, D-I), 3-point percentage (.432 – third all-time, D-I), 3-point attempts (206 - third all-time, D-I) / Zay Dyer – rebounds (365 – fourth all-time, second in D-I), rebounds per game (13.0 – second all-time, first in D-I), blocks (43 - 10th in D-I) / Fortuna Ngnawo – rebounds per game (10.4 – tied sixth in D-I)
• Ashley Baez currently ranks ninth in the SBC with 3.4 assists per game.
• The Trojans lead the conference in assist/turnover ratio (0.99), assists (16.3), rebound margin (+13.0), defensive rebounds (32.1), offensive rebounds (18.4), total rebounds (50.5), scoring margin (+14.1) and scoring (83.9).
• Zay Dyer sits ninth among active women's basketball players with 1,145 career rebounds (third in D-I), 20th (8th in D-I) for double-doubles at 46 and 18th in D-I with 8.61 rebounds per game.
• Zay Dyer set the Troy Division-I single-game rebound record with her 25th rebound over Louisiana. She also tied the SBC league game record set in 2010.
• 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.
• 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.
• Troy is a perfect 9-0, 5-0 SBC when losing the opening tip.
• 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 20, 3-plus in 17 and 5-plus in five.
• Fortuna Ngnawo leads Troy and sits fourth in the conference with 15.2 points per game on the seventh-highest field goal percentage at 43.9.
• Zay Dyer has 12 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 20 double-doubles, followed closely behind by Fortuna Ngnawo at 16. Troy is the only team in the country with two players averaging a double-double.
• Of the Trojans' 22 victories, 17 have come by double-digits, with nine coming by 20 or more points.
• Zay Dyer leads the SBC in double-doubles (20), rebounds (365), defensive rebounds per game (8.2), offensive rebounds (4.8) and rebounds per game (13.0). She also ranks fourth in total rebounds per game nationally.
• Troy enters its matchup as the best Division-I team in rebounds at 50.5. The Trojans have led the nation in rebounds over the last seven seasons.
• Zay Dyer has scored in double-figures in 36 of her last 41 games with double-digit rebounds in 28 of her last 34 games.
• With her 89 3-pointers, 3.2 threes per game and 43.2 percent shooting from deep, Emani Jenkins leads the SBC.
• For the 18th time in the last 19 games, Fortuna Ngnawo ended with a double-double against South Alabama. She also scored double figures in 29 of her last 30 games.
• Rachel Leggett has had four double-doubles in her last nine games, double-digit rebounds in five of her last nine, and double-digit points in 16 of her last 20 games.
• The Trojans rank ninth in the Mid-Major polls and 73rd in the NCAA Net Rankings, sitting second in the Sun Belt Conference in the NET ranking.
• Troy has yet to be outrebounded by a league opponent, averaging a plus-15.3 rebound margin through 16 games.
• Zay Dyer moved to 19th on Troy's all-time scoring leaderboard with her 1,139 points at Troy.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
Tuesday night sees two of the five teams with a chance at a bid to the semifinals and the regular season title face off in the Trojans (23-5, 14-2 SBC) and Red Wolves (22-7, 13-3 SBC). The Trojans enter on an eight-game win streak in conference play, while the Red Wolves have won two straight.
Game Information
Location: Jonesboro, Ark. – First National Bank Arena
Matchup: Troy (23-5, 14-2 SBC) vs. Arkansas State (22-7, 13-3 SBC)
When: Tuesday, Feb. 24 – 5 p.m.
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Radio Network
Stats: troytrojans.com/livestats
Top 4 Seed Secured
Troy's won eight straight league games to sit tied for first in the conference standings. If they win out, the Trojans will secure a share of the regular-season title for the fourth time, and first since 2022. They've already secured a top-4 seed with the win on Saturday for head coach Chanda Rigby's 12th straight season and a 20-plus win season for the 10th time and third straight.
They closed out their home schedule at 13-1 with a pair of double-digit wins over South Alabama and Southern Miss. In the victory over Southern Miss, Zay Dyer had her second career 20-20 game with 21 points and 20 rebounds. Dyer continues to lead the nation with 20 double-doubles, with 12 straight. She also leads the SBC in double-doubles (20), rebounds (365), defensive rebounds per game (8.2), offensive rebounds (4.8) and rebounds per game (13.0). The senior forward also ranks fourth in total rebounds per game nationally.
The Trojans continue to be the perennial scoring and rebounding team in the conference, leading the SBC in assist/turnover ratio (0.99), assists (16.3), rebound margin (+13.0), defensive rebounds (32.1), offensive rebounds (18.4), total rebounds (50.5), scoring margin (+14.1) and scoring (83.9). In league play, the Trojans have outrebounded every Sun Belt team they've faced for a plus-15.3 rebound margin. Against Southern Miss, Troy had 62 rebounds with three players claiming a double-double in Dyer (21 points, 20 rebounds), Fortuna Ngnawo (14 points, 12 rebounds) and Rachel Leggett (15 points, 10 rebounds).
Scouting Arkansas State
Arkansas State beat Texas State and Louisiana last week to remain third in the conference standings, one game behind Troy and Georgia Southern. The Red Wolves are 11-1 at home, but the Trojans are 6-1 on the road in conference games. With two games remaining, Arkansas State leads the league in bench points (31.1), steals (15.2), 3-pointers per game (10.3), turnover margin (plus-9.4) and turnovers forced (27.2) and sits atop the country in 3-pointers attempted (35.4).
Notables
• Troy enters the final week of the regular season with a shot at the regular season title, currently tied with Georgia Southern for first. If they win out, they'll have a share of their fourth SBC regular-season title and first since 2022.
• The Trojans finish the regular season on the road, entering Tuesday's matchup 8-4, 6-1 SBC in away games.
• Troy ended a three-game losing streak to Arkansas State, 86-64, on Jan. 10. The Trojans currently lead the all-time series 18-14 and sit 5-6 on the road.
• When the Trojans and Red Wolves last met, Fortuna Ngnawo (21), Emani Jenkins (12), Kamesha Moore (11) and Rachel Leggett (10) ended in double-figures for scoring.
• The win on Saturday secured a top-4 seed for the Trojans in their 12th straight season.
• Head coach Chanda Rigby has had 10 20-plus win seasons at Troy, including the last three straight.
• Career Records to Watch: Zay Dyer – total rebounds (965 – fourth all-time, first in D-I), rebounds per game (9.7 – sixth all-time, third in D-I), blocks (89 – eighth all-time, sixth in D-I), field goals made (471 – sixth in D-I), field goals attempted (1,072 - 10th in D-I) / Emani Jenkins – 3-pointers (156 – sixth all-time, D-I), 3-point percentage (.399 – second all-time, first in D-I), 3-pointers attempted (391 - 10th all-time, ninth in D-I) / Fortuna Ngnawo – rebounds per game (8.9 - tied ninth all-time, tied fifth in D-I)
• Single-Season Records to Watch: Emani Jenkins – 3-pointers (89 – first all-time, D-I), 3-point percentage (.432 – third all-time, D-I), 3-point attempts (206 - third all-time, D-I) / Zay Dyer – rebounds (365 – fourth all-time, second in D-I), rebounds per game (13.0 – second all-time, first in D-I), blocks (43 - 10th in D-I) / Fortuna Ngnawo – rebounds per game (10.4 – tied sixth in D-I)
• Ashley Baez currently ranks ninth in the SBC with 3.4 assists per game.
• The Trojans lead the conference in assist/turnover ratio (0.99), assists (16.3), rebound margin (+13.0), defensive rebounds (32.1), offensive rebounds (18.4), total rebounds (50.5), scoring margin (+14.1) and scoring (83.9).
• Zay Dyer sits ninth among active women's basketball players with 1,145 career rebounds (third in D-I), 20th (8th in D-I) for double-doubles at 46 and 18th in D-I with 8.61 rebounds per game.
• Zay Dyer set the Troy Division-I single-game rebound record with her 25th rebound over Louisiana. She also tied the SBC league game record set in 2010.
• 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.
• 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.
• Troy is a perfect 9-0, 5-0 SBC when losing the opening tip.
• 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 20, 3-plus in 17 and 5-plus in five.
• Fortuna Ngnawo leads Troy and sits fourth in the conference with 15.2 points per game on the seventh-highest field goal percentage at 43.9.
• Zay Dyer has 12 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 20 double-doubles, followed closely behind by Fortuna Ngnawo at 16. Troy is the only team in the country with two players averaging a double-double.
• Of the Trojans' 22 victories, 17 have come by double-digits, with nine coming by 20 or more points.
• Zay Dyer leads the SBC in double-doubles (20), rebounds (365), defensive rebounds per game (8.2), offensive rebounds (4.8) and rebounds per game (13.0). She also ranks fourth in total rebounds per game nationally.
• Troy enters its matchup as the best Division-I team in rebounds at 50.5. The Trojans have led the nation in rebounds over the last seven seasons.
• Zay Dyer has scored in double-figures in 36 of her last 41 games with double-digit rebounds in 28 of her last 34 games.
• With her 89 3-pointers, 3.2 threes per game and 43.2 percent shooting from deep, Emani Jenkins leads the SBC.
• For the 18th time in the last 19 games, Fortuna Ngnawo ended with a double-double against South Alabama. She also scored double figures in 29 of her last 30 games.
• Rachel Leggett has had four double-doubles in her last nine games, double-digit rebounds in five of her last nine, and double-digit points in 16 of her last 20 games.
• The Trojans rank ninth in the Mid-Major polls and 73rd in the NCAA Net Rankings, sitting second in the Sun Belt Conference in the NET ranking.
• Troy has yet to be outrebounded by a league opponent, averaging a plus-15.3 rebound margin through 16 games.
• Zay Dyer moved to 19th on Troy's all-time scoring leaderboard with her 1,139 points at Troy.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
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