Zay Dyer posts a monster double-double as Troy outclasses App State 19–10 in the final quarter to stay hot in the Sun Belt title race.
Up just one entering the final 10 minutes, the Troy Trojans women’s basketball flipped the switch in the fourth quarter, outscoring Appalachian State Mountaineers women’s basketball 19–10 to pull away for a 69–59 victory Wednesday night. The win marked Troy’s ninth straight overall and continued its steady march toward the top of the Sun Belt Conference standings.
The Trojans improved to 19–4 overall and 10–2 in league play, moving within a half-game of first-place Arkansas State. App State fell to 10–12 (3–9 SBC), officially eliminating itself from contention for a bye into the conference semifinals.
Dyer Dominates, Jenkins Delivers the Daggers
Zay Dyer was everywhere. The junior forward turned in one of the most dominant performances of the Sun Belt season, finishing with 20 points, 19 rebounds, and four blocks for her 15th double-double — extending her conference lead.
Fortuna Ngnawo added her own double-double with 10 points and 14 rebounds, while Emani Jenkins provided the knockout blows late. Jenkins drilled two clutch three-pointers during a decisive fourth-quarter run, finishing with 13 points and reaching 71 made threes on the season, becoming just the third Division I player in program history to hit 70 or more in a single year.
