Instead, she credited faith as the reason for the Trojans’ 96-89 upset of the top-seeded Arkansas State Red Wolves Friday in the Sun Belt Conference Championships at Lakefront Arena.
The win – explained by faith, Rigby said -- has the Trojans a victory away from reaching just the second NCAA Tournament in their Division I history. Troy will play for the Sun Belt title and its automatic bid at 7 p.m. Saturday.
“The game turned before the jump (ball to start),” she said. “The one thing we had to have was unshakeable faith. We wouldn’t leave the locker room until we had rid ourselves of all doubt.