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Soccer falls in Sun Belt Tournament

November 1, 2018October 31, 2018 Sports

Dylan Hurst Staff Writer The Troy soccer team won a conference rivalry game against South Alabama to finish up regular season play before falling in the Sun Belt Conference tournamnent to Texas State. The match against South Alabama was played at The Cage in Mobile, Alabama, as Troy won 1-0. Kate Lorenz gave Troy the 1-0 lead after the game’s only goal in the 57th minute. Natalie Melillo sent a pass toward teammate Lauren Adlrich, who then passed it to Lorenz for her first goal of the season. The Trojans…

Soccer locks 8 seed for Sun Belt tourney

October 25, 2018October 25, 2018 Sports

Dylan Hurst Staff Writer Troy soccer fell into an early hole and could not find an answer as Little Rock defended its home turf with a 5-0 win on Friday in Sun Belt Conference action. Little Rock (11-3-2, 6-1-1 Sun Belt) got first half goals from Jaclyn Purvine, Fanney Einarsdotir and Doro Greulich while Troy managed just two shots in the opening 45 minutes and four in the game. Little Rock compiled 15 shots with six on target. Purvine added her second goal of the game in the second half…

Soccer falls on two-game skid in home finale

October 18, 2018October 17, 2018 Sports

Dylan Hurst Staff Writer Troy fell 4-1 at home in Sun Belt Conference play against an offense-heavy Arkansas State team on Friday. In the 38th minute, Arkansas State’s Taylor Schneider caught a pass from teammate Haley Husted and scored the first goal of the game. In the 41st minute, Husted caught a pass from the right wing and scored on a rush to the net, bringing the score to 2-0 in the Red Wolves’ favor. In the 60th minute, Troy’s Kiersten Edlund’s penalty kick was blocked but rebounded back into…

Trojan soccer falls to Georgia State on the road

October 4, 2018October 3, 2018 Sports

Dylan Hurst Staff Writer The Trojans fell 3-2 against Georgia State on Saturday in Atlanta at the GSU Soccer Complex. Troy and Georgia State scored a total of five goals, all of which came in the final 41 minutes of the game. In the 49thminute, Georgia State’s Brooke Shank converted a penalty kick, the fifth that has gone against Troy this season. In the 62ndminute, Georgia State scored its second goal after a long pass, leading to a one-on-one battle against Troy’s goalkeeper Acelya Aydogmus, which took the lead to…

Softball and soccer: Grace Mirly adds 2nd sport, plays on both teams

October 4, 2018October 3, 2018 Sports

Hanna Cooper Staff Writer After scoring her first collegiate soccer goal in the 44th minute of the match against Coastal Carolina, two-sport athlete Grace Mirly’s story began to unfold. In high school, Mirly found herself involved in every sport she could play, including softball, soccer, volleyball and basketball. When deciding what sport she would take up in college, she knew it was between soccer and softball. “I narrowed it down to soccer and softball because I knew I didn’t want to be stuck inside,” said Mirly in an interview with…