Category: Volleyball

Hanna Cooper Staff Writer After a pair of conference losses in Arkansas, Troy volleyball traveled back home to take on Georgia State and Georgia Southern in the conference home openers.  In Friday night’s matchup, Troy lost a tight five-set match to the Georgia State Panthers.  Troy jumped out to a hot start, sweeping the first match 25-12. The second match was much closer; however, the Trojans were still able to come out on top. The teams went point-for-point with each other until Troy was able to string along a four-point…

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Hanna Cooper Staff Writer The Troy volleyball team traveled to Jonesboro to kick off conference play against the Arkansas State Red Wolves, who went 12-4 in conference play last season. Troy fell to the Red Wolves in three close sets on Friday night.  The Trojans held the lead in the first set up until the 12-9 score mark. The Red Wolves were able to string along an impressive five-point run to take the lead 14-12.  The teams went toe-to-toe with one another until the game was tied at 21. Two…

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Hanna Cooper Staff Writer After a tough weekend in Clemson, South Carolina, the volleyball team returned to Trojan Arena for the second annual Troy Classic tournament.  For the third Friday night in a row, Troy opened the tournament with a five-set match, but this time it fell to Kennesaw State. Troy (5-7, 0-0 Sun Belt) dominated the first set with a 25-12 win, but came up short in the second set, falling 25-18. The Trojans would pick up a third-set win, but drop the fourth set, sending the match to…

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Hanna Cooper staff writer The Trojan volleyball team traveled up the road to Alabama State University to play a mid-week game. The team closed out their non-conference action with a three set victory over the Hornets. The opening set was a hard-fought, close win for the Trojans. The teams took each other point for point, not being able to string along any runs until midway through the set when Troy went on a six point run taking a 22-15 advantage. The Hornets would be able to gain a couple points,…

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