Month: February 2013

by: Devin Smith Photo by: Joshua Thurston It was a roller-coaster weekend in Georgia for the Troy women’s softball team, culminating with a wild eight-inning prizefight against Georgia State on Sunday evening. The first game of the weekend against the North Carolina State Wolfpack, a lopsided 1-9 loss, was one to forget for the Trojans. Coach Melanie Davis attributed the loss more to the play of the Wolfpack rather than a lack of it by Troy. “I was really disappointed with our overall performance against North Carolina State,” said Davis.…

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by: Devin Smith photo by: Joshua Thurston The Troy basketball team got behind early and couldn’t catch up in their final road game of the regular season against Arkansas State. Troy (11-18, 6-12) played good defense throughout, holding the Red Wolves (18-9, 12-6) to only 58 points. But a bad night from the floor was too much to overcome in the 58-50 loss. Coach Don Maestri wasn’t disappointed with the teams effort, but with their shooting performance. The offense was stagnant at best, shooting 15 percent from three (3-of-20) and…

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by: Devin Smith photo by: Trojan Athletics Contrary to popular belief, slow and steady does not always win the race. Although that may not be the formula for competitive success, it has been the figurative and literal path traveled by Enock Kirui. Just being at Troy and away from his home in Kenya was difficult, but there also were transitions into American culture that Enock had to adjust to. “My first option for college wasn’t Troy,” said Kirui. “My brother was why I wanted to come. I had gotten scholarships…

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