Month: August 2013

  By Devin Smith Cardinal Rule Editor   Even in times of emotional duress, the show must go on. So is the case for the Troy women’s soccer team as player Kailani Decock is undergoing treatment for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Decock’s coach Chris Bentley, along with her teammates and the entire soccer program, have taken initiative and are promoting #Project19. The purpose of #Project19 is partially to create awareness in the community and those associated about those who have to battle this illness, as well as unite Trojans across the globe…

Karli Mauldin Staff Writer With the football season opener a mere nine days away, the Trojan defensive coordinator, Wayne Bolt, likes what he sees. “Defensively, I think we have really improved in a week’s time that we have been here,” Bolt said at Troy football media day back on Aug. 10. “Of course we have got a long way to go.” Bolt also said the defense is pretty deep up front, and he likes the depth of the players this year. Senior defensive end Marty Stadom, a former junior college…

  By Lindsey Schoewe This upcoming season for the Troy volleyball team will be its first playing in Trojan Arena. The arena opened in the fall of 2012 when the men’s and women’s basketball teams began their respective seasons. Volleyball is making the transition from Sartain Hall to Trojan Arena for their 2013 season and  one main difference the arena has over Sartain Hall is the two 767 square foot video boards. Junior defensive specialist, Kelley Curran, said that the video boards add a whole other dimension to the game.…