Month: October 2016

Women’s golf faces stiff competition, finished 13th

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Wesley Kirchharr Staff Writer The Troy women’s golf team placed 13th out of 20 teams at the Palmetto Intercollegiate in Kiawah Island, South Carolina. It shot a collective 59-over 923, scoring 307-303-313 over the course of a competitive three rounds of play. Senior Fátima Fernandez Cano led the Trojans, tying for 19th place with an 8-over 224 score. Cano shot a consistent 2-over 74 in the first two rounds of the tournament, but followed with a 4-over 76 performance in the third to wrap it up. Following Cano’s performance was…

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Troy drops last two games, still clinches spot in SBC tourney

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Scott McLendon Staff Writer The Trojan soccer team clenched the No. 8 seed in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament despite falling in its final two regular-season matches. After losing to ULM 2-3 and to Little Rock 0-2, Troy almost missed out on postseason play, but a 1-1 draw between Texas State and ULM gave it the lift it needed to sneak into the seeding. On Friday, Oct. 21, the Trojans traveled to take on ULM in a match that, given a Trojan win, would put them into the conference tournament.…

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Volleyball snaps losing streak in win over South Alabama

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Michael Shipma Sports Editor All bad things must come to an end. It took 16 games to do it, but the Troy volleyball team snapped a losing streak that dated back to Sept. 10. The streak ended with a 4-1 win over rival South Alabama in Trojan Arena on Tuesday night. With the win, the Trojans (7-20, 1-9 Sun Belt) also picked up their first conference win of the season. Prior to that win, Troy endured a pair of road losses in the Diamond State, losing 1-3 to the Little…

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The bye week: good or bad?

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Scott Watkins Staff Writer Bye weeks are typically meant for rest, recovery and preparation for the next opponent. In theory, teams should be more physically and mentally prepared after having a week off. So why has Troy struggled in the two games following its first bye week? The Trojans were forced to overcome second-half deficits in both games since their first of two bye weeks. They pulled out wins, but failed to cover the spread, something they had not done yet this season. As they say in Vegas, “Good teams…

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Trojans improve to 6-1 and bowl eligibility by defeating South 28-21

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Wesley Kirchharr Staff Writer Last Thursday, the Belt came back to Troy. The Trojans football team scored the final 18 points of the game, rallying to defeat South Alabama 28-21 in Mobile. The conference and in-state rivalry, known as the “Battle for the Belt,” went down to the final seconds in front of the Jaguars’ second-biggest crowd in history (30,837 in attendance). Troy (6-1, 4-0 Sun Belt) picked up its sixth win, making it the first Sun Belt team to become bowl eligible this season. With the win, Troy kept…

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