Month: October 2018

Softball remains undefeated in fall play

Sports

Hanna Cooper Staff Writer The Troy softball team continued its fall play with a midweek doubleheader against Lurleen B. Wallace Community College. The Trojans topped the Saints, and then defeated the reigning national champions, Florida State, 6-1. In game one of the double header, both teams remained quiet through the first five and a half innings of play. In those first five and a half innings, the teams combined for just three hits with no runs scored.  In the bottom of the sixth inning, freshman Allie Miller reached on a…

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Group offers a ‘breath of peace’ through fall chorale performance

Trojan Living

Andrea Hammack Staff Writer Troy University’s Concert Chorale is presenting its fall performance, “Breathing Peace,” on Nov. 4. The chorale is under the direction of Dianne Orlofsky, a professor of music and director of many of the choirs on campus. The group consists of 36 auditioned students and five guest faculty members featured as instrumental accompaniment. Amanda Thrasher, a junior music major from Milton, Florida, is the soprano section leader for the ensemble. She said she first got involved when she tried out during IMPACT her freshman year. “The most…

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Trojan volleyball team drops its win streak, falls to UTA

Sports

Hanna Cooper Staff Writer The Troy volleyball team’s win streak came to an end this weekend after two tough losses to the two Texas Sun Belt schools.  On Friday night, Troy took on the UTA Mavericks in the Trojan Arena. The Mavericks defeated Troy in three sets and end some notable Troy stat streaks. The first set remained tight until the Mavericks went on a 10-point streak, giving them a 19-13 advantage. The Mavericks never looked back in the opening set and ended up with a 25-17 victory.  That momentum…

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Down goes South, 38-17

Sports

Scott Shelton Staff Writer The Troy football team scored 31 points in the first half and made key defensive plays on its way to defeating arch-rival South Alabama 38-17 on Tuesday night.  With the win, the Trojans move to 4-0 in Sun Belt Conference play and into a three-way tie for first place in the Sun Belt East. The Trojans are now 6-2 overall and have achieved bowl eligibility for the third season in a row under head coach Neal Brown.  “The standard here is we expect to win every…

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Soccer locks 8 seed for Sun Belt tourney

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…

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