Month: February 2021

New tile mural in the works for International Art Center – and you can be involved!

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( Graphic / troymuralproject.org ) Sarah Mountain Chief Photographer Troy University’s Department of Art and Design is creating a second mural to join the back of the International Arts Center (IAC).  The mural, to be made up of two to three thousand individual porcelain tiles, will complement the current painting of the terracotta warriors on the back of the building facing the Cultural Arts Park. This will be the second phase of the Troy Mural Project. Larry Percy, a professor in the college of art and design and the Troy…

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Men’s Tennis defeats Alabama State to improve to 7-1 on the season

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Wesley Kircharr Sports Writer The Troy men’s tennis team improved to following a 7-0 win over Alabama State at the Lunsford Tennis Complex.  Troy kicked off the day with winning performances from Christopher Tasker and Nicolas Simkin, posting three victories in doubles play. Francisco Erramuspe and Vito Llinares posted another win in doubles play to take the point for Troy en route to the shutout victory.  In singles play, Troy found much of the same success. Tasker and Pelayo Antuna each won their respective matchups to give the Trojans a…

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Women’s golf shines; gets rained out

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( Photo / Troy Athletics ) Junior Judith Castro swings driver at the First Coast Classic hosted by Western Kentucky.  Tanner Colvin Sports Writer Coming off a second-place finish to open the spring season, the Troy Women’s Golf team returned Monday at the First Coast Classic held by Western Kentucky at the par 72, 6,002-yard Deerwood Country Club in Jacksonville, Florida.  Head Coach Randy Keck rolled out the same lineup for the Trojans’ second event of the spring as he did in last week’s match and Troy had four individuals…

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Mens basketball defeated at home

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( Photo / Troy Athletics ) Freshman Duke Miles goes for a layup on Saturday in Trojan Arena against South Alabama. Miles finished the game with 10 pts and 3 steals. Wesley Kircharr Sports Writer The Troy men’s basketball team dropped a pair of road games to in-state and conference rival South Alabama. The Trojans (10-12, 4-8 Sun Belt) lost the pair of games by a combined margin of 10 points.  In last Thursday night’s action at the Mitchell Center, the Trojans relinquished a nine point lead with under two…

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Troy holds on against South Alabama

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( Photo / Troy Athletics) Tanner Colvin Sports Writer Troy played South Alabama last week in Mobile and, for the second straight year, the Trojans made a comeback in the second half to win the game. The Trojans outscored the Jaguars 24-11 in the fourth quarter to complete the comeback and win 84-77 on Saturday night.  Troy’s comeback started when the defense forced South Alabama to turn the ball over 15 times while scoring 11 points off those turnovers.  After a 4-point play by South, the Jags had their largest…

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