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Augusto Rossi Staff Writer The Troy soccer team split its final two road games of the season, losing to Texas State 4-2 on Friday before edging Louisiana 3-2 in overtime on Sunday. After giving up a flurry of first half goals to the Bobcats in Friday’s loss, Troy bounced back to win in come-from-behind fashion against the Ragin’ Cajuns. Junior forward Emily Stearns scored the golden goal for Troy just 26 seconds into overtime, giving her team an immediate victory. Going into its game against Troy, Texas State had won…

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Augusto Rossi Staff Writer The Troy soccer team won its second straight game by a score of 3-0 against Georgia State on Thursday at the Troy Soccer Complex. The Trojans started fast and maintained a constant offensive pressure, which earned them their seventh shutout of the season. Troy was led by sophomore forward Qarli Stone, who scored a goal in each half. She has scored four goals so far this season. Only 2:58 into the game, Troy’s Emily Stearns scored the first goal of the match, and her first of…

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Augusto Rossi Staff Writer The Troy soccer team defeated Arkansas-Little Rock at the Troy Soccer Complex on Friday in a 1-0 win. Even with only 10 players on the field early in the second half, Troy got the win against the visiting Trojans. Sophomore Julia Winter lifted Troy to its third conference win by scoring her fifth goal of the season in the 49th minute. With the win, Troy has also won seven of the last nine meetings with Little Rock. After a scoreless first half, Troy got on the…

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Augusto Rossi Staff Writer The Troy soccer team lost to rival South Alabama 2-1 at the Troy Soccer Complex on Sunday. After losing its first five games, South Alabama is now unbeaten in its last eight. It is a streak Troy couldn’t halt, despite gaining an early advantage at home against the Sun Belt’s top-seeded Jaguars. The Trojans (4-8-2, 2-3 Sun Belt) scored at the beginning of the game thanks to Maddie Brune’s second goal of the season. In the 24th minute, Kiersten Edlund sent a free kick into the…

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Augusto Rossi Staff Writer The Troy soccer team split its two weekend games, losing 2-1 in double overtime at Coastal Carolina and defeating Appalachian State 1-0 two days later. In Friday’s game against the Chanticleers, the Troy soccer team played with a 1-0 advantage for most of the game, but was unable to secure the victory as Coastal Carolina scored an equalizer in the 89th minute to force overtime. The Chanticleers later won the game in double overtime at CCU Soccer Stadium. At the end of the second half with…

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