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Women’s basketball team’s winning streak snapped

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Wally Pendergrass Staff Writer The Troy women’s basketball team’s six-game winning streak was snapped this week as the Trojans lost to conference leader UALR on Thursday, Jan. 22, and at home against Arkansas State on Saturday, Jan. 24. The Trojans struggled to get going in the first half against UALR, shooting only 21 percent from the floor, and trailed at the break 42-18. Troy fought back and was outscored in the second half by only two points, 40-38, but the deficit was too much and the UALR Trojans took the…

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Men’s basketball continues to struggle

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Michael Shipma Staff Writer The Troy men’s basketball team has now lost four of its last five games this season, including losses at UALR on Thursday, Jan. 22, and at home on Saturday, Jan. 24, against Arkansas State. After Saturday’s game, the Trojans (7-11, 2-7 Sun Belt) closed off a 10-day stretch in which they played five games. The fatigue on the team was visible as it remained competitive against both UALR and Arkansas State, but was unable to come away with a win. Troy’s matchup against UALR (7-12, 2-7…

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Women’s basketball team keeps winning streak going strong

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Wally Pendergrass Staff Writer The women’s basketball team extended its winning streak to six this week, behind strong second-half efforts in all three of its matches. The Trojans had an amazing week that resulted in junior guard Ashley Beverly-Kelley scoring her 1,000th point and has the team off to its best conference start since the ’96-97 season, when the team made its only NCAA Tournament appearance. The Trojans rallied in Monroe, Louisiana, overcoming a 33-21 halftime deficit to beat the ULM Warhawks 82-77. The Trojans came out strong and tied…

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Men’s basketball snaps Georgia Southern’s streak

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Michael Shipma Staff Writer The Troy men’s basketball team lost two of its last three contests, losing at Louisiana-Monroe 63-54, defeating Georgia Southern 75-71 at home, and losing at home to Appalachian State 69-64. The Trojans’ (7-9, 2-5 Sun Belt) first contest was on the road Thursday, Jan. 15, against conference opponent Louisiana-Monroe, which was 4-1 in conference play at the time. Troy struggled to score early in the game, falling behind 10-3, but was able to remain close throughout the first half, holding the Warhawks (12-6, 6-1 Sun Belt)…

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Women’s basketball team continues winning streak

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Wes Fortson Staff Writer During Christmas break, the women’s basketball team record improved to 8-5. Wins against both the UT-Arlington Lady Mavericks and the Georgia State Panthers have given the Lady Trojans a winning streak of three games. On Monday, Jan. 5, Troy defeated the Mavericks 70-63. Junior guard Ashley Beverly-Kelley led the team with 17 points, but junior guard Rachel Reid followed closely with 15 points. Sophomore forward Caitlyn Ramirez also contributed with her first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. The Trojans outscored the Mavericks in…

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