Tag: Caleb Odom

Troy women drop two straight

Trojan Living

(PHOTO/Joshua Thurston)   Caleb Odom Sports Editor   After starting the season out in a good way with two wins, the Troy women’s basketball team has suddenly lost two in a row. The Trojans (2-2) fell to Mercer (2-2) on the road Tuesday night, Nov. 19, 86-81 after coming up short at home on Friday, Nov. 22, 77-71 to Tennessee State. In Tuesday’s game, senior guard Joanna Harden led Troy with 24 points while her teammate Ronita Garrett finished with 17 points and seven rebounds. Senior guard Brooke Bowie recorded…

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Troy soccer’s defensive impact player Jasmine Fahrnbauer

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(PHOTO/Caitlin Collins)   Caleb Odom Sports Editor   On the field Jasmine Fahrnbauer, a sophomore defensive midfielder for the Troy soccer team, is like a garage door shutting down almost any opponent’s attempt to move the ball up the field. On paper, Fahrnbauer falls through the cracks with her one goal and four assists this season. The season is over for Trojan soccer as Fahrnbauer sits in the locker room trying to bounce the spotlight off of her, letting her voice trail off while looking around nervously. “It’s just a…

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Troy soccer to face Texas State in conference tournament

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(PHOTO/Joshua Thurston)   Caleb Odom Sports Editor   The Trojan soccer team (8-9-1) wrapped up regular season play with a 0-0 draw on the road against Louisiana-Lafayette on Sunday, Oct. 27. Troy is the No. 5 seed in the Sun Belt Conference Championship hosted in San Marcos, Texas and is set to face the No. 4 seed and tournament host Texas State on Wednesday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m. “I think we have lined ourselves up probably in a very good scenario to move forward,” Troy Head Coach Chris Bentley…

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Trojan volleyball has losing weekend on the road

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(PHOTO/Joshua Thurston)   Caleb Odom Sports Editor   Troy volleyball (9-14) is looking to get its season back on track with a win on the road against Sun Belt rival UALR on Friday, Oct. 25, at 7 p.m. The Trojans had some momentum as they traveled to Texas last weekend to play Texas State and UT Arlington, but back to back losses sucked the life out of a team struggling to find its identity this season. “We just have to be able to get over the hump,” Troy head coach…

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Women’s basketball playing exhibition Monday

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(PHOTO/Joshua Thurston)   Caleb Odom Sports Editor   As the air begins to chill in late October, it is time for the Troy women’s basketball team to begin its season with a warm up game at home. The Trojans will play West Florida in an exhibition game on Monday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m. in Trojan Arena. Troy head coach Chanda Rigby is entering her second season with the Trojans, and she is looking to improve past last season’s dismal 7-24 record. For Rigby, it is a process on the…

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