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Cross country men win at home; women’s team finishes second

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Scott McLendon Staff Writer The Trojan cross country teams christened the 2016 season with a first-place finish for the men and second place for the women in Dothan on Saturday, Sept. 24. The Trojan XC Invitational, which featured two men’s teams and three women’s teams, was Troy’s first home competition of the year. On the men’s side, Troy raced against Miles College, while the women faced Miles and Sun Belt Conference opponent Georgia State. Of the 13 competitors, all six Trojans competing in the meet finished in places one through…

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Soccer wins, draws first two SBC games

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Scott McLendon Staff Writer The Troy soccer team snapped its winless streak in a pair of weekend home games, defeating Appalachian State and playing a draw against Arkansas State. After going four games without a win, the Trojans (5-4-2, 1-0-1 Sun Belt) returned to the Troy Soccer Complex and cruised to a 3-0 shutout victory over the Mountaineers (5-5, 0-2 Sun Belt). Junior defender Haley Roberson assisted senior forward Abby Reynolds twice in that game as Reynolds opened the weekend with a brace, and sophomore Brooke McKee sealed the match…

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Cross country races in Mobile

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Scott McLendon Staff Writer Troy’s cross-country teams rode south for their second meet of the season at the Azalea City Classic in Mobile this weekend. The men’s team finished with three head-to-head victories in the 8k over Alabama State, Southeast Louisiana and host South Alabama. “Our men did some things we haven’t done since I’ve been at Troy,” Head Coach Elliot Blount  said. “We put together two solid performances in consecutive showings as a team. The purpose of this meet was to sharpen up our race tactics and we did just…

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Troy’s road struggles continue

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Scott McLendon Staff Writer The Troy soccer team has now gone four games without a win as it played a 0-0 draw at Mercer on Friday, Sept. 9, and lost at Florida State 1-0 on Sunday, Sept. 11. The traveling Trojans (4-4-1, 0-0 Sun Belt) put up stalwart defensive performances over the course of both games, allowing 24 total shots—only five on target and just one beating the keeper. Against Mercer (2-4-1, Southern), the Trojans reeled off 15 shots with three on target, while the hosts managed only six shots.…

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Trojan soccer drops two in a row

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Scott McLendon Staff Writer The Trojan soccer team hit a two-game losing skid in the start to its season, falling at the hands of UT Martin and Ole Miss late in each game. The second loss of the regular season for the Trojans (4-3, 0-0 Sun Belt) came when they traveled to Skyhawk Field to take on UT Martin. The score was tied at zero until UT Martin let in an own goal to give the Trojans the advantage in the 46th minute. The Skyhawks clawed their way back into…

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