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Performers shine a light for talent show

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Sinclair Portis Staff Writer The Voice of Justice organization on Troy’s campus held a “Shine a Light” benefit showcase event on Tuesday, Nov. 1, in Claudia Crosby Theater to raise money and awareness for modern day injustices. Isaiah Russel, a sophomore dance major from Nashville, Tennessee, won first place for his choreographed dance called “Closure” that was performed by Miche Smith, a sophomore theater and dance major from Gautier, Mississippi, and Vincent Rosec, a senior theater major from France. The piece incorporated the reality of heartbreak in a relationship. “An…

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Should March Madness add more smaller schools?

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Sinclair Portis Staff Writer March Madness has lived up to its name this year, stirring up complete chaos within the brackets. Several lower seeds have been inexplicably pushing their way to the top during the tournament’s opening games. On March 17 and 18, 2016, 10 double-digit seeded teams won their first-round games, for the first time in NCAA Tournament history. Seeds 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 all won their opening games in 96 hours for the upsets that went down in history. This is the first time in…

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Women’s basketball finishes strong, claims final two home games

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Sinclair Portis Staff Writer Troy’s women’s basketball team returned home on Thursday, Feb. 25, defeating UL-Lafayette 90-83 and UL-Monroe 74-64 on Saturday, Feb. 27. The Trojans’ victory in their game against UL-Lafayette was their 16th game over 80 points, as well as their first against the Ragin’ Cajuns (18-9, 11-7 Sun Belt) to score at least 90. The game was close from the beginning, but it became closer in the last few minutes due to a late comeback by the visitors. After the Ragin’ Cajuns captured a three-point lead, the…

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Women’s hoops topples App State in OT

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Sinclair Portis Staff Writer The Trojan women’s basketball team bounced back from a tough loss at South Alabama by defeating Appalachian State 100-89 in Boone, North Carolina. Despite giving up a 22-point lead on Saturday, the Trojans (13-12, 8-8 Sun Belt) almost let the game slip away, but they regrouped in extra time to win. In overtime, Troy dominated offensively, outscoring the Mountaineers 15-4 and outrebounding them 12-3 on its way to its sixth 100-point game this season. In the first half, Troy held a large lead against the Mountaineers.…

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Women’s basketball picks up pair of home wins

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Sinclair Portis Staff Writer The Trojans’ women’s basketball team broke its six-game losing streak with two wins at home against Georgia teams, but dropped a close road game against South Alabama. The Trojans (12-12, 7-8 Sun Belt) started out slow against Georgia Southern, but after a 9-0 run and a buzzer-beater by junior guard ArJae’ Saunders at the end of the first quarter, the Trojans lead the rest of the game. The Eagles (7-15, 4-9 Sun Belt) cut the deficit to just seven points twice, but the Trojans were victorious,…

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