Tag: Sun Belt

Trojans bounce back from loss, defeat Akron on the road

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Scott Shelton Staff Writer The Troy Trojans defeated the Akron Zips 35-7 on Saturday at InfoCision Stadium in Akron, Ohio, in the team’s first road game of the season. With the win, the Trojans move to 2-1 on the season before entering Sun Belt Conference play next Saturday. From the first drive of the game, the Trojans took control. A nine-play, 64-yard drive to open the game put the Trojans on the board. Akron tied the game at the end of the first quarter, but Troy scored 28 unanswered points…

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Success equals support?

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Hanna Cooper Staff Writer Troy’s women’s basketball team has ranked in the top four in Sun Belt Conference standings for five consecutive seasons, including back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 2016 and 2017. However, many students and fans don’t view the sport as worth attending.   While student attendance was up 400% from previous seasons, free Chick-fil-A sandwiches, dollar hot dogs and bringing Santa into Trojan Arena should not be the reason that fans finally decide to come to a game.  The general excuses fans use when deciding not to come…

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