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Volleyball falls to Texas State

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Wally Pendergrass Staff Writer The Trojan volleyball team lost its 17th straight match over the weekend as it fell to the Texas State Bobcats 3-0. The Trojans struggled from the start, losing the first set 25-17 and having a team attack percentage of .000 for the first set. The Bobcats led the set from start to finish; there were no tied scores or lead changes. The second set ended in the same score, 25-17, but the Trojans did improve their attack percentage slightly, up to .114 and did lead once…

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Women’s basketball finishes season at Sun Belt quarterfinals

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Gabe Sadetsky Staff Writer    Troy’s women’s basketball team lost to Texas State 95-92 on senior night inside the friendly confines of the Trojan Arena Saturday, March 8, giving them the sixth seed for the Sun Belt Tournament in New Orleans. However, the Trojans met their match in the first round of play, as they fell to Arkansas-Little Rock, 66-54 on Wednesday, March 12. In their game against Texas State, the Trojans were victim to a late Bobcat run after leading by as many as 11 points in the second…

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Men’s basketball falls to UALR during Sun Belt Tournament

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Gabe Sadetsky Staff Writer    Troy’s men’s basketball punched their ticket to the Sun Belt Tournament in New Orleans by drilling Texas State 72-50 on senior night at Trojan Arena, Saturday, March 8. Unfortunately for Troy, their time inside Lakefront Arena was short-lived, as they fell to Arkansas-Little Rock in the first round this past Thursday, March 13, 74-61. Against Texas State, Troy led by a huge 10-0 run to open the second half, which turned into a Trojan lead that reached as much as 26. The win removed Troy…

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Trojan women split their away game series

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Gabe Sadetsky Staff Writer   The Lady Trojans were able to continue their winning streak against UT Arlington, 85-62, on Wednesday, Jan. 22, but failed to defeat the Texas State Bobcats in overtime with the final score being 87-82 on Saturday, Jan. 25. Senior guard Joanna Harden and sophomore guard Ashley Beverly-Kelley were the leading scorers against UTA with 32 and 16 points respectively. UT Arlington scored more free throws but Troy was able to maintain a healthy lead throughout most of the game thanks to Harden’s early scoring in…

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Troy’s men lose on the road against Texas teams

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Ryan Lee Staff Writer   The Troy men’s basketball team has dropped two more games on the road this past weekend. The University of Texas-Arlington slipped by with a win on Thursday, Jan. 23, 59-56, while Texas State played more aggressively beating the Trojans with a win 73-65 on Saturday, Jan. 25. The Trojans are now 7-13 and ninth in the conference following a four game losing streak. The game against UTA was a nail-biter all the way through. At the end of the first half UT Arlington led by…

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