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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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Volleyball prepares for road trip to Louisiana

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(PHOTO/Joshua Thurston)   Lindsey Schoewe Volleyball Beat Writer   Troy volleyball’s struggles continue as the losing streak grows to four straight due to losses last weekend with a road trip to Louisiana looming. The Trojan volleyball team (9-16, 4-7) traveled to Little Rock, Ark. this past Friday where the team lost to UALR in three straight sets (31-29, 25-20, 25-14). The lead hitter for Troy was freshman middle hitter Kiah Cheatham who posted a career high 16 kills in the Friday loss. On Sunday, the Trojans were back at home…

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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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Troy Soccer Preview of Texas State

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Caleb Odom Sports Editor   With the final weekend of nonconference matches in the past, the Troy soccer team (4-6-0) is preparing for Sun Belt foe Texas State (3-5-1) Sunday at home. This is after Troy took down Gardner-Webb 3-1 on Friday at home but fell on the road to Kennesaw State 2-0 in a game that Trojan coach Chris Bentley was still pleased with. “We had the same amount of final third entries as they did,” Bentley said. “In a game like that, when you put yourself in a…

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