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Troy wins Dollar General Bowl, 10th game of season

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Thomas Gleaton Copy Editor   Troy football is the best it has ever been. For the first time in the program’s FBS history, Troy (6-2 Sun Belt) won ten games, beating Ohio (8-6, 6-2 MAC) 28-23 in the Dollar General Bowl. At the beginning of the season, coach Neal Brown said the team was “maybe a year away” from winning a bowl game. It’s safe to say the Trojans are ahead of schedule. They jumped on the board first with the first of junior Jordan Chunn’s three touchdown runs. Chunn,…

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Troy football is back

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Thomas Gleaton Copy Editor Growth and “trending upward” were the themes at Sun Belt Football Media Day, according to Sun Belt Commissioner Karl Benson. The same could be said for Troy University football. The event, held Monday, July 25, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, showcased all 12 Sun Belt teams, including newcomer Coastal Carolina. Benson said the conference’s recent realignment was based around easing travel for student athletes. Idaho and New Mexico State, the two farthest schools geographically, will be leaving the conference following the 2017 season. Appalachian…

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Cano nabs individual title, earns sixth at Henssler Intercollegiate

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Thomas Gleaton Chief Copy Editor With the help of Fátima Cano’s fourth individual title this season, the Troy women’s golf team finished sixth at the Henssler Financial Intercollegiate on March 28-29. In her win, Cano beat out Gabby Barker from Texas Tech, the nation’s No. 4 player at the time. Cano did tie, though, with Barker’s teammate Lauren Mason and Augusta’s Josefine Nyqvist. The No. 99 Trojans tied with No. 87 South Florida for the spot among 12 teams, but they beat out two higher-ranked teams in No. 89 East…

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Men’s tennis tops two ranked opponents

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Thomas Gleaton Chief Copy Editor The Troy men’s tennis team traveled to Florida last week, but it hardly got a break. Instead, the Trojans (12-11) won five of six games on the road, beginning Sunday, March 6, with a 4-1 win at Winthrop in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Junior Pablo Moreno and sophomore Andy Lau won their doubles match, and sophomores Andre Baldo and Calum McKinlay took the doubles point for Troy. Moreno, Junior Hassan Ndayishimiye and senior Giovani Samaha won their singles matches, giving Troy a two-game streak before…

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Troy’s men’s tennis team tops ULL, New Orleans

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Thomas Gleaton Chief Copy Editor Troy’s men’s tennis teams went 3-1 in the Mississippi Delta, losing only to Xavier University of Louisiana. On Thursday, Feb. 25, the Trojans beat Louisiana-Lafayette, but the other half of the squad lost to Xavier. The Ragin’ Cajuns took the doubles point 2-1. Troy’s only doubles win came from sophomores Andy Lau and Andre Baldo, who won 6-2 over Arthur Libaud and Will Huyton. Troy took all but two of the singles matches. Only freshman Vaclav Slezak lost in the singles matches, 6-3, 6-1, and…

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