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Men’s basketball splits series at home

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( Photo / Troy Athletics ) Desmond Williams dribbles into the key on Saturday against a Georgia Southern defender. Troy split the games this weekend 1-1. Hanna Cooper Editor-In-Chief The Troy men’s basketball team split the home series against Georgia Southern last weekend in Trojan Arena. The Trojans gathered the win on Friday night, 68-56, before falling in the series finale on Saturday, 79-64. The trio of Duke Miles, Jakevan Leftridge and Nick Stampley proved to be the difference Friday for the Trojans. Miles recorded a career-best 20 points, nailed…

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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 but kills the Warhawks

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Gabe Sadetsky Staff Writer  Troy men’s basketball team fell at home to Arkansas-Little Rock Thursday, Feb. 27, in a low-scoring struggle, 62-55. The game saw the men of Troy have one of their best defensive performances of the season, only to have it haunted with 20 team turnovers. Troy’s leading scorer, senior forward Tevin Calhoun, fouled out with over seven minutes left in the second half and ended the day with 16 points. Two other Trojans, senior guards Hunter Williams and Jeff Mullahey, also reached double figures in the loss.…

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Women’s basketball defeats UALR for the first time in program history

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Gabe Sadetsky Staff Writer Troy women’s basketball downed the Trojans of Arkansas-Little Rock at home this past Wednesday, Feb. 26, 86-77. The win gave Troy its first victory over UALR in program history, due in part to an 80-plus-point performance against the Sun Belt’s best defensive team. Senior guard Joanna Harden led the team in scoring yet again, reaching 33 points while shooting 23-of-26 from the free-throw line. She was aided by sophomore guard Ashley Beverly-Kelly’s 15 points and bench-player junior guard Aissata Maiga’s 11 points and two steals. Troy’s…

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Men’s basketball gets trounced on the road

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Gabe Sadetsky Staff Writer Troy men’s basketball fell to Louisiana-Lafayette on the road in a key Sun Belt matchup, 78-63, this past Thursday, Feb. 20, and lost to rival South Alabama as well on Saturday, Feb. 22. The Ragin’ Cajuns were led by senior guard Bryant Mbamalu with his 21-point performance and four steals. UL-Lafayette was stronger in the paint, scoring 46 points while Troy only scraped up 28 points. Troy yielded a poor 38.9 shooting percentage, including a miserable 29.2 percent from the three-point line. The Trojans’ leading scorer,…

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