Red Wolves to bring first conference test of the year

(PHOTO/ Rojan Maharjan) Sophomore DK Billingsley takes a handoff against the Southern Miss defense. Billingsley posted 100 yards on 22 carries, with a score.   Hanna Cooper Staff Writer After picking up the first road win of the season, the Trojans return home to kick off conference action against Arkansas State on Saturday at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy’s Military Appreciation game.  Troy defeated Akron in a convincing fashion, striking first and ending the game with 28 unanswered points.  DK Billingsley leads the squad with four touchdowns on the season…

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Volleyball, best start since ‘93

(PHOTO/ Pawan Khanal) Sophomore setter Natalie Hummel overlooks senior setter Kiara Barrett as she goes for a dig during the Trojan Classic.   Kennedy Roy Staff Writer This past weekend Troy hosted the Trojan Classic in Trojan Arena. Troy started the weekend off picking up a gritty win Friday night as the Trojans took down Citadel, 3-0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-21). The Bulldogs fought hard for every point, but the Trojans seemed to always have an answer. The Trojans were a force to be reckoned with offensively as three players posted…

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Futrell leads charge at Graeme McDowell Invite

(PHOTO/ Troy Athletics) Junior Connor Futrell paced the Trojans over the weekend, carding 3-under 69 in two rounds to earn a tie for the second place slot.   Dylan Hurst Staff Writer The Troy men’s golf team finished in a tie for 6th place in a field of 19 teams this Tuesday with an overall team score of 882 at the Graeme McDowell Invitational. The tournament was hosted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham and was held at the Greystone Golf and Country Club in Birmingham.  Junior Connor Futrell…

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Troy falls to Southern Miss; Barker, receivers have career night

Scott Shelton Staff Writer   The Southern Miss Golden Eagles defeated the Troy Trojans 47-42 in a game where the offenses combined for over 1,000 yards of offense in a battle of quarterbacks. Troy’s Kaleb Barker and Southern Miss’ Jack Abraham combined to throw for 967 yards and five touchdowns as both signal callers had career nights. Troy had four receivers reach the 100-yard mark, led by Kaylon Geiger with 118 yards and a touchdown. The game marks the first time in Troy history that four different receivers each put…

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Trojans to face first FBS test

(PHOTO/ Chris Wallace) Junior receiver Khalil McClain brings down a pass from Kaleb Barker in the season opener against Campbell. McClain posted two catches in the 43-14 win.   Scott Shelton Staff Writer Troy football will face its first FBS opponent of the season when it takes on the Southern Miss Golden Eagles from Conference USA at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday night. The game comes five months after Jeremy McClain left his position as Troy Athletic Director to the same position at the University of Southern Mississippi in April.…

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