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Women pick up road win at Samford

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(PHOTO/ Troy Athletics) Senior Japonica James goes in for a layup in the season opener against Fort Valley State. James posted 18 points and seven boards in Tuesday’s 74-65 win over Samford.   Hanna Cooper Staff Writer The Troy women’s basketball team completed a comeback to down Samford, 74-65, on Tuesday inside the Pete Hanna Center in Birmingham.  Buckets by Japonica James and Jasmine Leblanc gave the Trojans an early 5-0 lead to start off the matchup, but by the five-minute mark of the first quarter, the Bulldogs had tied…

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After UAB thriller, basketball falls to Mocs

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(PHOTO/ Troy Athletics) A host of Trojan defenders swarms a Chattanooga player in Tuesday’s 74-68 home loss.     Dylan Hurst Staff Writer The Trojans lost their season-opener in heartbreaking fashion as they fell 76-75 against UAB last Thursday night in Trojan Arena. This game saw the second-largest crowd in school history, with 5,010 people in attendance. It was also the debut of new men’s team head coach Scott Cross.  Sophomore KJ Simon led the Trojans with 21 points and three 3-pointers made, which were both career highs for him. …

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Who is Scott Cross?

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Scott Shelton Staff Writer On Tuesday, the men’s basketball team took a step forward in hiring a new head coach, Scott Cross. Cross’ hiring was announced by Senior Vice Chancellor for Athletics Jeremy McClain. Cross comes from Texas Christian University (TCU), where he was an assistant coach. After a year in the Big 12, he’s ready to get back in the Sun Belt Conference. “I am absolutely thrilled to be the next head men’s basketball coach at Troy University,” Cross said. “I have always felt like Troy was a sleeping…

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Women fall in postseason at Trojan Arena

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Wesley Kirchharr Sports Editor The Troy women’s basketball program enjoyed national attention last week with the team’s appearance in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). The women made history with the postseason game in Trojan Arena, playing host to UAB on Thursday, March 21.  Troy fell to the Blazers in a close, high-scoring affair, losing 93-89, ending the season for the Trojans.  “The team showed so much fight and this was a great game for women’s basketball in general,” Troy Head Coach Chanda Rigby said. “There were relatively low mistakes shooting,…

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The road to another postseason berth

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Hanna Cooper Staff Writer The Troy women’s basketball team entered the Sun Belt Conference tournament as the third seed. The Trojans took on the seventh seed South Alabama in a quarterfinal’s matchup.  The Trojans struggled shooting throughout the matchup going 30-for-87 from the floor.  The Jaguars opened with a double-digit lead in the first quarter, but Troy responded in the second quarter through dominating the paint, scoring 16 points and adding a free throw to take a single point lead into halftime. South Alabama’s Shaforia Kines dominated the final quarter…

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