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Baseball loses the series against UALR

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Amy Austin Staff Writer    Throughout three hard fought games, the Troy University baseball team lost the series to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2-1, on the road. After 16 innings, the Troy Trojans took the loss as the UALR Trojans won 9-5. The last time Troy played a 16-inning game was on April 25, 2007. Troy took the lead quickly in game one as they scored four runs in the first inning and then another in the second inning to secure a 5-0 lead. UALR slowly chipped…

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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 during Sun Belt Tournament

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Gabe Sadetsky Staff Writer    Troy’s men’s basketball punched their ticket to the Sun Belt Tournament in New Orleans by drilling Texas State 72-50 on senior night at Trojan Arena, Saturday, March 8. Unfortunately for Troy, their time inside Lakefront Arena was short-lived, as they fell to Arkansas-Little Rock in the first round this past Thursday, March 13, 74-61. Against Texas State, Troy led by a huge 10-0 run to open the second half, which turned into a Trojan lead that reached as much as 26. The win removed Troy…

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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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