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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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Women’s basketball continues losing streak

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(PHOTO/Joshua Thurston)   Kateryna Kunitsyna Staff Writer   The Trojan women’s basketball team fell, 69-52, to University of Arkansas at Little Rock at Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock, Ark. on Saturday, Jan. 4. Senior guard Joanna Harden led Troy with 26 points. Harden, who set Troy’s and the Sun Belt Conference’s single-game records with 52 points in November, is currently the NCAA’s third-leading scorer. “My achievement is pushing me to work harder every day,” Harden said. “It motivates me to break my record again.” However, the ball wasn’t bouncing…

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Troy men’s basketball triumphs on the road

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(PHOTO/Chris Davis)   Jill Odom Sports Editor    The Trojan men’s basketball team was victorious on the road against University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 75-62, on Saturday, Jan. 4. Troy (7-9, 2-2) was able to use accuracy on the charity stripe and superior rebounding to their advantage and racked up the points and left UALR unable to recover. “That was a terrific road win,” head coach Phil Cunningham said.  “It’s really interesting when you look at the stats, we shot 37 percent from the field and we won by…

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Volleyball prepares for road trip to Louisiana

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(PHOTO/Joshua Thurston)   Lindsey Schoewe Volleyball Beat Writer   Troy volleyball’s struggles continue as the losing streak grows to four straight due to losses last weekend with a road trip to Louisiana looming. The Trojan volleyball team (9-16, 4-7) traveled to Little Rock, Ark. this past Friday where the team lost to UALR in three straight sets (31-29, 25-20, 25-14). The lead hitter for Troy was freshman middle hitter Kiah Cheatham who posted a career high 16 kills in the Friday loss. On Sunday, the Trojans were back at home…

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