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Trojans light up the Warhawks

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Amy Austin Staff Writer   After a rough start, the Trojan bats came alive as the baseball team took the series 2-1 from the University of Louisiana at Monroe during the weekend. On Friday, March 21, Troy faced ULM to open the three-game home stand and lost 7-4. Troy took the lead from the Warhawks 4-2, but in the top of the sixth, ULM would tie the game. Adding three more runs, the Warhawks would then take the lead and the game. Junior outfielder Jo-El Bennett was two for five…

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Troy baseball splits the series with South Alabama

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Amy Austin Staff Writer   Opening conference play, the Troy baseball team split the series with South Alabama, 1-1, with the rubber game being rained out on Saturday, March 15. Troy took game one from the Jaguars, 5-0. Senior pitcher Tanner Hicks threw a shutout game. Hicks had 16 ground ball outs, and this was the first time a Troy pitcher threw a shutout in a nine-inning game since Tyler Ray in 2011. “We started off the series with a great pitching performance by Tanner Hicks. We pitched very well,”…

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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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Trojan women break losing streak versus ULL

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(PHOTO/Chris Davis)   Kateryna Kunitsyna Staff Writer   The University of Louisiana-Monroe defeated the Trojan women, 83-72 on Thursday, Jan. 16, but Troy finally broke their 8-game losing streak after facing University of Louisiana-Lafayette and winning 87-75 on Saturday, Jan.18, at Trojan Arena. The Trojan women had a close game against ULM. Senior guard Joanna Harden scored 32 points but ULM out-rebounded Troy 55-38. Sophomore guard Ashley Beverley-Kelley also joined Harden in scoring double-digits with 10 points and made two of Troy’s four 4-pointers. The Warhawks also held a lead…

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