Tag: UT Arlington

Softball burns Blazers and Mavericks

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Megan Phillips  Staff Writer  Last Thursday night, April 10, the softball team traveled to Birmingham where they faced off against Sun Belt rival the UAB Blazers in a single-game battle for the victory and then headed to Texas to take on UT Arlington. The UAB game showed both teams to be evenly matched, with Troy taking an early 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning. In the first, Troy loaded the bases with one out when sophomore outfielder Amanda Winters came to the plate, hitting a single to…

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Trojan women split their away game series

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Gabe Sadetsky Staff Writer   The Lady Trojans were able to continue their winning streak against UT Arlington, 85-62, on Wednesday, Jan. 22, but failed to defeat the Texas State Bobcats in overtime with the final score being 87-82 on Saturday, Jan. 25. Senior guard Joanna Harden and sophomore guard Ashley Beverly-Kelley were the leading scorers against UTA with 32 and 16 points respectively. UT Arlington scored more free throws but Troy was able to maintain a healthy lead throughout most of the game thanks to Harden’s early scoring in…

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Troy’s men lose on the road against Texas teams

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Ryan Lee Staff Writer   The Troy men’s basketball team has dropped two more games on the road this past weekend. The University of Texas-Arlington slipped by with a win on Thursday, Jan. 23, 59-56, while Texas State played more aggressively beating the Trojans with a win 73-65 on Saturday, Jan. 25. The Trojans are now 7-13 and ninth in the conference following a four game losing streak. The game against UTA was a nail-biter all the way through. At the end of the first half UT Arlington led by…

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Trojan volleyball has losing weekend on the road

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(PHOTO/Joshua Thurston)   Caleb Odom Sports Editor   Troy volleyball (9-14) is looking to get its season back on track with a win on the road against Sun Belt rival UALR on Friday, Oct. 25, at 7 p.m. The Trojans had some momentum as they traveled to Texas last weekend to play Texas State and UT Arlington, but back to back losses sucked the life out of a team struggling to find its identity this season. “We just have to be able to get over the hump,” Troy head coach…

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