Tag: Volleyball

Volleyball sweeps Trojan Invitational

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Sinclair Portis Staff Writer The Trojan volleyball team picked up three wins at home at the Trojan Invitational this past weekend with victories over CSU Bakersfield 3-1, Alabama State 3-0, and East Tennessee State 3-1. Troy (5-3, 0-0 Sun Belt) opened up play on Friday, Sept. 4, against CSU Bakersfield (1-6, 0-0 WAC). After struggling in the first set, the Trojans bounced back, gaining the lead with an aggressive offense and winning in their first two sets. The Roadrunners bounced back with a win of their own in the third…

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Volleyball looks to rebuild program

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Ty Ammons Staff Writer The Troy volleyball team hopes to improve from its disappointing season last year with the addition of some new key players. The Trojans started fall practice on Aug. 5, and the season opener is on Aug. 28 at the Chattanooga Classic in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Their first match is against Eastern Kentucky. Head coach Sonny Kirkpatrick said that the first practice showed a lot of issues with setters’ timing, along with a few other problems, but nothing that could not be fixed with more practice. He said…

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Volleyball falls to Texas State

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Wally Pendergrass Staff Writer The Trojan volleyball team lost its 17th straight match over the weekend as it fell to the Texas State Bobcats 3-0. The Trojans struggled from the start, losing the first set 25-17 and having a team attack percentage of .000 for the first set. The Bobcats led the set from start to finish; there were no tied scores or lead changes. The second set ended in the same score, 25-17, but the Trojans did improve their attack percentage slightly, up to .114 and did lead once…

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Volleyball falls at last two home games

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Wally Pendergrass Staff Writer The Trojan volleyball team wrapped up its home season over the weekend with two losses while celebrating the achievements of five seniors in the program. The Trojans had senior night on Friday, Nov. 7, acknowledging the efforts and achievements of five senior Trojans: student coach Alicia Dukes, defensive specialist Kelley Curran, outside hitter Kayla Pickart, middle hitter Katie Feemster and outside hitter Marija Zelenovic. The Trojans played well against ULM at the start of the match and took a 1-0 lead by winning the first set…

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Volleyball team falls on road trip

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Wally Pendergrass Staff Writer The Trojan volleyball team lost two matches in the state of Arkansas over the weekend, and has now lost 14 matches in a row. The Trojans took on the Arkansas State Red Wolves on Friday, Oct. 31, in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Troy got off to a slow start, losing the first two sets 25-19 and 25-16, respectively. The Trojans gave the Red Wolves a scare in the third set on Halloween night, but Arkansas State eventually took the set 25-21, and the match 3-0. Junior middle hitter…

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