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Women’s basketball falls to both Tigers on the road

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Wally Pendergrass Staff Writer The Troy women’s basketball team fell short in its two opening games against Auburn and Clemson over the weekend. The Trojans battled against the Auburn Tigers in Auburn on Friday, Nov. 14. The game was decided during the closing minutes of the first half. Troy was only losing by two points, 31-29, with around three minutes to go in the first half. The Tigers buckled down and forced the Trojans to commit five turnovers and miss five shots. The Tigers went on a 12-0 run to…

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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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Women’s basketball shows promise at exhibition match

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Wally Pendergrass Staff Writer The Troy women’s basketball team looked dominant in Trojan Arena during its exhibition on Thursday, Nov. 6, against Alabama-Huntsville, winning 92-56. Troy had a slow start and was actually behind UAH 9-8 at the first media timeout. The Trojans had a small lead, 14-12, at the second media timeout in the first half. Troy then put it together and built up a 14-point lead, going into halftime up 44-30. Junior guard Rachel Reid led the Trojans at the half with 13 points, and senior forward Ronita…

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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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