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Volleyball team falls to Georgia State

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Wally Pendergrass Staff Writer The Trojan volleyball team lost to Georgia State in straight sets on Saturday, Oct. 25, and has now lost 12 matches in a row. The home-team Trojans had a comfortable lead in the first set, 18-13, but the Panthers went on a 7-1 rally and took a 20-19 advantage. The Trojans tied the set at 24-24, but the Panthers would take the next two points and the set. The Panthers had the lead late in the second set, 20-15, but the Trojans battled to get a…

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Volleyball losing streak continues

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Wally Pendergrass Staff Writer   The Trojan volleyball team lost two matches over the weekend, extending their losing streak to 11 games, while junior libero Ali Dowdall received her second Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week award. Troy played Sun Belt Conference leader UALR in a Trojan versus Trojan match in the Trojan Arena on Friday, Oct. 17. UALR took the first set 25-20 and Troy responded by winning the second set 25-22 to tie the match 1-1 at halftime. Troy came out of the half and got off…

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Golf teams both earn top five finishes

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Wally Pendergrass Staff Writer  The women’s golf team surged up the leaderboard on the final day of the JU Classic to grab second place, while the men’s golf team finished fourth in a rain-shortened AutoTrader.com Collegiate Classic on Monday, Oct. 13. The women went into the final day, Tuesday, Oct. 14, in sixth place. The team shot a 297 on the final day to climb up the leaderboard and finish   second. The Trojans defeated 12 schools in the tournament, including Maryland and host Jacksonville University. Sophomore Fatima Fernandez Cano…

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Volleyball team fails to snap losing streak

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Wally Pendergrass Staff Writer The Trojan volleyball team went on the road this weekend and lost two five-set matches. The team has now lost nine straight matches, including six matches that went to five sets. Troy started well at UL-Monroe on Friday, Oct. 10, taking the first set 25-21. The Warhawks would bounce back and take the second set 25-23. The Trojans took the third set 25-18 and needed only one more set to end the losing streak. However, Troy lost the fourth set 25-15, and as a team had…

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Volleyball falls at home

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Wally Pendergrass Staff Writer The Trojans volleyball team couldn’t get out of its losing streak as it dropped its seventh straight match on Wednesday, Oct.8, losing 3-0 to rival South Alabama. “South Alabama played very well,” said head coach Sonny Kirkpatrick. “They put a consistent effort on every ball on defense and we have got to figure out a way to do the same thing on every ball.” For only the second time all season the Trojans had no player get double digit kills. The Trojans offense was led by…

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