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Trojan baseball takes the series from the Hilltoppers

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Amy Austin Staff Writer    Troy hosted Western Kentucky over the weekend, and the Trojans took the series win from the Hilltoppers, 2-1. Troy tried to rally in hopes of winning game one, but WKU took the win, 5-4. “Friday night, again we didn’t get off to a very good start,” said head coach Bobby Pierce. “We really let that game get away from us.” Senior pitcher Tanner Hicks took the loss for the Trojans. Hicks was only able to pitch four innings due to a line drive off the…

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Hilltoppers trample the Trojans in the Bluegrass State

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Megan Phillips Staff Writer With the moderate success that followed the Troy softball team throughout the past couple weekends fading in the background, the start of Sun Belt Conference play in Bowling Green, Ky., on March 22 and 23 ended in nothing but heartbreak. The games began on Saturday, March 22, as the Trojans stepped to the plate for the first time officially pitting themselves against their conference competition in the 2014 season. Although game one ended in a 3-0 loss for Troy against Western Kentucky, it was by no…

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Men’s basketball redeems itself at home against Georgia State

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Jill Odom Sports Editor While Troy lost on the road against Western Kentucky, 81-76, on Thursday, Feb. 13, they gave ESPN2 a show when they defeated Georgia State, 85-81, at home on Saturday, Feb. 15. The road game against No. 2 in Sun Belt was a game of too little too late. The Trojans were never able to overtake the Hilltoppers and could not even tie the lead. “We never could seem to make a timely shot until the end,” said head coach Phil Cunningham.  “Then all of a sudden…

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Trojan volleyball faces Western Kentucky tonight

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(PHOTO/Joshua Thurston)   Lindsey Schoewe Volleyball Beat Writer   The Trojan volleyball team (12-20) beat the Georgia State panthers in four sets (34-32, 19-25, 25-22, 25-19) last Friday, giving the squad a bid in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament that starts today in Troy. “That was a huge match and we needed this win, it finalized us being in the conference tournament,” head coach Sonny Kirkpatrick said. Junior outside hitter Marija Zelenovic led the team with 21 kills, while freshman Kiah Cheatham, sophomore Blair Winston and junior Kayla Pickart also…

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Troy soccer to face Texas State in conference tournament

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(PHOTO/Joshua Thurston)   Caleb Odom Sports Editor   The Trojan soccer team (8-9-1) wrapped up regular season play with a 0-0 draw on the road against Louisiana-Lafayette on Sunday, Oct. 27. Troy is the No. 5 seed in the Sun Belt Conference Championship hosted in San Marcos, Texas and is set to face the No. 4 seed and tournament host Texas State on Wednesday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m. “I think we have lined ourselves up probably in a very good scenario to move forward,” Troy Head Coach Chris Bentley…

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