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Auburn snaps Troy volleyball’s winning streak

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Wally Pendergrass Staff Writer   The Trojan volleyball team took a five-game winning streak into Auburn on Friday, Sept. 12, and came back home with a three-game losing streak. The Trojans went 0-3 in the Active Ankle Challenge this past weekend, losing matches to Auburn, South Florida and Winthrop. On Friday, the Trojans lost 3-0 to the host Auburn Tigers in front of a home crowd of 863 people. The Trojans had only 24 kills as a team and were led by junior middle hitter Darby Griff with nine kills.…

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Teamwork is key for Troy’s volleyball team

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Wally Pendergrass Staff Writer  With the season quickly approaching, coach Sonny Kirkpatrick has high expectation for his volleyball team. “I would be really disappointed if we didn’t compete for a championship,” Kirkpatrick said. “I think we’ve got the talent and we’ve got a shot to do some really great things.” The team has a focus of one team and one goal. The coaching staff has attempted to unify its coaching, and Kirkpatrick expanded on that. “It starts with us as a coaching staff, us being consistent on how we’re teaching…

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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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Volleyball prepares for road trip to Louisiana

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(PHOTO/Joshua Thurston)   Lindsey Schoewe Volleyball Beat Writer   Troy volleyball’s struggles continue as the losing streak grows to four straight due to losses last weekend with a road trip to Louisiana looming. The Trojan volleyball team (9-16, 4-7) traveled to Little Rock, Ark. this past Friday where the team lost to UALR in three straight sets (31-29, 25-20, 25-14). The lead hitter for Troy was freshman middle hitter Kiah Cheatham who posted a career high 16 kills in the Friday loss. On Sunday, the Trojans were back at home…

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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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