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Trojans’ Ryan Kay takes Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week

TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com) – Troy senior kicker Ryan Kay was named Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week for the second time this season following his strong performance on Saturday as the Trojans defeated Georgia State 31-21. Kay, a graduate student from Jonesboro, Ga., was a perfect three-for-three on field goals against the Panthers and accounted for Troy’s first…

Silvers has late TD tosses, Troy holds off Georgia St. 31-21

TROY, Ala. (AP) – Brandon Silvers threw two touchdown tosses in the fourth quarter as Troy held off Georgia State 31-21 in Sun Belt Conference play on Saturday. Georgia State scored to close within 10 and was driving midway through the final quarter when Junior Gnonkonde sacked Conner Manning, causing a fumble. Troy’s Baron Poole fell on the loose ball…

Georgia Southern downs Troy volleyballers in five sets

TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com)  – The Troy volleyball team fell to Georgia Southern in five sets (25-23, 25-23, 23-25, 23-25, 15-11) after taking the first two sets in Trojan Arena on Friday night. Troy (6-17, 0-6 Sun Belt) won the first two sets thanks to a .265 hitting percentage in the first set and taking advantage of five Georgia Southern (11-9,…

Lady Trojan netters complete ITA Championships’ Opening Day 

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (troytrojans.com) – Three members of the Troy women’s tennis team wrapped up day one of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Southern Regional Championship hosted by the University of Alabama. The day started with a tie break win in doubles as Sanae Ohta and Efriliya Herlina defeated a duo from Samford 8-7 (10). Ohta and Herlina will continue doubles…

Troy football preps for Homecoming & Georgia State Saturday

TROY, Ala.  (troytrojans.com)  – Following a bye week and a 2,500-mile trip across the country, Troy will hit the turf of Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday as the Trojans play host to Georgia State on Homecoming. Kickoff between the Trojans and Panthers in the Sun Belt clash is set for 2:34 p.m. and tickets are available by visiting TroyTrojans.com/Tickets. The…

Trojan volleyball welcomes Peach State competition this weekend

TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com) – The Troy volleyball team hosts Georgia Southern and Georgia State for a pair of weekend matchups at Trojan Arena. The Trojans face Georgia Southern on Friday night at 6 p.m. and will battle Georgia State on Sunday at noon. Troy (6-16, 0-5 Sun Belt) looks to snap a season-long 12-match losing streak. The Trojans dropped a four…

Trojan netters bound for ITA Championship in Tuscaloosa

TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com)  – Three members of the Troy women’s tennis team travel to Tuscaloosa to compete in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Southern Regional Championship Oct. 14-17. Making the trip for the Trojans are juniors Sanae Ohta, Nancy Karaky and Efriliya Herlina. Matches begin Friday morning at 9 a.m. with the first round of doubles followed by the first…

FAMU rattles Trojan volleyballers 3-1

TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com)  – The Troy volleyball team fell to Florida A&M, 3-1 (17-25, 25-20, 21-25, 22-25), in its final non-conference match of the season. Troy (6-16) fell in the first set 25-17 after Florida A&M (9-11) scored five of the final six points in the set. The Trojans stormed back in the second set and took an early 10-6…

Troy’s Neal Brown looks ahead to Georgia State

TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com) – Here’s Trojans’ Head Football Coach Neal Brown’s Monday news conference ahead of Saturday’s Homecoming game vs. Georgia State. Opening Statement… “Thanks for being here. It was a productive bye week, especially after three long road trips in the first five games. We practiced three times last week and really took advantage of the off time. We…

Lady Trojan netters bound for Baylor

TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com) – Six members of the Troy tennis team head to Waco, Texas to compete in the Baylor Under Armour Invitational this weekend. Doubles matches will begin at noon C.T. on Friday followed by two singles matches at the Hurd Tennis center. Competing at the event are sophomores Hannah Seizer and Luisa Ferrauti, and juniors Efriliya Herlina, Nancy Karaky…