TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com) – Troy’s mid-October game against Georgia State has been selected as the 2016 Homecoming contest, Troy Athletics Director Jeremy McClain announced Friday. Homecoming is officially set for Oct. 15 as Georgia State will make its second visit to Veterans Memorial Stadium since joining the Sun Belt Conference. Full Homecoming details will be announced as plans are finalized. Following…
TROY, Ala (troytrojans.com) – Troy student-athletes continued their outstanding performance in the classroom as five programs ranked among the leaders in the Sun Belt Conference in the latest NCAA Academic Progress Rate numbers released this week. All of Troy’s athletic programs were well above the NCAA’s 930 multi-year threshold and the women’s golf team posted a perfect multi-year score of…
NEW ORLEANS, La (troytrojans.com) – Three Troy tennis student-athletes were named to the Sun Belt All-Conference tennis teams, the league office announced at a pre-championship banquet on Thursday night. For the Troy women, sophomore Sanae Ohta was a first-team singles selection. For the Troy men, junior Pablo Moreno and sophomore Andy Lau were named to the doubles first team, and…
TROY, Ala (troytrojans.com) – The Troy football team wraps its second spring practice under head coach Neal Brown on Saturday with Troy’s annual T-Day Spring Game presented by Southeast Alabama Medical Center. Kickoff is set for 12:30 p.m. in Veterans Memorial Stadium and admission is free. “Voice of the Trojans” Barry McKnight along with Chris Blackshear will broadcast the T-Day…
ATLANTA, Ga (troytrojans.com) – The Troy softball team dropped a hard-fought game, 2-1, in a true pitcher’s duel at Georgia Tech on Wednesday at Shirley Clements Mewborn Field. Jenna Goodrich (7-14) picked up the win for the Yellow Jackets in the circle. She tossed a complete game, recorded eight strikeouts and gave up only one run on two hits. Claire…
TROY, Ala (troytrojans.com) – The brackets have been released for this week’s Sun Belt Tennis Championships with the Troy men’s team earning the No. 3 seed and the Troy women’s team earning the No. 5 seed. Both teams will play their first match on Friday at the City Park/Pepsi Tennis Center in New Orleans. The Troy men, the tournament’s defending…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala (troytrojans.com) – Alabama scored the final two runs in the eighth inning and took a 5-3 lead as Troy fell on Tuesday night at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. With the game tied at three, Alabama (23-14) scored two runs in the eighth inning as Taylor Poe singled down the left field line and gave the Crimson Tide a 5-3 lead….
Alabama native and NFL star DeMarcus Ware was honored by Alabama Governor Robert Bentley and the state legislature following a standout season with the Denver Broncos. Bentley on Tuesday honored the outside linebacker at a ceremony declaring April 19 as DeMarcus Ware Day. Ware later addressed legislators on the floor of the House of Representatives. Ware, an Auburn native, played…
TROY, Ala (troytrojans.com) – A trio of Troy women’s golfers were named to the All-Sun Belt Conference Team, the league office announced at a banquet Monday night following the second round of the Sun Belt Championship. Fátima Fernández Cano was named to the first team for the third straight year, while Bianca Lohbauer and Gabi Oubre’ were named to the…
MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla (troytrojans.com) – The Troy women’s golf team shot a 310 in Monday’s second round of the Sun Belt Women’s Golf Championship at the Raven Golf Course; the Trojans slipped into second place, while freshman Bianca Lohbauer is tied for fifth place individually. Troy carried a one-shot lead into the second round, but Texas State fired a 13-over…
