One Troy Today 1/29: The Midway Point

Men's and Women's Hoops Sit In Prime Position at Midway Point of Sun Belt Play

January 29, 2025

Happy Hump Day Troy Fam. When running a race, sometimes you need to hit the check point to see where you’re at, fuel up and finish strong.

Tonight, both the Trojan hoops squads start the second half of the Sun Belt race aiming to climb the standings heading towards March

What all do we have stirring in today’s Brew? Check it out below!

🏀 The Midway Point
🥎 Preseason Praise
🎾 Three Of A Kind
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 The Midway Point. Tomorrow night kicks off the second half of the Sun Belt conference slate for both hoops squads, with both in prime position to make late season pushes.

The men’s squad welcomes Georgia Southern to town (6 pm), while the women’s team hits the road to battle at Arkansas State (7 pm).

Entering the second half of the year, the women sit at 7-2, just two games back of the top spot in the standings.

After the men took down Southern Miss on Monday night at Trojan Arena, they improved to 6-3 in league play and now sit in a four-way tie for second place. They are just a game back of Arkansas State, who leads the way at 7-2.

🔼 Preseason Praise. We are just a week away from the start of the 2025 Troy softball season.

Before first pitch, senior Taylor McKinney earned some preseason praise, being named the Sun Belt Conference Preseason Player of the year by D1Softball. Her and her Trojan teammates were slated to finish third in the league by the publication.

D1Softball previously selected McKinney as the No. 10 second baseman in the country after 2024 saw her earn All-Sun Belt Second Team and NFCA All-Region First Team. She shined on the defensive end, ending the season on a .949 fielding percentage with 105 putouts, 61 assists and three double-plays in 175 chances.

🔼 Three Of Kind. What’s better than a victory Tuesday? How about a 3️⃣ victory Tuesday?

The Troy tennis squads used a beautiful Tuesday afternoon to bring home three wins over visiting West Alabama. The men’s squad swept past WAU 4-0 and 7-0, while the women’s team picked up a 6-1 victory.

Today’s Trojan Top Performance, brought to you by Conecuh Sausage, is sophomore Thomas Dowd from the men’s hoops squad. The Alabama native had his best outing of the season on Monday night in the win over Southern Miss, pouring in 15 points and grabbing nine rebounds, coming just one rebound short of his first double-double of the season. He also connected on four 3-pointers on the night.

Trojans Top Performance is brought to you by Conecuh Sausage. Conecuh Sausage is made in Alabama, it’s great on the grill and a fan favorite for tailgating. Conecuh Sausage, the Official Sausage of Troy Athletics.

🤔 TROY TRIVIA

Last season, Taylor McKinney blasted six home runs for the Trojans. How many of those were walk-offs?

Got a guess?

Scroll to the bottom to see the correct answer!

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*All times Central

Thursday, Jan. 30th
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Georgia Southern @ 6pm | Tickets l ESPN+ | Listen
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Arkansas State @ 7pm | ESPN+ | Listen

Saturday, Feb. 1st
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. North Alabama @ 11am | Live Stats
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Southern Miss @ 1pm | ESPN+ | Listen
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. North Alabama @ 1:30pm | Live Stats
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. ULM @ 3:33pm | Tickets l ESPN+ | Listen

Sunday, Feb. 2nd
👟 Track & Field at South Alabama Invitational

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Two.

McKinney walked it off against South Alabama and Southern Miss last spring.

⚔️ Enjoy your day, y’all!