One Troy Today 10/7: Staying Together

Today, men’s and women’s tennis recaps and the Trojans take two top-ten finishes at Bouckeart Farm

October 07, 2024

Good morning! A new week means it’s time to flip the script.

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

🎾 Men’s and women’s tennis recaps
👟 Trojans take two top-ten finishes at Bouckeart Farm
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 In The Books. Troy men's tennis wrapped up its first weekend of the fall season at the Mercer Gridiron Classic on Sunday with a 2-0 doubles record and a 3-1 singles record. In doubles, Hiiro Sakamoto and Luciano Alcocer defeated the Jacksonville State duo, 6-4, in the 'Flight B' doubles east draw final, and in singles, Alcocer added his second finals win of the day with a 6-4, 6-2 win.

🔼 Strong Finishes. Both cross country teams took to the Bouckeart Farm and collected top 10 finishes as the men topped the charts in sixth with 218 points while the women ended ninth at 240. For the first time in his Troy career, Lane Watson topped the charts on the men's side in his second 8k event by improving his time by nearly five seconds to time at 27:04.85 and finishing 42nd.

🔼 Closing Time. Troy women's tennis team closed out competition at the Samford Fall Invitational in strong fashion on Sunday, as it went 6-3 overall, including 4-2 in singles and 1-1 in doubles. The Trojans had a strong singles showing, as it went 5-1 in its six matches against Central Arkansas. Valeriia Avdeeva had a strong showing today with a straight-set win while Maria Guirguis also won in straight sets.

🔼 Defensive Battle. The Trojans fought hard, but dropped a competitive match on the road Sunday, falling to Louisiana 1-0. Troy’s defense led by goalkeeper Isabella Tomeo remained stout throughout the first half, but Louisiana managed to score the game's only goal in the 70th minute. The Trojan offense was led by Dolce Villaflor, who had three shots and nearly scored on a free kick in the 79th minute. The Trojans return home on Thursday to get set to host Texas State.

🔼 Staying Together. The Troy volleyball team could not contain the high-powered Texas State offense on Saturday afternoon as the Bobcats swept the Trojans. Tori Hester continues to pace the Trojan offense, recording a match-high 14 kills on .119 hitting. Amiah Butler had eight kills, while Maleah Howe added a season-high six kills.

Today’s Trojan Top Performance, brought to you by Conecuh Sausage, is Alexiana Hinote. The Trojan runner continued her dominant start in her first-ever 6k event as the freshman scored a personal best on her second top-25 finish, coming across the stripe in 24th at 23:14.33.

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🤔 TROY TRIVIA

On A Streak. Today’s trivia question…how many matches in a row has Trojan Volleyball’s Tori Hester recorded double-digit kills?

Think you know your stuff? Scroll to the bottom to see the correct answer!

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 36!

Following Hester’s match-high 14 kills on Friday night, she now has ten or more kills in 36 straight matches dating back to last season. 

⚔️ Have a great Monday!