One Troy Today 11/4: All The Way Back

Today, Trojan football earns a Homecoming dub and a pair of season-opener previews

November 04, 2024

Good morning! If the Trojans win, the Trojans sing. We don’t make the rules.

What else do we have brewing for you in today’s edition of One Troy Today?

🏈 Trojans earn a Homecoming dub
🏀 A pair of season-opener previews
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Homecoming Dub. Trojan running backs Damien Taylor and Gerald Green gashed the Coastal Carolina defense to lead Troy to a dominant Homecoming victory, 38-24, over Coastal Carolina on Saturday at The Vet. Troy picked up its first conference win under Gerad Parker and recorded 342 yards on the ground. Quarterback Matthew Caldwell connected with Green on the longest pass of his collegiate career for an 83-yard score to help Troy finish with 372 total yards of offense in the first half.

🔼 A Perfect Week. The Trojan volleyball team capped off the week with a 3-0 sweep over ULM on Friday night at Trojan Arena. Troy got another really strong performance from Kalina Calivllo, who had 12 kills and one error on 26 attempts for a .423 hitting percentage. Tori Hester also had an impressive showing, as she extended her double-digit kill streak to 44 matches, the longest active streak in DI volleyball.

🔼 That’s All For Now. The fall season ended on Saturday at the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility with a successful showing in the Roberta Alison Fall Classic. Highlighted by Maria Guirguis and Valeriia Avdeeva, Troy women's tennis finished at 7-2 in singles and 2-1 in doubles through two days of competition.

🔼 Start of It All. Filled with a plethora of returning talent and exciting newcomers, the Troy men's basketball teams open its 2024-25 season hosting Toledo in the MAC-SBC Challenge tonight in Trojan Arena. Led by head coach Scott Cross, the Trojans are coming off their third consecutive year with 20 regular season wins and 10-plus conference wins and are the only team in the Sun Belt to achieve both of those marks.

🔼 Ready To Rock. With a revamped roster, the Troy women's basketball program opens its 2024-25 season for a matchup with Buffalo today at 5 p.m. The programs will meet for the first time since the 1996-97 season where the Trojans triumphed, 87-80. Since head coach Chanda Rigby's arrival in 2012, Troy is 7-5 in its season openers. 

Today’s Trojan Top Performance, brought to you by Conecuh Sausage, is Trojan football’s Gerald Green. The running back finished with 206 total yards of offense and two touchdowns to help Troy to its first SBC win of the season.

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🤔 TROY TRIVIA

Churn and Burn. Today’s trivia question…when was the last time Troy football had a duo rush for 100+ yards each?

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

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*All times Central

Monday, November 4
🏀 Women’s Basketball @ Buffalo @ 5 p.m. | ESPN+ | Live Stats
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Toledo @ 6 p.m. | ESPN+

Tuesday, November 5
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Wednesday, November 6
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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 2018!

Saturday’s football game saw Damien Taylor (190) and Gerald Green (123) become the first Troy duo with 100+ rushing yards since the 2018 season.

⚔️ Have a great Monday!