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

🏀 Two Trojan basketball recaps
🏈 Taylor was named a SBC Player of the Week
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Starting Strong. The start to the 2024-25 season couldn't have gone any better for the Troy men's basketball team, as it cruised to a resounding 84-74 win over Toledo in the MAC-SBC Challenge on Monday night in Trojan Arena. Sophomore Myles Rigsby had 12 points on the night on an extremely efficient 5-7 shooting, while also recording six rebounds, two steals and two blocks. On defense, the Trojans held the Rockets to 40.6 percent shooting and 3-17 from the 3-point line.

📚️ Read more about the Trojans’ strong start
🎥 Check out the best highlights from the season-opening win

🔼 Weekly Recognition. Following his performance against the Chanticleers, junior running back Damien Taylor was named the Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week. The standout Trojan rushed for 190 yards and a touchdown on 28 carries in Troy's victory over Coastal Carolina at The Vet. He averaged 6.8 yards per carry and scored on a 41-yard run midway through the third quarter to extend Troy's lead out to 35-17.

🔼 A Fight To The End. Despite excellent play from multiple newcomers, the Troy women's basketball team was plagued with foul trouble to come up short in its season opener to Buffalo, 80-78, on Monday night. Fortuna Ngnawo came off the bench to lead Troy with her first double-double, going a perfect 4-of-4 in the field for 11 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Briana Peguero (team-high 15 points), Ashley Baez and Brianna Jackson also impressed in their debuts, with Peguero setting a career-high in triples (5), Baez scoring 14 points and Jackson rejecting a career-high six blocks.

🔼 Big Things To Come. “All the tools are there for a breakout season this spring.”

Troy baseball’s Peyton Watts is making the shift to shortstop next season where he projects to stick at the next level. See what D1Baseball has to say about the transition and why Watts is primed for a big 2025 campaign.

Today’s Trojan Top Performance, brought to you by Conecuh Sausage, is none other than Troy football’s Damien Taylor. En route to his SBC Offensive Player of the Week award, Taylor paced a 342-yard rushing attack with his career-high 190 yards. Taylor ranks fourth in the Sun Belt, averaging 75.78 yards per game, has topped the 100-yard mark three times and leads the league (min. 110 carries), averaging 4.18 yards after contact.

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🤔 TROY TRIVIA

Scoring The Rock. Today’s trivia question…what percentage of shots did Troy men’s basketball see go through the hoop during the season opener?

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

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Thursday, November 7
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🏐 Volleyball @ Southern Miss @ 6 p.m.

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 52.2%!

Troy shot 52.2 percent from the field — the best offensive night for the Trojans since they shot 53.2 percent against Kent State in the MAC-SBC Challenge last season.

⚔️ Have a great Wednesday!