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One Troy Today 12/5: Eyes On The Prize
Trojans Set To Square Off With Nationally-Ranked JMU With Sun Belt Title On The Line
TGIF, Troy Fam. The preparation is done. The send-off complete.
Now, it’s title hunting time.
What all do we have stirring in today’s Brew? Check it out below!
🏈 Eyes On The Prize
🏀 The Comeback Kids
🙌 Welcome To The Fam
⚔️ And much, much more!
📈 STOCK UP
🔼 Eyes On The Prize. Tonight’s the night.
At 6 p.m. CST tonight on ESPN, the Trojans will take the field looking to capture their second Sun Belt Championship in the past three seasons when they battle nationally-ranked JMU.
🔼 Give ‘Em A Dozen. Troy punter and Ray Guy Award Finalist Evan Crenshaw was named the Sun Belt Conference Special Teams Player of the Year, and 12 Trojans earned All-Sun Belt Conference honors on Thursday.
Crenshaw is the first-ever recipient of the Special Teams Player of the Year Award in addition to his All-Sun Belt First Team honors.
Troy tied with Southern Miss for a league-best three players on the first team defense, with defensive end Donnie Smith, linebacker Jordan Stringer and spear Devin Lafayette earning the honors.
🔼 Comeback Queens. The resiliency and toughness of the Troy women’s hoops squad was on display on Wednesday afternoon in Virginia as the Trojans battled back from a 23-point deficit to grind out a 86-83 victory over Longwood.
With the win, Troy continued its historic start to the 2025-26, now sitting at 8-1 on the year.
Fortuna Ngnawo led the comeback with 12 of her team-high 19 points and all 10 of her rebounds in the second half. It's the second straight game Ngnawo has had a double-double.
Ashley Baez also scored 10 of her 14 points in the second half, while Emani Jenkins ended with 16 after hitting all four of her triples in the final 20 minutes. Rachel Leggett reached double figures for the first time since the season opener with 10 points.
🔼 Welcome To The Family. The future continues to get brighter and brighter for the Troy football program, who this week, welcomed the latest wave of newcomers to the Trojans.
Let’s meet the 33 signees, who inked with Coach Parker and the program on National Signing Day.
🎉 JOIN THE PARTY
Today’s Trojan Top Performance, brought to you by Conecuh Sausage, is, senior Fortuna Ngnawo, who extended her double-digit streak to 12 games dating back to last season. She scored 12 of her team-high 19 points in the second half to help spark Troy’s comeback win at Longwood and extend the historic start to the season to 8-1.
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
Wednesday’s comeback win against Longwood marked the first 20-plus point deficit overcome since last November.
Who did the Trojans march back against in that game?
Got a guess?
Scroll to the bottom to find the answer!
*All times Central
Friday, December 5th
👟 Track & Field at Birmingham Indoor Icebreaker
🏈 Football at #20 James Madison @ 6pm
(Sun Belt Championship Game - Harrisonburg, Va.)
Saturday, December 6th
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. LaGrange @ 3:33pm
Wednesday, December 10th
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Oakwood @ 12pm
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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER
Answer: Alaska-Anchorage (20 point deficit overcome - Nov. 22, 2024)
⚔️ Have a great weekend!