Good morning! Nothing like a little friendly competition as Trojan softball gets ready for its upcoming fall slate.

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

🏐 Trojans take two at Troy Invitational
🏈 Ross shined in Big Ten bout in Iowa
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Win Streak. The Trojans wrapped up the Troy Invitational on Saturday afternoon with a four-set win against Kennesaw State, earning its second victory of the weekend. Troy volleyball won its third-straight match for the first time this season behind another efficient performance from Amiah Butler who led the team with 16 kills on just one error. On defense, Sydney Austin led Troy with six blocks, while Janelle Stuempfig was behind her with five.

🔼 Heads Held High. The Trojans held their own for the most part against the Hawkeyes, but in the end, Troy fell short 38-21 on the road. The Trojans saw quarterback Matthew Caldwell make his first career start at the FBS level, completing 14 passes for 156 yards, a touchdown and an interception. The star of the game for Troy was Devonte Ross who totaled three touchdowns and became the first player since Teddy Ruben with a receiving and punt return touchdown.

🗣️ “I couldn't be prouder of these Troy players. Up and down our locker room, we had guys having to fill in due to injury or play through it. I think our people should also be proud of what we all saw on the field today. We've used three centers, three quarterbacks and the list goes on and on. Our world revolves around winning, but we found our football team for three quarters today.” - Gerad Parker, head coach

🔼 Running Hard. Down south at the Southern Showcase, Troy cross country competed against nearly 50 opponents to finish 25th on the men's side and 29th for the women. For the seventh straight run in his career, Keith Warner led the Trojans via placement with a 96th-place finish. The sophomore timed at 14:37.00 through the first 1.6k to set the pace before crossing the line with a new personal best. On the women's side, the Trojans accumulated 801 points and ended just 10 points behind ULM.

🔼 Going Pro. Over the weekend, the two-year letterwinner for Troy women's basketball, Nia Daniel, signed with Club Maristas in Spain to continue her basketball career. The announcement marks the third professional signing from the Class of 2024 with Tai'Sheka Porchia in Poland and Ja'Mia Hollings in France. Daniel played 61 games for the Trojans with 57 starts, ending her career with 12.3 points, 1.0 assists, 1.1 steals and 4.1 rebounds while shooting 37.6 percent from the field.

Today’s Trojan Top Performance, brought to you by Conecuh Sausage, is Troy football’s Devonte Ross. The all-purpose Trojan tallied three touchdowns against Iowa, one of which silenced the away crowd on a 77-yard punt return just before halftime. Ross Finished the game with 219 total yards which also included 63 and 62-yard touchdown receptions.

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🤔 TROY TRIVIA

Been A Minute. Today’s trivia question…when was the last time a Trojan receiver recorded more receiving yards in a game than Devonte Ross (142)?

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

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 2019!

Ross’ five catches for 142 yards was the most receiving yards by a Troy player since Kaylon Geiger's 145 yards against Coastal Carolina in 2019.

⚔️ Have a great Monday!