Troy University Athletics

Troy Wraps Up Regular Season at South Alabama
10/24/2018 6:28:00 PM | Soccer
TROY, Alabama – Just two days after the Troy football team returned from Mobile with a victory over rival South Alabama, the soccer team will venture south to take on the Jaguars in the team's regular season finale on Friday.
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Troy (4-13-1, 3-6 SBC) has dropped five of the last six meetings with South Alabama (7-8-1, 5-3-1), but won the last matchup at The Cage, 1-0, in 2016. The Jaguars enter the game 4-1-1 in their last six games, including a 1-1 draw with Louisiana on Sunday.
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Senior Natalie Melillo leads the Trojans with four goals and five assists; her 13 points on the season stands seventh in the league.
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HOW TO FOLLOW
Date: Friday, Oct. 26
Kickoff: 2 p.m.
Live Video: USAJaguars.com
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
Twitter: @TroyTrojansWSOC
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SERIES INFO
Overall: USA leads, 9-6-1
            At Troy: USA leads, 4-3
            At Mobile: USA leads, 4-3-1
            Neutral: USA leads, 1-0
Last Meeting: Oct. 1, 2017 – USA won, 2-1 (2OT) (at Troy, Ala.)
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NOTEWORTHY
• While South Alabama's seeding in next week's Sun Belt Conference Tournament will not be determined until after Thursday's match, Troy will enter as the No. 8 seed and take on regular season champion Texas State. Time will be announced Thursday night.
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For more information on Troy soccer, visit TroyTrojans.com or follow the team on Twitter at @TroyTrojansWSOC.
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Troy (4-13-1, 3-6 SBC) has dropped five of the last six meetings with South Alabama (7-8-1, 5-3-1), but won the last matchup at The Cage, 1-0, in 2016. The Jaguars enter the game 4-1-1 in their last six games, including a 1-1 draw with Louisiana on Sunday.
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Senior Natalie Melillo leads the Trojans with four goals and five assists; her 13 points on the season stands seventh in the league.
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HOW TO FOLLOW
Date: Friday, Oct. 26
Kickoff: 2 p.m.
Live Video: USAJaguars.com
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
Twitter: @TroyTrojansWSOC
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SERIES INFO
Overall: USA leads, 9-6-1
            At Troy: USA leads, 4-3
            At Mobile: USA leads, 4-3-1
            Neutral: USA leads, 1-0
Last Meeting: Oct. 1, 2017 – USA won, 2-1 (2OT) (at Troy, Ala.)
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NOTEWORTHY
• While South Alabama's seeding in next week's Sun Belt Conference Tournament will not be determined until after Thursday's match, Troy will enter as the No. 8 seed and take on regular season champion Texas State. Time will be announced Thursday night.
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For more information on Troy soccer, visit TroyTrojans.com or follow the team on Twitter at @TroyTrojansWSOC.
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