Troy University Athletics

App State, Coastal Carolina Visit Troy in Sun Belt Action
9/20/2018 2:52:00 PM | Soccer
TROY, Alabama – The Troy soccer team will host Appalachian State on Friday and Coastal Carolina on Sunday in Sun Belt Conference action.
The Trojans (2-7-1, 1-0 SBC) opened league play with a win over Louisiana last week. Natalie Melillo scored the game's lone goal in Troy's 1-0 victory. The senior has scored twice this season to go along with two assists.
Appalachian State (3-4-1, 0-0) dropped both of it matches last week falling to North Florida on Thursday, 1-0, and Radford on Saturday, 2-0. The Mountaineers are led offensively by Maggie Hanusek with two goals and two assists.
Coastal Carolina (2-4-1, 1-0) defeated Little Rock, 2-1, last Friday but had its contest against Arkansas State postponed during to Hurricane Florence. Baylee Price paces the squad with a pair of goals, while goalkeeper Rylee Atteberry has played all 650 minutes between the posts posting a 1.25 goals against average for the Chanticleers this season.
HOW TO FOLLOW (Appalachian State)
Date: Friday, Sept. 21
Kickoff: 7 p.m.
Live Video: Facebook.com/TroyAthletics
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
Twitter: @TroyTrojansWSOC
HOW TO FOLLOW (Coastal Carolina)
Date: Sunday, Sept. 23
Kickoff: 1 p.m.
Live Video: Facebook.com/TroyAthletics
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
Twitter: @TroyTrojansWSOC
SERIES INFO (Appalachian State)
Overall Series: Troy leads, 3-1
At Troy: Troy leads, 2-0
At Boone: Tied, 1-1
Neutral: 0-0
Last Meeting: Sept. 24, 2017 - Troy won, 1-0 (at Boone, N.C.)
SERIES INFO (Coastal Carolina)
Overall Series: CCU leads, 2-0
At Troy: CCU leads, 1-0
At Myrtle Beach: CCU leads, 1-0
Neutral: 0-0
Last Meeting: Sept. 22, 2017 – CCU won, 2-1 (2OT) (at Conway, S.C.)
PROMOTIONS
• Friday's game against App State will be International Students Appreciation Night.
• Sunday's game against Coastal Carolina will be Youth Soccer Day. All youth soccer players are invited to join our team for the National Anthem. The first 100 fans will receive a Troy Drawstring Bags.
NOTEWORTHY
• Troy has used seven different starting lineups in its 10 games this season.
• Five players have started all 10 game for the Trojans – Natalie Melillo, Kiersten Edlund, Maddie Brune, Claire Taylor and Lauren Aldrich.
• Troy has won three straight matches in the all-time series with Appalachian State. Troy has not allowed a goal to the Mountaineers since the first meeting between the teams in 2014 (270 minutes).
For more information on Troy soccer, visit TroyTrojans.com or follow the team on Twitter at @TroyTrojansWSOC.
The Trojans (2-7-1, 1-0 SBC) opened league play with a win over Louisiana last week. Natalie Melillo scored the game's lone goal in Troy's 1-0 victory. The senior has scored twice this season to go along with two assists.
Appalachian State (3-4-1, 0-0) dropped both of it matches last week falling to North Florida on Thursday, 1-0, and Radford on Saturday, 2-0. The Mountaineers are led offensively by Maggie Hanusek with two goals and two assists.
Coastal Carolina (2-4-1, 1-0) defeated Little Rock, 2-1, last Friday but had its contest against Arkansas State postponed during to Hurricane Florence. Baylee Price paces the squad with a pair of goals, while goalkeeper Rylee Atteberry has played all 650 minutes between the posts posting a 1.25 goals against average for the Chanticleers this season.
HOW TO FOLLOW (Appalachian State)
Date: Friday, Sept. 21
Kickoff: 7 p.m.
Live Video: Facebook.com/TroyAthletics
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
Twitter: @TroyTrojansWSOC
HOW TO FOLLOW (Coastal Carolina)
Date: Sunday, Sept. 23
Kickoff: 1 p.m.
Live Video: Facebook.com/TroyAthletics
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
Twitter: @TroyTrojansWSOC
SERIES INFO (Appalachian State)
Overall Series: Troy leads, 3-1
At Troy: Troy leads, 2-0
At Boone: Tied, 1-1
Neutral: 0-0
Last Meeting: Sept. 24, 2017 - Troy won, 1-0 (at Boone, N.C.)
SERIES INFO (Coastal Carolina)
Overall Series: CCU leads, 2-0
At Troy: CCU leads, 1-0
At Myrtle Beach: CCU leads, 1-0
Neutral: 0-0
Last Meeting: Sept. 22, 2017 – CCU won, 2-1 (2OT) (at Conway, S.C.)
PROMOTIONS
• Friday's game against App State will be International Students Appreciation Night.
• Sunday's game against Coastal Carolina will be Youth Soccer Day. All youth soccer players are invited to join our team for the National Anthem. The first 100 fans will receive a Troy Drawstring Bags.
NOTEWORTHY
• Troy has used seven different starting lineups in its 10 games this season.
• Five players have started all 10 game for the Trojans – Natalie Melillo, Kiersten Edlund, Maddie Brune, Claire Taylor and Lauren Aldrich.
• Troy has won three straight matches in the all-time series with Appalachian State. Troy has not allowed a goal to the Mountaineers since the first meeting between the teams in 2014 (270 minutes).
For more information on Troy soccer, visit TroyTrojans.com or follow the team on Twitter at @TroyTrojansWSOC.
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