Troy Battles Jacksonville State Tuesday

TROY, Alabama – The Troy soccer team treks north to face in-state rival Jacksonville State in a team's lone Tuesday night match of the season. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. and will be broadcast on the OVC Digital Network.

The Trojans (1-4-0) have dropped four straight games since winning the season opener at Jacksonville and are coming off a 5-2 loss to Ole Miss last Thursday. Troy has faced a tough schedule early on with its losses coming to opponents sporting a 18-5-1 combined record.

On Thursday, the Trojans got off to a good start scoring first against Ole Miss, but the Rebels answered with three goals in the second half to pull away. Freshman Kendra Cashion got Troy on the board in the 15^thminute with her first career goal. Ally Bayer scored the second goal for the Trojans in the 56^thwith Cashion earning the assist.

HOW TO FOLLOW
Date Tuesday, Sept. 4
Kickoff: 7 p.m.
Live Video: OVCDigitalNetwork.com
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
Twitter: @TroyTrojansWSOC

SERIES INFO
Overall Series: JSU leads, 10-5-1
            At Troy: Tied, 4-4
            At Jacksonville: JSU leads, 6-1
            Neutral: Tied, 0-0-1
Last Meeting: Sept. 1, 2017 – Draw, 0-0 (2OT) (at Mobile, Ala.)

ABOUT THE OPPONENT
Jacksonville State (2-2-1) will be playing its second of three home matches in a seven-day span as it dropped a 1-0 decision to North Alabama last Friday night and will face Samford on Friday, September 7 at the JSU Soccer Field.

In the UNA contest, the Lions were able to sneak past the Gamecock with a late goal in the 81st minute. Troy will also be looking to bounce back from a loss as it fell to the Rebels of Mississippi in the last outing on the pitch last Thursday. The Trojans enter the contest at 1-4 on the season and will be looking to snap a four-match losing skid.

NOTEWORTHY
• The Trojans are 5-1-1 in the last seven meetings against the Gamecocks.

• Troy ranks third in the Sun Belt Conference with 25 corners in five games.

• Acelya Aydogmus' 10 saves at Florida State on Aug. 19 are the second most by a Sun Belt keeper this season.

For more information on Troy soccer, visit TroyTrojans.com or follow the team on Twitter at @TroyTrojansWSOC.

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Players Mentioned

Acelya Aydogmus

Ally Bayer

Kendra Cashion

Troy University Athletics