Troy University Athletics
Friday, August 23
Troy, Ala.
7 p.m.
Troy University
vs
Jackson State
Troy Soccer Opens Regular Season Against Jackson State, Tennessee Tech
8/22/2019 12:08:00 PM | Soccer
TROY, Alabama -- The Troy Trojans open the 2019 regular season this weekend, hosting the Trojan Classic. The four-team tournament features a pair of games on Friday before concluding with two more games on Sunday. The weekend tournament also marks the beginning of head coach Ged O'Connor's third season at Troy.
The tournament gets underway Friday at 4 p.m. when South Alabama clashes with Tennessee Tech. Day One action continues 35 minutes after the conclusion of game one, when Troy hosts Jackson State.
Day Two of the tournament features South Alabama facing off with Jackson State at 11:30 a.m., before wrapping up with Troy against Tennessee Tech at 2 p.m.
Live stat links are available for all four games, while Troy's matchups with JSU and Tennessee Tech will be live-streamed on Facebook. Admission to all matches at the Troy Soccer Complex is free.
HOW TO FOLLOW (Jackson State, 0-0)
Date: Friday, Aug. 23
Kickoff: 7 p.m.
Live Video: Facebook.com/TroyAthletics
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
Twitter: @TroyTrojansWSOC
HOW TO FOLLOW (Tennessee Tech, 0-0)
Date: Sunday, Aug. 25
Kickoff: 2 p.m.
Live Video: Facebook.com/TroyAthletics
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
Twitter: @TroyTrojansWSOC
SERIES INFO (Jackson State)
Overall: Troy leads, 2-0
At Troy: Troy leads 1-0
At Jackson: Troy leads 1-0
Last Meeting: Aug. 27, 2017 – Troy won 9-0 (at Jackson State)
SERIES INFO (Tennessee Tech)
Overall: Troy leads, 2-1
At Troy: Troy leads, 1-0
At Cookeville: Series tied, 1-1
Last Meeting: Sept. 7, 2018 – Tennessee Tech won, 2-1 (at Tennessee Tech)
PROMOTIONS:
Friday: OneTROY Friday- First 100 fans receive a signed 2019 soccer poster
Sunday: Post-match autographs with the team
TIGER WATCH:
The Jackson State Lady Tigers enter the 2019 season under new management, as first-year head coach Dr. Ted Flogaites looks to mark his mark. The former Arkansas-Pine Bluff head coach is no stranger to the Southwestern Athletic Conference, having spent the previous two seasons at UAPB. The Lady Tigers look to improve on a 2018 campaign that saw the team go 2-16 overall. Overall, JSU was projected to finish eighth in the 11-team 2019 SWAC preseason poll. The Lady Tigers return several key members of the 2018 squad including preseason All-SWAC selection Jalah Carter.
GOLDEN HOUR:
The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles and head coach Steve Springthorpe will look to take the next step in 2019, after completing a 7-8-2 regular season last year. The Golden Eagles, who missed out on the eight-team Ohio Valley Conference Soccer Championship a season ago, were projected to finish eighth overall in this season's preseason poll. Versatile senior Kaitie Shipley returns for her final season, after playing every single minute of the Golden Eagles 2018 campaign that saw the team allow just 22 goals in 17 matches.
THANK U, NEXT:
Troy will hit the road for the first time this season next weekend (Aug. 30-Sept.1), traveling to Mobile, Ala., for the Jaguar Classic. Friday's matchup with Stetson is scheduled for 4 p.m., while Sunday's finale versus UAB is scheduled for 6 p.m.
GED TALKS:
"Tomorrow night is what the girls have been looking forward to since last November. It's going to be a great time. Hopefully we'll have our normal Friday night fans helping us as well. We expect Jackson State to come in tomorrow evening with a lot of energy. They have a very good head coach that has just taken over, so I'm sure they're going to be a tough matchup for us. So hopefully we can put on a good show."
On the exhibition matches against Samford and North Alabama:
"I thought last weekend was good for us because we got a lot of players minutes on the field. We were able to get Melissa [Kuya-Strobel] on the field for the first time in over a year, in addition to a few of our newcomers, so I think we used the exhibition matches properly. Having both matches be in the same weekend gets the girls accustom to the Friday-Sunday schedule that we will see during the regular season. I think it was good that we got a chance to play in the heat on Sunday because it got their bodies accustom to that aspect as well, so there were a lot of positives to take out of the two exhibitions."
The tournament gets underway Friday at 4 p.m. when South Alabama clashes with Tennessee Tech. Day One action continues 35 minutes after the conclusion of game one, when Troy hosts Jackson State.
Day Two of the tournament features South Alabama facing off with Jackson State at 11:30 a.m., before wrapping up with Troy against Tennessee Tech at 2 p.m.
Live stat links are available for all four games, while Troy's matchups with JSU and Tennessee Tech will be live-streamed on Facebook. Admission to all matches at the Troy Soccer Complex is free.
HOW TO FOLLOW (Jackson State, 0-0)
Date: Friday, Aug. 23
Kickoff: 7 p.m.
Live Video: Facebook.com/TroyAthletics
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
Twitter: @TroyTrojansWSOC
HOW TO FOLLOW (Tennessee Tech, 0-0)
Date: Sunday, Aug. 25
Kickoff: 2 p.m.
Live Video: Facebook.com/TroyAthletics
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
Twitter: @TroyTrojansWSOC
SERIES INFO (Jackson State)
Overall: Troy leads, 2-0
At Troy: Troy leads 1-0
At Jackson: Troy leads 1-0
Last Meeting: Aug. 27, 2017 – Troy won 9-0 (at Jackson State)
SERIES INFO (Tennessee Tech)
Overall: Troy leads, 2-1
At Troy: Troy leads, 1-0
At Cookeville: Series tied, 1-1
Last Meeting: Sept. 7, 2018 – Tennessee Tech won, 2-1 (at Tennessee Tech)
PROMOTIONS:
Friday: OneTROY Friday- First 100 fans receive a signed 2019 soccer poster
Sunday: Post-match autographs with the team
TIGER WATCH:
The Jackson State Lady Tigers enter the 2019 season under new management, as first-year head coach Dr. Ted Flogaites looks to mark his mark. The former Arkansas-Pine Bluff head coach is no stranger to the Southwestern Athletic Conference, having spent the previous two seasons at UAPB. The Lady Tigers look to improve on a 2018 campaign that saw the team go 2-16 overall. Overall, JSU was projected to finish eighth in the 11-team 2019 SWAC preseason poll. The Lady Tigers return several key members of the 2018 squad including preseason All-SWAC selection Jalah Carter.
GOLDEN HOUR:
The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles and head coach Steve Springthorpe will look to take the next step in 2019, after completing a 7-8-2 regular season last year. The Golden Eagles, who missed out on the eight-team Ohio Valley Conference Soccer Championship a season ago, were projected to finish eighth overall in this season's preseason poll. Versatile senior Kaitie Shipley returns for her final season, after playing every single minute of the Golden Eagles 2018 campaign that saw the team allow just 22 goals in 17 matches.
THANK U, NEXT:
Troy will hit the road for the first time this season next weekend (Aug. 30-Sept.1), traveling to Mobile, Ala., for the Jaguar Classic. Friday's matchup with Stetson is scheduled for 4 p.m., while Sunday's finale versus UAB is scheduled for 6 p.m.
GED TALKS:
"Tomorrow night is what the girls have been looking forward to since last November. It's going to be a great time. Hopefully we'll have our normal Friday night fans helping us as well. We expect Jackson State to come in tomorrow evening with a lot of energy. They have a very good head coach that has just taken over, so I'm sure they're going to be a tough matchup for us. So hopefully we can put on a good show."
On the exhibition matches against Samford and North Alabama:
"I thought last weekend was good for us because we got a lot of players minutes on the field. We were able to get Melissa [Kuya-Strobel] on the field for the first time in over a year, in addition to a few of our newcomers, so I think we used the exhibition matches properly. Having both matches be in the same weekend gets the girls accustom to the Friday-Sunday schedule that we will see during the regular season. I think it was good that we got a chance to play in the heat on Sunday because it got their bodies accustom to that aspect as well, so there were a lot of positives to take out of the two exhibitions."
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