8/29
Girls Varsity Soccer vs Holy Names: 2-1 W/OT
Troy was losing 1-0 at halftime. In the second half they began to take control of the game and create lots of goal scoring chances. The first goal came from a direct free kick scored by Alana Spence. In the first overtime Maddie Schmidt scored the winning goal off a beautiful cross from Addison Martell. The girls showed amazing resilience to come back and win the game against Holy Names to start the season with a win.
9/2
Boys JV Soccer vs Schalmont: 8-1 L
Boys Varsity Soccer vs Schalmont: 6-1 L
Troy opened home play with a league match up against visiting Schalmont. The game was a story of two halves. The first half was an even back-and-forth battle between both teams. The game remained scoreless until 18th minute in the first half when Schalmont’s Connor Byrnes was able to open the scoring from a solo effort in the Flying Horse’s box. Despite the deficit, Troy continued to work hard to stay in the game and found an equalizer with eight minutes left in the first half when 9th grader Quintin Comenole tucked away a rebound off of a Aidan Cleveland save. Troy ended the first half with momentum, but Schalmont came out in the second half looking to take control the game and the duo of Conner Byrnes & Luke Viscusi were able to do just that. Viscusi opened the scoring 10 minutes into the second half on an assist from Byrnes. Viscusi got his second of the day a few minutes later after a Derek Natalie long throw gave him a chance from the top of the box. In the following minutes Byrnes was able to score two more goals to complete a hat trick, one of the goals was assisted by Viscusi. Schalmont finished off a 5 goal second half performance with a goal from Brian Schaffer. Troy’s James Rua finished with 7 saves in net and Schlamont’s Aidan Cleveland had 5 saves of his own.
9/3
Varsity Golf vs LaSalle: 157-155 L
Peter Ryan (8th Grade) and Joey Degnan (Senior) have already qualified for Sectionals. Degnan has had the low round in all six matches so far this season and has been undefeated in match play. The team is currently 4-3, and Troy’s top four golfers are undefeated against the top four golfers of each of their opponents this season.
JV Volleyball vs Amsterdam: 2-0 W
Set 1: 25-23
Set 2: 25-9
Varsity Volleyball vs Amsterdam: 3-0 W
Set 1: 25-3
Set 2: 25-13
Set 3: 25-21
Marianna Alarcon: 6 Aces, 3 Kills, 1 Block, 4 Digs
Addison Harkin: 1 Ace, 6 Kills, 4 Digs
Bella Sano: 3 Aces, 5 Kills
Hailey Guerin: 3 Aces, 2 Kills, 8 Assists
9/4
Boys Varsity Soccer @ Amsterdam : 2-1 L/OT
Troy came down to Amsterdam to face off in a Non-League match. Both sides would find opportunities throughout the first half. But with good defensive effort the game would stay 0-0 at half. At the start of the second half, the Rams picked up the pressure and would find the first goal. Adeayo Osipitan, received the ball near the top of the box, turned and ripped a shot deflecting off a Troy defender and into the goal. But Troy wouldn’t let up. They responded by picking up the pressure and found themselves in the Rams half the rest of the game. Troy’s goal came from a deflection off a player, and midfielder Charles Ryan collected inside the eighteen to rifle it in the back of the net with 6:30 left. Both teams went into overtime but it was Amsterdam who came out on top. Rams Adeayo Osipitan would cross a ball in on a break away at the top of the eighteen where Anderson DeLeon hit it one time to seal the game.
JV Volleyball vs Holy Names: 2-0 W
Set 1: 25-15
Set 2: 25-11
Varsity Volleyball vs Holy Names: 3-1 W
Set 1: 25-15
Set 2: 25-21
Set 3: 23-25
Set 4: 25-23
Addison Harkin: 4 Aces, 6 Kills, 2 Digs, 1 Block
Marianna Alarcon: 1 Ace, 7 Kills
Hailey Guerin: 2 Aces, 3 Kills, 7 Assists
Bella Sano: 5 Kills, 2 Blocks
Girls Varsity Soccer vs Albany: 2-2 draw
Both goals from Alana Spence
9/6
Boys Varsity Soccer @ Schenectady: 4-3 W
Troy and Schenectady faced off for a non league match in which both teams were looking for the first win of the season. Troy came out of the gate hot from the first whistle and controlled the majority of the match but Schenectady never gave up and was able to capitalize on some defensive errors made by Troy. The Flying Horses opened the scoring in the first half when Dawson Fera found Mohammed Al-Masswawri on a through ball that Mohammed finished coolly into the back of the net. A few minutes later Schenectady earned a PK and Pedro Dani Beltran Lemus made no mistake from the spot. Troy would take the lead again as a well served Jackson Murray corner found Mohammed in the box for his second of the half. Before halftime Schenectady found the equalizer again as Ezekiel Yarde picked up a poor pass amoung the Troy defense and finished. The Second half saw the flying horses take a 2 goal lead early on. 8th Grader Marcus Dudley registered his first career varsity goal after picking up a loose ball near Schenectay’s box and placing his shot into the top corner. Marcus would go on to earn an assist to Samuel Akowuah for Troy’s forth goal of the match. Despite the 2 goal deficit, The Patriot’s continued to fight and found the back of the net again to make the end of the match interesting but Troy would hold on to secure the 4-3. A well played match by both sides.
Boys JV Soccer @ Schenectady: 3-2 W