TROY, Ala. – This year's Troy women's soccer team is one of the younger ones the program has fielded in recent years, as new head coach Stuart Gore's roster has nine freshman players.
Having such a large freshman class presents its challenges, but also offers opportunities for Gore to shape the team in a way that plays the kind of soccer he expects on the pitch.
This is part one of a three-part series highlighting each of the classes – freshman, sophomore and upperclassmen – prior to the Trojans' regular season opener on Thursday, Aug.