Box Score
NASHVILLE,
Tenn. - NAIA No. 4 Trevecca (6-0) defeated Knoxville College 101-25 on
Tuesday night, running their season record to 6-0 and their all-time
mark
against Knoxville to 2-0.
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The Trojans opened
the game with an 11-0 run before Knoxville broke the shutout and cut
the
deficit to 15-5. That was when the Trojans broke the game wide open,
using a 33-0 run to stretch their lead out to 38-5. Knoxville cut it to
42-9, but
Trevecca posted another 17-0 run to stretch the margin to 50 and at the
break, the Trojans led 63-13.
After a Knoxville
three-point basket to open the second half, the Trojans ran off another
10 in a
row to stretch the lead to 73-16. The Bulldogs continued to battle, but
with the score at 81-22, the Bulldogs - who brought only six players -
ran out
of gas. Trevecca finished the game on a 20-3 run, taking the win
101-25.
Four Trojans were in
double figures, led by Jennifer Bognar's 16. K.C. Van Atta and Paige
McFarlin
each scored 12, and Chelsey Taylor chipped in 11. Abby Lawson led the
Trojans with nine boards, while Vanessa Pincheon and Casey Atteberry
led the
Trojans with five assists each.
As a team,
Trevecca hit 44-of-68 (64.7%) from the field, 6-for-17 (35.3%) from
three-point
range, and 7-of-9 (77.8%) from the foul line. Trevecca out-rebounded
Knoxville 43-22
and outscored the Bulldogs 28-2 in fast break points, 34-5 in points
off of turnovers, 62-6 in points in the paint, 28-2 in second chance
points, and
52-0 in points off the bench.
Trevecca will host
the Music City State Farm Classic this weekend, featuring the preseason
No. 4
Trojans, the No. 11 Point Loma Nazarene Sea Lions (0-0), the No. 22
Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm (6-0), and the No. 25 Olivet Nazarene
Tigers
(4-0). Point Loma and Southern will open the tournament on Friday at
5:00, with Trevecca and Olivet taking to the floor at 7:00. The losers
of the two
games will play Saturday at 2:00, with the tournament championship game
taking place at 4:00.