Box Score NASHVILLE, Tenn. - NAIA No.
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Trevecca (18-1, 6-0 TranSouth) returned home for the final game of the team's stretch of four games in eight days, playing host to Cumberland University
(6-15, 2-6) and taking their fifth straight ballgame 79-56. The
Bulldogs scored the first two points of the game, but their lead was
short lived. The Trojans quickly charged in front, stretching their
advantage to as many as 16 in the first half, and at the break,
Trevecca lead by 14, 42-28. The second half saw more of the same from
the Trojans, who roared out of the gate in the second half. With 11:49
remaining, the Trojans' lead reached 20 points for the first time, and
with 10:13 to play, the lead reached 20 for good. Trevecca led by as
many as 28 with 6:24 left in the game, and from there, the Trojans
cruised to the win 79-56.
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Abby
Lawson led the Trojans offensively with 20 points, and Jennifer Bognar
chipped in 18. Angelica Sails ripped down 12 boards for the Trojans,
Christian Gibson dished out five assists, and Bognar notched four
blocked shots in the contest as well.
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As
a team, Trevecca shot 27-for-58 (46.6%) from the floor, 4-for-16 (25%)
from behind the arc, and 21-for-30 from the free throw line. The
Trojans out-rebounded the Bulldogs 43-28.
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Trevecca
returns to action to begin the second half of the TranSouth schedule on
Thursday night, when they hit the road to take on No. 6 Freed-Hardeman (16-5,
6-2 TranSouth) in Henderson, Tenn. Tip-off is slated for 6:00.Â