Box Score MCKENZIE, Tenn. - Trevecca
(11-14, 5-6) returned to action on Saturday, snapping their five game skid at Bethel College
(12-14, 1-11 TranSouth), taking the win .
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The teams
battled closely out of the gate, with the game tied at 10-10 with 11:16
to play in the first half. The Trojans then went on a 9-0 run over the
next four minutes to open up a nine point lead. Trevecca continued to
build on that momentum for the rest of the half, and at the break, the
Trojans led 29-17. Bethel used an 11-0 run early in the second half to
close the gap to five points at 35-30, but Michael France picked up the
Trojans and helped stretch the lead back out to 10 with 9:30 left to
play. The Trojans continued to execute well down the stretch, slowly
pulling away to the 61-49 win.
Brian Oduor led
the Trojans with 22 points in the game, and France joined him in double
figures with 10. Oduor grabbed nine boards in the contest, and Matthew
Elliott led the Torjans with three assists.
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As a team,
Trevecca shot 24-of-45 (53.3%) from the floor, 2-of-8 (25%) from long
distance, and 11-of-17 (64.7%) from the free throw line.
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The Trojans will return home Monday to take on the Blue Mountain Toppers (2-23, 1-10 TranSouth) at 8:00. ÂÂ