NASHVILLE, Tenn. - NAIA No. 9 Trevecca (24-6) opened play in the TranSouth Athletic Conference Tournament with a Quarterfinal matchup with Martin Methodist (19-12) on Wednesday. Trevecca the No. 3 seed hosted the sixth-seeded RedHawks. Jennifer Bognar tied the school record for career rebounds. She now has 728, tying Lindsey Fly.

The RedHawks came out hot and led 6-0 and 11-3 before the Trojans began to close the gap. Trevecca closed the gap to 18-14 with 9:48 to go in the first half. The RedHawks pulled ahead by 11 (30-19) though with a 12-5 run. Trevecca mounted a run of their own to close the MMC lead to just two points (38-36) at the half. Trevecca tied the game at 38 early in the second half and took the lead 41-40 on a pair of Abby Lawson free throws with 15:50 to play. The visitors rallied again and put pressure on the Trojans. The RedHawks would lead (50-49) from the 11:12 mark of the second half until the Trojans gained the lead again (70-68) with 1:16 remaining in the game. Trevecca extended their lead to three on a Christian Gibson free throw with 15 seconds remaining. Abby Lawson sealed the game with a free throw with 4.4 seconds remaining.

Abby Lawson led Trevecca with 18 points and added four rebounds. Vanessa Pincheon had 14 points and four rebounds. Jennifer Bognar tied the school record for career rebounds with five on the night. Trevecca shot 20-52 (38%) from the field, 4-22 (18%) from three point range, and 28-37 (76%) from the foul line. Trevecca outrebounded Martin Methodist 32-30. Trevecca had 27 turnovers to MMC's 17.

Trevecca will visit Freed-Hardeman (24-7) on Friday night at 7 p.m. in the TranSouth Semifinals. Students get in free with student ID.