Trojans Fall to Top-Ranked Bulldogs

Box Score NASHVILLE, Tenn.Â No. 17 Trevecca (19-9, 10-5 TranSouth) suffered a 68-61 Senior Night defeat at the hands ofÂ No. 1 Union University (29-1, 16-0 TranSouth) Thursday night at Moore Gym. Union now leads the all-time series 31-6, and has won 10 straight over the Trojans.

On a night when seniors Abby Lawson and Christian Gibson were honored during their final regular season appearance at Moore Gym, the Trojans put forth a valiant effort before falling just short in the end. Union scored the first five points of the game and never trailed, leading by 13 on two different occasions in the first half before taking a 39-27 lead into the locker room. Â

It was more of the same in the second half, with the lead growing to 15 on two Lavanda Ross free throws with 17:02 left. The Trojans continued to battle, though, eventually getting to within 59-55 on a K.C. Van Atta 3-pointer with 5:52 to play.Â The Trojans even closed the gap to three on two separate occasions, but could get no closer as the defending National Champions held on for the victory.

Neither team shot particularly well from the field, with the Trojans hitting 23-63 (36.5%), while Union made only 23-68 (33.8%).Â Trevecca knocked down 7 of 23 (30.4%) 3-pointers, while Union was 7 of 27 (25.9%) from deep. Union made 15 of 17 free throws (88.2%), while the Trojans made just 8 of 14 (57.1%).

K.C. Van Atta led all scorers with 15 points, and added eight rebounds, while Abby Lawson added 13 points, four rebounds, and six assists.Â Christian Gibson chipped in with 11 points, four rebounds, two assists, and three steals. Â

The Trojans wrap up the regular season Saturday afternoon at Martin Methodist (16-13, 7-8).Â Game time is 2pm.

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