Box Score NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Trevecca women's basketball team (1-3) lost to Talladega College (3-2) 68-66 in overtime Saturday afternoon in the finale of the 2011 Pops Duncan Classic at the Trojan Fieldhouse. The Trojans led by five late in the overtime, but the Tornadoes rallied to win it on a three-pointer with just three seconds on the clock.

"This is a tough one to take," said Head Coach Gary Van Atta. "I was proud of the girls' effort, but we just made some mistakes that really cost us, and couldn't make the plays we needed to down the stretch to hold on to the victory.

The Trojans led by six early, at 14-8, before the Tornadoes went on a 7-0 run to take a 15-14 lead on a bucket by Bianca Thomas with 9:54 left in the half. But Trevecca answered with a 12-3 run to go ahead 26-18 with 5:19 remaining until halftime. But Talladega responded, scoring nine straight points to go 27-26 with just under a minute left in the half, before Shenita Gleaves scored the final four points of the half to send the Trojans to the locker room with a 30-27 lead.

The second half was a tight affair, with neither team leading by more than four points. Things looked bleak for the Trojans late in regulation, as they trailed 59-55 with 1:38 left to play. But a bucket and a pair of free throws by Gleaves tied the game, and Ebony Richardson missed a three for Talladega at the buzzer, sending the game to overtime.

Trevecca took control early in the extra period, scoring the first four points, and ultimately taking a 66-61 lead on a bucket by Anna Mitchell with :41 to play. But the Tornadoes scored quickly to cut the deficit to three, and stole the inbounds pass and converted to make it a one-point game with just 19 seconds left. On the Trojans' next possession, Gleaves was called for an offensive foul, her fifth of the contest, and the Tornadoes got the ball back with a chance to win. Richardson took a pass from Megan Iloff on the left wing, and drained a three-pointer with :03 to complete the comeback and give Talladega the victory.

Gleaves scored a career-high 28 points to lead the Trojans, and added nine rebounds. Rachel Raby posted another double-double, with 12 points and 16 rebounds, and Anissa Ragland added 11 points and eight rebounds. Iloff led the Tornadoes with 18 points, and added six rebounds, six steals, and five assists.

The Trojans shot 40.7% (22-54) from the floor, 12.5% (1-8) from three-point range, and 72.4% (21-29) from the charity stripe. Talladega shot 36.6% (26-71) from the field, 39.3% (11-28) from three-point range, and 38.5% (5-13) from the free throw line.

"I'm really proud of the effort these last two days, we just didn't get the results we wanted," added Coach Van Atta. "We've got all week to go back to work to get ready for the trip to North Georgia next weekend."
 
Next weekend, the Trojans travel to Dahlonega, Ga., to play in the Chick-fil-A Tip-Off Classic hosted by North Georgia College. The Trojans will play the host Saints (0-0) Friday at 5 p.m. and then take on Georgia College (1-0) Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m.