UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio – The Trevecca women's basketball team (10-7, 7-1 G-MAC) defeated Ursuline College Arrows (8-9, 4-4 G-MAC) 86-75 in a game played at John Carroll University. The win keeps the Trojans in a first-place time in the G-MAC.

The Trojans have won four in a row and five of their last six. Trevecca has a 3-0 advantage in the all-time series with Ursuline.

The game was played at the Tony DeCarlo Center on the John Carroll campus due to a tornado strike to the Matthew J. O'Brien Athletic Center on the Ursuline campus prior to the season starting.  

Kaci Britt Bell opened the game with a three-pointer and set the tone for the first half. Trevecca led by seven (9-2) with 16:50 remaining. A Haley Felker three-pointer gave Trevecca a 10-point lead (17-7) at the 15:16 mark.

Trevecca led by 12 on two occasions in the first half. The first instance came at the 8:11 mark when Helen Mitchner buried a three to put TNU up 27-15. The second 12-point lead was on a Paige Baugher three-pointer that put the Trojans up 37-25 with 4:43 remaining.

Unfortunately that cushion came in far too handy. The Arrows, who came into the week tied for third with just two conference losses, used a 11-0 run to close the deficit to just one at 37-36 with :43 seconds on the clock.

The teams exchanged three-point baskets over the final seconds and the halftime score was Trevecca 40, Ursuline 39.

Bell led Trevecca with 13 first half points

Trevecca spurted out of the halftime break with a 7-0 run that put the Trojans up 47-39 with 18:05 to go. The run was capped by a Christina Curtner three-pointer.

The Arrows did one better as they answered with an 8-0 run that tied the game at 47-47 with 15:48 on the clock.

Trevecca regained a five-point (55-50) lead before the Arrows took their first lead of the game on a 8-0 run. Ursuline led 58-55 with 11:54 to go.

Trevecca tied the game at 58 all, but Ursuline scored four straight for a 62-58 lead.

With 8:01 remaining Ursuline led by three (68-65), but saw the Trojans roll off a 8-0 run, pulling ahead 73-68 with 5:55 left. Curtner and Felker both connected on three-point baskets in the run.

The Arrows cut the lead to just two, but the Trojans held strong and moved the lead to six (79-73) on Felker's fourth three-pointer with 2:04 to go.

The Trojan lead grew to seven (82-75) when Curtner added her third three-pointer with :29 on the clock.

Trevecca sank four consecutive free throws to record an 86-75 win over the Arrows.

Trevecca shot 52% (31-60) from the field, 46% (12-26) from beyond the arch, and 71% (12-17) from the line. Trevecca outscored Ursuline 46-36 in the second half. TNU had a 35-26 edge in rebounding.

Christina Curtner led five Trojan double-figure scorers with 16 points. Kaci Britt Bell (15), Haley Felker (14), Anna Mitchell (11), and Helen Mitchner also reached double figures.

Bell, Curtner (9), Bell (8), and Felker (7) led the rebounding effort. Curtner just missed a triple-double with nine assists. Felker added five assists while Bell contributed four. Bell also topped the steals list with three. Felker finished hitting 4-of-5 from long range.

Tajanee Wells led the Arrows with 24 while Erica Huber scored 21. As a team the Arrows shot 43% (24-55) from the field, 32% (7-22) from three-point range, and 77% (20-26) from the line.

Trevecca will next play at Ohio Valley University on Thursday, January 30 at 4:30 p.m.

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