NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Trevecca Nazarene University women's basketball team (1-3) lost in a home game versus McKendree University (3-1), 58-50, in a non-conference game at the Trojan Fieldhouse on Tuesday.

Trevecca returns to action following a brief Thanksgiving break. Trevecca is not 0-2 versus McKendree in women's basketball in the NCAA Division II era. The Trojans visit the University of North Alabama on the 26th. The next Trojan home game is December 1st when Fisk University comes to visit at 5 PM.

McKendree led 18-11 after one quarter, but Trevecca outscored the Bearcats 14-11 in the second quarter. At the half the Bearcats led 29-25.

Trevecca closed the gap more in the third with a 13-11 edge and trailed 40-38 going to the fourth. The visitors regained control of the game with a 18-11 advantage in the fourth quarter for a 58-50 victory.

The game was tied 6-6, but McKendree closed the first quarter with a 12-5 run. With 7:02 to go in the second quarter, Trevecca cut the McKendree edge to just two (20-18). The Bearcats made a key run to build a eight-point (29-21) with 1:58 to go in the half.

A Sarah Raby (SR/Lynchburg, TN) basket to open the second half cut the visitors lead to just two (29-27), but the Bearcats scored six straight for a 35-27 lead at the 8:18 mark. By the end of the quarter the Trojans cut the lead to two again (40-38).

Sarah Raby scored to open the fourth quarter and tied the game at 40-40. Later, a 7-0 run put the Bearcats up seven (49-42) with 4:31 to play. Trevecca did not get any closer than four the rest of the way.

McKenzie Kilburn (FR/Summertown, TN) led Trevecca with 14 points and grabbed four rebounds. Sarah Raby added 10 points and seven rebounds. Megan Kilburn (SR/Summertown, TN) led Trevecca with nine rebounds and scored eight.

As a team Trevecca shot 36.5% (19-52) from the field, 24% (5-21) from three-point range, and 50% (7-14) from the foul line. The Bearcats topped the rebounding battle 40-35.

McKendree led with a 30-16 edge scoring in the paint and 21-4 in points scored off of turnover. Trevecca bench edged McKendree's 22-19.