NASHVILLE – The Trevecca Nazarene University men's (7-3, 3-0 Great Midwest) and women's (5-4, 2-1 Great Midwest) basketball teams are preparing for the 2024 portion of their schedule, but first, both teams have a game or two still on the 2023 schedule.
 
Both teams play Saturday, December 30. The men are at home, the women are on the road. 
 
For the first time in a number of years, both teams head to the second semester with anticipation and excitement. We hope the Trevecca and basketball community will find their way to Trojan Fieldhouse over the next few weeks to take a peak at both teams. We think you'll enjoy watching and supporting both of these teams the rest of the season.
 
The following are details on the next few games for both teams and a few nuggets you might not have known about each squad.  
 
WARMING UP FOR 2024 VS. MILLIGAN IN TROJAN FIELDHOUSE
Trevecca hosts their final regular season non-conference game vs. Milligan College at 3:00 PM in Trojan Fieldhouse. The Buffaloes feature the third leading scorer in the NAIA, Follie Bogan. Bogan, a transfer from Lees-McRae, is averaging 25.7 points per game. He's topped 30 points three times, with a season-high 38 against Union College. Milligan is 6-4 in the Appalachian Athletic Conference and 6-6 overall. The Trojans are 1-5 versus the Buffaloes all-time. The two schools first played during the 1970-71 season, but haven't played since the 1984-85 season. The Trojans won that last meeting, Jan. 7, 1985, 71-49 at Trojan Fieldhouse.
Men - Watch | Live Stats – Home | Tickets Home
 
TROJAN WOMEN @ KY STATE DEC. 30
The women's post-Christmas break conference tune up on Dec. 30 is a doozy at 9-1 Kentucky State University in Frankfort, Kentucky. The teams are even at 2-2 in the all-time series with TNU winning the last two meetings with the Thoroughbreds.
KSU (website) Coverage | Live Stats
 
TREVECCA MEN @ JACKSONVILLE STATE – NEW YEARS EVE
The men travel to Jacksonville, Ala. for their last exhibition game, a tilt with NCAA Division I Jacksonville State University (6-7) at the Gamecocks Pete Matthews Coliseum. The Gamecocks own a 2-0 edge in the all-time series. The first meeting was in the 1984-85 (12/1/84 - 98-82) season, the last in 1994-95 (12/6/94 – 101-64). The Gamecocks are coached by Ray Harper. Trojan fans may be familiar with Harper who previously coached Kentucky Wesleyan College, Oklahoma City University, and Western Kentucky University.
The game tips at 4:00 PM on Sunday, December 31. Listen | Live Stats
 
FINAL GREAT MIDWEST RUN | BEGINS JAN. 4 @ TROJAN FIELDHOUSE
Both the men and women open the 2024 portion of their Great Midwest slate on Jan. 4 versus nationally ranked Ashland. It is the last season for the Trojan athletic teams in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference. Trevecca is moving to the Gulf South Conference next season.
Women – 5:30 PM - Watch | Live Stats - Home | Tickets Home
Men – 7:30 PM - Watch | Live Stats – Home | Tickets Home
 
The Eagle men (7-2, 2-1 Great Midwest) have been ranked as high as No. 8 this season, but are currently just outside the top 25, receiving votes. The Eagles have a 4-0 advantage in the all-time series. This the third all-time meeting in Nashville.
Men – 7:30 PM - Watch | Live Stats – Home | Tickets Home
 
The Eagle women (9-1, 3-0 Great Midwest) are ranked No. 2 nationally and have a 34-game road winning streak on the line. They had their 45 game overall winning streak broken in a 66-62 loss to No. 10 Ferris State. The Eagles have won all five previous meetings, including three meetings last season. Trevecca has hosted Ashland just once in women's play at the Fieldhouse.
Women – 5:30 PM - Watch | Live Stats - Home | Tickets Home
 
BIG SATURDAY ON THE HILL | Jan. 6, 2024
The last games at the Fieldhouse before the Trevecca students and employees return from break features a men's and women's double header with Malone University. Likely the last time the Pioneers travel to Nashville before the Trojans head to the Gulf South Conference (Gulf South press release) next season.
Women – 1:00 PM - Watch | Live Stats - Home | Tickets Home
Men – 3:00 PM - Watch | Live Stats – Home | Tickets Home
 
TNU WOMEN | SEASON TO DATE NOTES
Keeley Carter continues to move up several statistical categories and put her name in more career, season, and game records. Carter has 1373 career points, 493 rebounds, 245 assists, 102 steals, and 45 blocks. Her career per game average is 17.8 and 19.9 this year. Her career shooting percentages are 48.5% (468-965) from the field, 35.4% (68-192) from three-point range, and 82.9% (369-445) from the charity stripe.
 
TNU WOMEN | CAREER RANKINGS
Carter is leading the Great Midwest, and ninth nationally, in scoring per game. Her 39 points versus Lake Erie College is a school record for points in a game and is the most in a game by any Great Midwest player this season.
 
Carter is the Trevecca career scoring leader in the NCAA era. She also owns the made field goals and made free throws record. She is second in career assists. She is in the top 10 for career steals, rebounds, and blocks.
 
TNU WOMEN | CARTER GETS WEEKLY AWARD
Carter was named the Great Midwest Athlete of the Week on December 11 following her 39-point game at Lake Erie on Dec. 9.
 
TNU WOMEN | KNOCK OFF D1 AUSTIN PEAY
The Trojans beat NCAA D1 Austin Peay, 75-59, in the Govs first game in their new downtown arena – the F&M Bank Arena (APSU Game Recap)
 
TNU WOMEN | THIRD PRESEASON GREAT MIDWEST POLL
The Great Midwest preseason coaches' poll (preseason poll press release) had the Trojans third.
 
TNU MEN | SEASON NOTES
The seven wins are already more than any Purple and White squad has earned On the Hill in a season since 2016-2017. The 7-3 overall start is the best in the NCAA Division II era. The last team with a better start was the 2009-2010 team started 8-1.
 
The 3-0 Great Midwest start is the best for the Trojans in their history in the G-MAC. The Trojans and Kentucky Wesleyan are the only two remaining teams undefeated in league play this year. The surprise start comes after the Trojans were picked 11th of team in the Great Midwest Preseason Coaches' Poll (men's preseason poll press release).
 
As a team, the Trojans are leading the Great Midwest in scoring and are third in rebounding. They have the third highest field goal, free throw, and three-point percentage in the league.
 
Jalen Page is second in the league in scoring and Jamal Cannady is tenth.
 
The Trojans have three players in the top six in the league in rebounding. Tommy Gankhuyag and Pete Lambesis are third and fourth respectively and Jalen Page is sixth.
 
TNU MEN | BREAKING RECORDS
The Trevecca men set two school records and nearly another in the first meeting with Northwood University, December 2, 2023, in Midland, Michigan.
 
In that 103-71 TNU win, the Trojans set a new all-time (NAIA/NCAA D2) record for made three-pointers in a game with 19. They also set an NCAA-era record for three-point percentage in a game, going 19-of-28 for a 67.9% three-point percentage. The team just missed an NCAA Era record with 24 assists. The record is 25.
 
TNU MEN | D2CSC MIDWEST REGION MEDIA POLL RANKING
D2CSC started a NCAA Division II basketball region ranking during the 2019-2020 season. In the fourth week of this season, Trevecca made the top 10 in the Midwest Region Media Poll for the first time. It first happened in the fourth week of this season, with the team coming in at No. 10. The team moved up to No. 6 in the fifth poll and, despite being on break for Finals, the team dropped to No. 8 in the sixth week.
 
TNU MEN | SCORING TURNAROUND
Trevecca finished last season with the lowest scoring average in NCAA Division II; this year, they are hanging between the top 18 and the top 30. As of this writing, the team improved their scoring average from 55.7 points per game last year to 86.6 points per game this year.
 
TNU MEN | TURNING THE PAGE – WEEKLY HONORS
Jalen Page has two games with 31 points and has been recognized as the Great Midwest Player of the Week twice and the Tennessee Sports Writer's Association Player of the Week once.
 
Page won the Great Midwest award in back-to-back weeks. During those two weeks he scored 31 points in back-to-back games. Over the four games in those two weeks, Page averaged 26 points and 8.8 rebounds per game, while shooting 55% (31-56) from the field, 55% (15-27) from three, and 93% (27-29) from the foul line. 
 
TNU MEN | BREAK THROUGH WINS
The Trojans beat two teams in the league for the first time. They defeated Findlay, 96-90, to open G-MAC play. It is Trevecca's first win over Findlay, the Oilers had won the first 15 meetings. 
 
Trevecca beat recent G-MAC newcomer Northwood for the first time, 103-71, to go to improve to 2-0 in the G-MAC. It was Trevecca's first win over the Timberwolves who won the first two meetings in their first Great Midwest season last year. 
 
For their third league win, TNU beat Malone, 69-65 on the road, breaking a four-game Pioneer winning streak in the series. Malone won 10 of the first 12 meetings. 
 
TNU MEN | HITTING THE CENTURY MARK
Trevecca has broken the century mark twice this season; the last time a Trevecca eclipsed the century mark before this season was a 117-94 win over Ohio Valley University more than five years ago on December 7, 2013, the second year in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference. 
 
TNU MEN | GOING OVERTIME
The three-overtime game against CBU is the first time the Trojans had gone past regulation since 2018 when they played back-to-back overtime games against Ohio Dominican (2/01/18) and Cedarville (2/03/18). Both were losses by the Trojans. The Trojans immediately went to overtime again, beating Shorter 84-80 in overtime three nights later, on November 21 in Rome, Ga.
 
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