NASHVILLE – The Trevecca Nazarene University women's basketball team (6-13, 3-10 GSC) dropped a game to Auburn University Montgomery (8-10, 6-7 GSC) 67-60 in Trojan Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon.

THE SERIES
AUM took down TNU in overtime on December 5. The Warhawks now lead the series, 6-1.

HOW IT HAPPENED 
After digging into a 6-1 hole to start off the afternoon, the Trojans heavily relied on the 3-point shot to turn things around in the first. Brianna Burgess tied things at 6-6 with the first deep shot of the afternoon for Trevecca who got a pair of made treys from both Tatum Shaw and Burgess to command a 21-19 lead after the first ten minutes.

A quick 7-2 run by the Warhawks opened the second quarter before back-to-back buckets from Amaya Thomas and Monique Emelifeonwu turned things around for the Trojans. The final five minutes of the half played out fairly evenly as the Trevecca held a 36-32 lead at the break.

AUM tied the game at 36-36 with the first two looks of the third quarter and despite five straight TNU points, the game ultimately was decided over the next five minutes. AUM went on a 14-0 run to create separation and a nine-point (50-41) cushion and led 52-43 going into the fourth.

The Trojans responded, however, to start the fourth. Seven points from both Thomas and Woods made it a one possession game before AUM stretched things to a six-point lead with 6:52 to play. Tatum Shaw's 3-pointer with 4:35 remaining gave Trevecca a brief 58-57 advantage before AUM outscored TNU 10-2 down the stretch to win 67-60.

THE TEAM
Trevecca shot 37.3% from the field. The Trojans were 9-28 (32.1%) from deep and shot 7-10 (70.0%) at the free-throw line. AUM won the battle of the boards, 41-32. Both sides dished out 12 assists while the Trojans doubled the Warhawks' effort in steals, 8-4 and also had more blocks, 5-3.

THE PLAYERS
Tatum Shaw produced a team-high 12 points on four made 3-pointers with two rebounds. Brianna Burgess added 10 points and five assists while Monique Emelifeonwu pitched in 10 points, six rebounds, five blocks and four steals.

UP NEXT 
The Trojans hit the road next week with a pair of games in Alabama. First, on Thursday, January 30, Trevecca takes on the University of West Alabama (2-14, 2-10 GSC) at 5:00 p.m. 

The meeting is the second all-time after the Trojans dismantled the Tigers by 17 points on December 14.