Trojan News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - NAIA No. 4 Trevecca (8-0) hosted the Music City State Farm Classic this weekend, with the Tournament championship game on Saturday featuring the preseason No. 4 Trojans and the No. 22 Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm (7-1). Trevecca had to fight hard, but emerged with the 101-95 win in double-overtime.

Trevecca took the early lead, but the Crimson Storm hung around for most of the first half. Trevecca took a pair of seven point leads oin the frame, their largest of the game, but SNU used a 5-0 run to close within two at the break, 31-29. In the second half, the Crimson Storm took control early, eventually building an eight point lead before the Trojans began to cut into the defecit. Jennifer Bognar and the Trojans' post game slowly beought the Trojans back, with Trevecca reclaiming the one point lead late, 65-63 with 6:23 to go. The teams battled on, with Trevecca unable to seal the game at the foul line, and the Crimson Storm forced overtime, tied at 75-75.

In the first overtime period, the Trojans struck first on a free throw by K.C. Van Atta, leading by as many as two in the frame, but SNU came back again. The Crimson Storm reclaimed the lead at 85-83 with under 10 seconds to play. Trevecca's Christian Gibson brought the ball down the floor for the Trojans, and with four seconds remaining, she drew Logan Martin's fifth foul and hit the free throws to send the game into a second overtime.

In the second OT period, SNU struck first, and took a 94-93 lead with just over 90 seconds to play, when Casey Atteberry hit a dagger three point basket - her only points of the night - that gave the Trojans the lead for good. Gibson hit three free throws down the stretch, and Bognar sealed the game with a layup with just 1 second left, providing the final score of 101-95.

Trevecca had four players in double figures, led by Jennifer Bognar's double-double effort of 30 points and 15 rebounds. Van Atta had 21 in the game, Gibson had 20, and Abby Lawson scored 15 as well.  Lawson and Gibson led the Trojans with six assists each.

Trevecca shot 31-of-61 (50.8%) from the floor, 12-of-32 (37.5%) from long distance, and 27-of-37 (73%) from the foul line. Trevecca out-rebounded SNU 45-37 and had 26 assists as a team.

Bognar was named the Tournament's Most Valuable player, averaging 22 points and 12.5 rebounds per contest over the Weekend. K.C. Van Atta was also named to the all-tournament team.

The Trojans will hit the hardwood again on Tuesday night, when they travel to Georgetown, Ky. to take on the Georgetown Lady Tigers (5-2). Tip-off is set for 6:00, but the game will be tape delayed on WNAZ because of the Men's home game against Free Will Baptist.