Trojan News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Trevecca (21-10), the TranSouth Tournament #4 seed fell to fifth-seeded Cumberland University (12-16) 90-83 in the TSAC Quarterfinal game.

The loss ends the Trojans season and the career of senior Matthew Elliott. Elliott left it on the floor, scoring a career and game-high 31 points. He scored 20 of those in the first half, which fueld the Trojans 44-41 lead at the break.

The visiting Bulldogs took a 16-11 lead, but the Trojans used a 16-3 run to take a 27-19 lead at the 10:22 mark. The Trojans led until the Bulldogs used a 19-9 run to take a two point lead (41-39) :48 seconds remaining in the half. Trevecca's Matthew Elliott capped his first half scoring spree with a pair of free throws and then a 3-pointer to give Trevecca a 44-41 lead at the half.

Cumberland essentially decided the game with a 17-2 run to start the second half and led 58-46 with 16:28 remaining. Trevecca cut the 12-point CU lead to five points (62-57) with a 11-4 run. Cumberland led the remainder of the way, but the Trojans kept the visitors lead in single digits the rest of the way. The Trojans best chance for a turnaround came with 7:29 to go and Keith Morris scored two of his 19 points cutting the CU lead to a single digit at 67-66. With 5:30 remaining Elliott hit his fifth 3-pointer to cut the lead to three (72-69), but the Trojans would get no closer and Cumberland advanced with a 90-83 win.

In his final game as a Trojan, Matthew Elliott scored a career-high 31 points. He was 9-17 from the field and hit 5-10 from 3-point range. Keith Morris added 19 and Michael France tallied 10. JP Nydaro added a team-high seven rebounds. Marquise Rudolph led the team with seven assists. Brandon Springer scored 29 for the Bulldogs and Walter Simon had a double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds.

Elliott averaged 17.2 points on the season to lead the Trojans. He shot 46% (75-163) from 3-point range and had a team-high 126 assists. Elliott, who will be Trevecca's graduate assistant the next two years, finished with 1263 point - good enough for 17th on the all-time list. He also broke the school record for career 3-point percentage at 45.5%. Just a fraction above Curtis Lewis who shot 45.4% in his career.

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