MARIETTA, Ga. – Trevecca (8-0) faced Shorter College (3-2) in the Southern Polytechnic Classic on Saturday after upsetting No. 11 and previously undefeated Southern Polytechnic on Friday.

In the first half, Wes Poe scored 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting, with 4 boards and 4 assists, and Josh Helton scored 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting including 4-of-6 from deep and had two steals, leading the Trojans to the half with a 21 point lead of 54-33.  The second half went much the same way, as the Trojans stretched the lead, building a final margin of victory of 106-79.

Five Trojans finished the game in double figures, Helton with 23 points, Jerod Perry with 17 including three three-point field goals, Poe with 13, Brandon Howard with 11, and Marcos Salvi with 10.  Adam Asberry, in his first action as a Trojan, knocked down 3-of-5 three-pointers, dropping nine points in just under 11 minutes of play.  As a team Trevecca shot 39-of-64 (60.9 %) from the field, 13-of-24 (54.2 %) from behind the arc, and 15-of-17 (88.2%) from the charity stripe.