NASHVILLE, Tenn. – NAIA No. 14 Trevecca (20-8, 9-3) defeated Martin Methodist (6-27, 0-12) in the first round of the TranSouth Tournament 75-62.

In the first half the Trojans started off slow until a 10-0 Trevecca run highlighted by an Amy Hutchins 3-pointer gave the Trojans a 22-9 lead with 11:29 to go in the half. Trevecca took a 33-28 lead into halftime. The second half saw the Martin Methodist RedHawks tie the game at 37-37, but Trevecca went on a 14-2 run to take a 51-39 lead and eventually run away with the 75-62 win.

Trevecca’s Jackie Weaver led all scoring with 23 points and 10 rebounds while Jana Reed (12), Kristin Scoggins (12), and Mariska Reed (10) also added double-figure scoring. Martin Methodist’s Jessica Ezell tallied 21 points in the losing effort.

The Trojans shot 44.4% (32 for 72) from the field, 23.1% (3 for 13) from the three point line and 88.9% (8 for 9) from the free throw line while Martin Methodist shot 35.6% (21 for 59) from the field, 35.7% (10 for 28) from the three point line, and 76.9% (10 for 13) from the free throw line.

The Trevecca women’s basketball team remained ranked NAIA No. 14 in the final NAIA Top 25 Coaches Poll released Tuesday.

With the win, the second seeded and NAIA No. 14 Trojans advance to the Semifinal Round of the TranSouth Conference Tournament and will host third seeded and No. 7 Union University on Friday, March 4, 2005 at 7 p.m.