MARS HILL, N.C. -- The Trojans earned an 81-68 win over Mars Hill (4-17, 1-13 SAC) on Friday afternoon in their second weekend of rescheduled games due to inclement weather. Every player that got minutes scored for the Trojans who move to 9-11 overall and 5-9 in the SAC with the win.

"After a slow start and recognition that shots weren't falling from outside, I thought we made a good adjustment to score inside and get to the line," head coach Jonathon Barbaree said. "Grateful for the win. Looking forward to playing at home next week."

The win was far from easy for the Trojans as they went down 19-8 in the first ten minutes. The Lions were up by as many as 13 in the first quarter which would be their biggest lead of the game. Anderson shot 15.7 percent from the field in the first quarter.

The Trojans rallied in the second quarter to tie things up at 21 after a 13-2 run. The game saw three more ties before halftime before gaining a 33-31 lead at the half.

Anderson exploded to start the second half, winning the third quarter 27-13, led by graduate student Ciara Harris (Alexandria, Va.) with nine points. The Trojans were up 60-44 to start the final ten minutes and shot their best of the game in the third, going 52.3 percent from the field.

Both teams were piling on points in the fourth quarter, with a 13-13 battle through the first five minutes. The Lions fought it out, closing on an 11-8 run that wasn't enough as the Trojans cruised to a victory.

Harris led the Trojan offense with 21 points, her sixth game of the season with 20 or more points. She shot 10-13 from the line and added five rebounds, four assists and two steals.

Sophomore Jaida Brooks (Phoenix, Ariz.) came up with 12 points on 4-5 shooting with three rebounds, two blocks and one steal.

Junior Kyla Cain (Atlanta, Ga.), senior Alana Eakle (Westmoreland, Texas) and senior Khiara Flugence (Boerne, Texas) added eight points each, a season-high for Eakle. Cain added six rebounds and one steal.

Freshman Ashley Hill (Covington, Ga.) led the team with seven boards and four points. 

The Trojans shot 40.8 percent as a team with 30 points off the bench and 31 points off of turnovers. The lost the boards 43-40 but made up for it by forcing 28 turnovers and limiting their own to 14.

Anderson is back home next week when they host Newberry College on Wednesday, Feb. 4 at 5:30 p.m. for the Black History Month Celebration game.