ANDERSON, S.C. -- The Trojans came back from a 17-point deficit in the second quarter to earn an 84-76 win over Carson-Newman (16-6, 12-4 SAC) on Saturday afternoon in the annual Play4Kay game. Anderson moves to 11-11 overall and 7-9 in the SAC with the win.
"Really proud of how hard we fought to come back after getting down and to complete the process by securing the win," head coach
Jonathon Barbaree said. "We've had several games this year where we've worked that hard, but we didn't finish the deal. Today, we were able to execute down the stretch and get a big win for the program against a well-coached team. Also was an amazing day and we had a chance to celebrate a lot and raise a lot of money for the Play4Kay game."
The Trojans held the lead for just six minutes but that was all it took to come away with the win. The Trojan offense struggled to get moving early, shooting 20 percent in the first quarter before rallying to a 43.3 shooting percentage for the game. They went 23-26 from the line. Anderson won the boards 45-37.
Graduate student
Ciara Harris (Alexandria, Va.) led the way in the first half with 19 of her 26 points in the first 20 minutes. She came up with eight rebounds, four assists and three steals. She shot a perfect 16-16 from the line, five more made free throws than her previous career-high.Â
Junior
Kyla Cain (Atlanta, Ga.) was critical to the Trojans' comeback, scoring all 20 of her points in the second half for a new career-high. She added eight rebounds with two steals.Â
Freshman
Ashley Hill (Covington, Ga.) came up with nine points and four rebounds.
Sophomore
Jaida Brooks (Phoenix, Ariz.) had eight points and four rebounds.
Senior
Ashlyn Sheridan (Knoxville, Tenn.) and junior
Jessica Cooper (South Plainfield, N.J.) each came off the bench for seven points and five rebounds.Â
The Trojans are back in action on Wednesday, Feb. 11 when they head to No. 17 Coker University for a 5:30 p.m. tip-off.
