ROCK HILL, S.C. -- The No. 8 seeded Trojans' historic South Atlantic Conference Tournament run came to an end on Friday afternoon with a 73-67 loss to No. 4 Carson-Newman in the semifinals. The Trojans entered the semifinals after a major upset in the quarterfinals, taking down No. 1 Lenoir-Rhyne 79-63.
"Obviously not the ending that we wanted but we gave everything that we had," head coach
Jonathon Barbaree said. "I'm so proud of my seniors and this team. We  had a lot bumps along the way, but we also had a lot of great moments as well."
The Trojans battled through 11 lead changes and seven tie scores but were unable to gain a lead of more than four. Seven of the lead changes came in the first half as the two teams went into the locker room tied 38-38. The Trojans closed the first half on an 11-6 run.Â
The start of the second half was much of the same before the Eagles gained control late, closing the third quarter on a 12-3 run. The Trojans were unable to regain a lead in the fourth quarter despite winning it 14-13.
As a team the Trojans shot 37.3 percent the field and went 10-11 from the line. They tied their season-low of seven turnovers but Carson-Newman had the advantage on the boards 42-33.
Senior
Ashlyn Sheridan (Knoxville, Tenn.) led the Trojans with 13 points and seven rebounds. She drained three triples and added one block.
Graduate student
Ciara Harris (Alexandria, Va.) had 12 points with a team-high eight rebounds.
Junior
Jessica Cooper (South Plainfield, N.J.) had her third double-digit game of the season, coming off the bench for 10 points on 4-5 shooting with two rebounds in just nine minutes of play.
Freshman
Ashley Hill (Covington, Ga.) came up with nine points, three rebounds and two assists.
Sophomore
Jaida Brooks (Phoenix, Ariz.) dropped eight points with three rebounds and a team-high five assists.Â
Junior
Kyla Cain (Atlanta, Ga.) had six points and three rebounds.
Senior
Alana Eakle (Westmoreland, Tenn.) came off the bench for five points and two assists.
Senior
Khiara Flugence (Boerne, Texas) and junior
Jayla Cal (Gilbert, Ariz.) had two points each to round out the scoring for the Trojans.
Anderson finishes the season with an overall record of 13-17 and a SAC record of 9-14.
"Thank you Seniors for all that you gave to this program, we love and will miss you," Barbaree said. "Thank you fans for the support and we look forward to seeing you again next season."
