Division I Opponent Liberty beats Anderson

Big South member Liberty University took down Anderson University 88-46 on Monday night in the Vines Center. Check out the Box Score here. Liberty has non-conference wins so far this season over Virginia and George Mason and only lost to Clemson by five points.

Freshman Nick Trull named Conference Player of the Week

The following was taken from Anderson University Sports Information Director Cobb Oxford:

Anderson University's Nick Trull (3-4 overall, 1-1 Conference Carolinas) has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's basketball Player of the Week during week number four in the 2008-09 season.

In Anderson's lone game of the week, Trull, a freshman from Charlotte, N.C., came off the bench to score a career-high 30 points in 37 minutes to help lead the Trojans to a dramatic double overtime victory over Carson-Newman.

Trull made a 3-point basket late in the first overtime to tie the game at 98 and finished the game 6-for-10 from behind the arc. He also had eight rebounds and four of Anderson's 11 steals.

The game set Anderson school records for most points in a single game and most points by both teams in a single game at the Abney Center.

Trojans Score 117 Points in Win vs. Carson Newman

The Anderson University men's basketball team set a new scoring record in a single game during their 117-109 double overtime victory against a very talented and deep Carson Newman team. The Trojan's improved to 3-3 with the win. Five players scored in double figures led by Freshman Nick Trull's 30 points on 11-19 shooting from the field and 6-10 from behind the three point line. The following article was written by Anderson Sports Information director Cobb Oxford:

The game set Anderson school records for the most points in a single game by an AU team and the most points by both teams in a single game at the Abney Center since AU joined Division II in 1999. Anderson, 3-3 overall, led 47-42 at the half and led by 10 points twice and 11 points once in the second half. Kevis Cornwell and Jarret Johnson added 18 points apiece for the Trojans, Young finished with 17, and Britton tallied 11. Young played all 50 minutes for Anderson.

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Trojans 1-1 in Conference Play

Anderson University men's basketball team pulled to 1-1 in conference play with a convincing 79-62 victory over Limestone. The win moves the Trojans to 2-3 overall and 2-0 at home. Sports Information director Cobb Oxford wrote the following about the game on autrojans.com:

The Trojans led 35-28 at the break, but the Saints got a basket from Bobby Grier at the 12:59 mark to cut the Anderson lead to three -- 48-45. From that point, Stephen Cobb and Brandon Young scored six points apiece in the next five minutes to give Anderson a 60-50 lead with 7:31 remaining. Anderson, 2-3 overall and 1-1 in the conference, was led by Cobb and Jarret Johnson with 19 points apiece. Young added 14 and Taylor Shugart chipped in 13.

Johnson was 9-for-11 and had eight rebounds, six steals, and four assists in 29 minutes. Shugart was 6-for-6 from the field and had a team-high nine rebounds. Anderson dominated the boards, 47-28, and had 17 offensive rebounds. The Trojans had 19 second-effort points and 40 points in the paint. Anderson shot 50 percent or better in both halves and 52 percent for the game. Limestone shot 34 percent in the second half and finished the game at 37 percent.