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By Jett Johnson Assistant Sports Editor Trevecca’s men’s soccer team has kicked off the first nine games of the season with a record of 3-7.  Although the start to the season has not been perfect, head coach Danny Leavy had positive takeaways from the preseason practices.  “It was earlier than normal because this is called a festival year for the NCAA. It started 10 days earlier than we normally start, so that made a big difference organizationally during the summer,” said Leavy.   Cameron Hess, a senior forward, also had a positive outlook for the year after preseason training.  “Usually we start with a lot of fitness activities, but this year we started with only a few fitness activities. Overall, the focus was getting the ball out of the gate...

By David Wilson Photo courtesy of Trevecca athletics Karen Booker, a former standout at Franklin High School and Vanderbilt university, was introduced on June 10 as the sixth women’s basketball coach in Trevecca history.  “God led me to Trevecca. When I was working with Fellowship of Christian Athletes, we were trying to help coaches learn how to share their faith while coaching. To be able to step into the position at Trevecca, where we preach the motto of Christian, scholar and athlete, the path just made sense for me,” said Booker.  Booker, the 11th child of the late Monroe and Mary Booker, was an all-state selection in 1983 at Franklin. She was inducted in the Franklin High School Hall of Fame and has her jersey retired. Booker averaged 12.8 PPG and 9.2 RBG t...

By David Wilson The Trevecca volleyball team swept its weekend matches against conference opponents Ursuline and Lake Erie. With the sweep, the Trojans moved to 9-0 in games at Trojan Fieldhouse. On Friday, Trevecca faced the Ursuline Arrows and had little trouble in the matchup. The Trojans won the match in three sets (25-13, 25-21, 25-14).   Emma Titus led the Trojan offense with a team high nine kills. Setter Emilee McDonald was a key contributor both offensively and defensively. McDonald had a total of 34 assists and 10 digs.  Senior Ellie Buffler had a team high three service aces. Buffler currently leads the GMAC with 42 service aces.   “[Emilee McDonald] has done a great job of stepping into essentially the quarterback position for [our] voll...

By David Wilson The 2021-2022 women’s basketball season started on an optimistic note, but was soon derailed by injuries, COVID-19 complications, and a lack of chemistry on the court.   The Trojans ended their season 5-22 (4-17 GMAC).   Head coach Chad Hibdon returned his two leading scorers from the shortened 2020-2021 season.   Those women, sophomore Keeley Carter and junior Faith Wilken, were the core pieces of a revamped basketball team that featured several additions.   Freshman Alexa Smiddy, Mattie Buck, and transfer Emma Palmer were all brought in to add talent and depth to the Trojan roster.   The Trojans immediately faced adversity in the pre-season when Mattie Buck suffered a torn ACL during her senior year ...

By Edgardo Hernandez and Claudia Villeda Trevecca's 2021 cheerleading squad The Trevecca Cheer team begins their first full season this semester. "We are happy to announce we are re-establishing a long-standing tradition of our Trojan cheer team," said Mark Elliott in a news release. "Lexi Laucirica has the vision to build a spirited program that will lead the Trojan Nation and Purple Pride." Trevecca disbanded the cheer team after the 2015-2016 academic year, but as of 2021, they have regrouped for their first season back. “TNU athletics had been discussing the idea of bringing back cheer for the last year or two. Long story short, I met Mark (Elliot) and his wife on a hike in North Carolina a year ago. There we discussed the possibility of re-establishing the program. Bec...