OTTERBEIN 99 TRINITY 87
Close game1st half with Otterbein up 46-43 but , Otterbein shot the lights out all night long. They shot 60% for the game which is unheard of against a coach cunningham Trinity team. Ross Burt is still scoring well on a nightly basis dropping 26pt. Bates and York were also very solid players tonight on offense. Scoring doesn't appear to be a problem for Trinity they just need to bring the defense back to a Trinity level which they will...

Trinity played NC Wesleyan on Saturday and didn't let their upset of Virginia Wesleyan go to their head winning 82-50. Ross Burt again was high scorer with 21pt and 5 boards. Andy Bates had 13pt, 5 boards and 5 assists. The backcourt of Mitchell Walker and James Lake played well. Walker finished with 10pt and 5 assists and Bates 13pt and 3 rebounds. 11 players scored in the game for the Tigers. All Tourney: Ross Burt, Andy Bates and Mitchell Walker.
Good start for Trinity. They play Howard Payne on Tuesday(Nov. 22) and play in the Southwestern/Trinity Thanksgiving Classic on Friday and Saturday. Otterbein and Cal Tech are the teams coming in.

Trinity goes to Virginia Beach, VA and plays Virginia Wesleyen who is pre season rated by Street's & Smith #5. Trinity comes away with a 67-64 victory. Senior Ross burt led the way with 21pt and 8 boards. Andy bates chipped in with 18 and 4. Trinity was down by as many as 18pt in the second half but, the Trinity defense picked as usual and held VW to 9-29 shooting in the second half.
Back to back 3's by Mitchell Walker and James lake cut the lead to 1 with 1:27 to play. Trinity kept the game for good with a steal by Jay Riola and Andy bates hitting two ft's with 48 seconds left. VW got off two 3 pointers in the last 7 seconds not hiiting on either. Trinity shows even though they lost a great senior class they will again be a team in the hunt for a 4th straight trip to the NCAA's.

Trinity has two scrimmages this coming week: Texas Luthren and Mary Hardin-Baylor.