Box Score NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Fresh off a victory against Fort Valley State University on Tuesday, the Shorter Hawks headed up to Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday for a battle on the hardwood against Trevecca Nazarene University. Despite a valiant effort, the Hawks came up short against the Trojans 67-58. 
 
Shorter found themselves down 34-23 at the end of the first half and found themselves down 15 with 16:40 left in the second half. However, the Hawks' Chris Brown nailed a 2-point jumper to cut the game to five (52-47) with 8:24 left in the game. The game went back and forth from there, but the Hawks were not able to find a way to win.   
 
Shorter's Jay Shropshire led the Hawks with 12 points on the night along with two rebounds. Raphael Houssou finished second on the team in scoring with nine. Brown finished third on the team with eight points, including going 6-of-8 from the free-throw line. Grant Atchley also led the Hawks in rebounds with six. Trevecca Nazarene's CJ Penha put up a game-high 26 points and led the Trojans (3-1) with 17 rebounds. 
 
Shorter (2-2) will be back in action on Tuesday, as they will play at Young Harris College at 7:30 p.m.