Pioneers

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- The Tusculum University men's basketball team used a 16-0 run in the first half to lead the Pioneers to an 83-59 South Atlantic Conference win over Mars Hill Saturday afternoon at Pioneer Arena. After opening the season with five straight road losses,...

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Tusculum University overcame 28 turnovers by shooting 50 percent from the field in a 78-74 victory over Mars Hill University in South Atlantic Conference women's basketball Saturday afternoon at Pioneer Arena. Ni'Kiah Chesterfield scored the go-ahead basket with 2:50 left and scored 14...

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Bryce Jackson hit the game-winning jumper with 53.3 seconds remaining to lead the Tusculum University men's basketball team to a 57-55 South Atlantic Conference win over visiting Newberry Tuesday afternoon at Pioneer Arena. It was the 100th victory at Tusculum for head coach JT Burton...

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Tusculum University head women's basketball coach Roger Hodge earned his 300th career collegiate victory as the Pioneers defeated Newberry College 74-66 in South Atlantic Conference action Tuesday afternoon at Pioneer Arena. Ni'Kiah Chesterfield scored 17 points and had a game-high nine rebounds for...

WINGATE, N.C. --- Tusculum (1-5, 1-1 SAC) picks up its first win of the year after opening the regular-season with six consecutive road games. It was also the 99th TU victory for head coach JT Burton who will be going for win No. 100 this...

WiNGATE, N.C. --- Anya Massey scored 24 points as Wingate University defeated Tusculum University 82-76 in South Atlantic Conference women's basketball Saturday afternoon at Cuddy Arena. Lia Anderson added 21 points and seven rebounds and Laney Beale posted 10 points, seven rebounds and eight assists...

ROCK HILL, S.C. --- Tusculum University's Stefaan Forbes and Adrian Gumm have earned seasonal recognition with the announcement of the 2024 South Atlantic Conference Football Awards. Forbes was named the All-SAC punter, while Gumm garnered All-Mountain Division laurels on the offensive line. The All-Conference football team is selected by...

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. --- Carson-Newman's Trey Hubbard scored 28 of his game-high 30 points in the first half but the nationally-ranked Eagles had to fend off a late-charging Tusculum squad in a 95-91 South Atlantic Conference win Wednesday night at Holt Fieldhouse. Carson-Newman (6-1, 2-0...

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. --- Campbell Penland scored a game-high 25 points as Carson-Newman University defeated Tusculum University 93-73 in South Atlantic Conference women's basketball Wednesday evening at Holt Fieldhouse. Tori Rutherford added 19 points and six assists for the Eagles (4-0, 2-0 SAC), ranked ninth...

HICKORY, N.C. --- The Tusculum University women's volleyball team closed out its 2024 season on Tuesday (Nov. 19) night at Lenoir-Rhyne in the South Atlantic Conference quarterfinals. The seventh-seeded Pioneers (13-14 SAC) were swept by the second-seeded Bears (24-5) by scores of 25-21, 25-20, 25-16. Kathy...