LEXINGTON - The Transylvania Men's Basketball team fell to Elmhurst in the home opener 63-87 on Thursday evening. The loss moves the Pioneers to 1-1 on the season. 

After being tied 8-8 going five minutes into the game, Elmhurst scored 14 unanswered points in five minutes to shift the momentum. The Pioneers struggled to answer, scoring just two points over an eight minute span. 

Simon Smith led the Pioneers with 12 points going into the half as Transy started the second half down 18 points. The Blue Jays held the Pioneers to just nine field goals in the first half, five of them coming from behind the three point line.

Elmhurst controlled most of the second half, extending their lead to as high as 21 a quarter of a way through the second half. After trailing 55-34, Transy went on a 13-5 run to cut the deficit to 15. It was the closest the Pioneers would get to cutting down the deficit as the Blue Jays hit back to back threes to extend the lead back to 21. 

Transy was held to 37.3% shooting. Jaylan Green led Transy with 14 points, reaching double digit scoring for the second game in a row. Simon Smith ended the game with 12 points. Hunter Penn finished the game with 10 rebounds. 

Transy (1-1) will travel to Louisville this Saturday to face Boyce College (1-3) at 2 PM.