GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Since the inception of the three-point shot, the Tusculum College men's basketball team has taken full advantage of that weapon. The Pioneers made at least one three-pointer in 709 straight games, until Wednesday night as TC went 0-for-7 from beyond the arc in a 59-52 home loss to Lenoir-Rhyne University.

Of those 709 games, the last 409 have been as a NCAA Division II member.

During the remarkable 709-game run that spans over a quarter of century, the Pioneers connected on 4,920 three-pointers, averaging 6.93 per contest and resulting into 14,760 points from long-range.

Over the past 27 years, the Pioneers have had the streak come into jeopardy on a few occasions.

The streak nearly came to an end last season at Lenoir-Rhyne (Jan. 25, 2012) as the Pioneers missed their first eight 3-point attempts. On its final possession of the game, Justin Steigerwald drained a three-pointer with 0.8 seconds remaining to preserve the streak.

Over the last 27 years, Tusculum has been limited to only one 3-pointer on 15 occasions. One of the most memorable close calls was three years ago against Brevard College. TC went 1-for-11 from beyond the arc with the only trey coming on a 52-foot heave at the end of the first half by Nick Gagel.

Below are some highlights of Tusculum's 709-game three-point field goal streak.

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Streak Moments
400th Game: at Lenoir-Rhyne, Jan. 12, 2002
500th Game: at Lander, Nov. 19, 2005
600th Game: at Mars Hill, Jan. 28, 2009
700th Game: at Georgia Southwestern, Nov. 25, 2012

3000th three-pointer made: vs. Mars Hill, Feb. 20, 2002
10,000th Point from three-pointers: at Southern Indiana, Dec. 30, 2003 by Douglas Tshomba

Most 3-Pointers made during the streak: 327, Shane Banks, 1996-2000
Most 3-Pointers attempted during the streak: 961, Shane Banks, 1996-2000
Most 3-Pointers in a game during the streak: 13, Bobby Ewing vs. Augusta State, Dec. 30, 2004