FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. Methodist University women’s basketball hosted USA South nemesis North Carolina Wesleyan University on Tuesday night inside the March F. Riddle Center, where the Monarchs were unable to maintain their first-quarter success in a close 56-50 loss to the Battling Bishops.
JUST THE FACTS
Final score: N.C. Wesleyan def. Methodist, 56–50
Records: Methodist 11–8 (6-4 USA South), N.C. Wesleyan 12–7 (9-3)
Location: March F. Riddle Center; Fayetteville, North Carolina
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Methodist opened the game on an 8-0 run with senior Kiley Hicks making three of the first four baskets. The next three minutes of game action saw the Monarchs maintain a seven-point lead as the two teams traded points until the scoreboard read 14-7.
- After getting off to a slow start, N.C. Wesleyan would flip the contest in its favor as the Battling Bishops registered ten unanswered points to take a 17-14 advantage early in the second quarter. From the three-minute mark in the first period to 7:48 in the second, Methodist was held scoreless until senior Melissa D’Oleo snapped the five-minute scoring drought with a steal and a layup. That also sparked the Monarchs to go on a 6-0 run and reclaim a 20-17 lead. The last four and a half minutes before halftime was then controlled by N.C. Wesleyan as Methodist was outscored 10-2.
- At the start of the third quarter, Aneesa Irizarry and D’Oleo tallied a quick four points for the Monarchs to get them within one, 27-26, of the lead, but then, a 7-2 run by Battling Bishops gave them a six-point…
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