Women's Basketball | 11/15/2009 6:28:32 PM

MARYVILLE, Tenn. - The Methodist women's basketball team used a 13-0 run midway through the second half to take a one point lead, but Maryville battled back to earn the 66-54 win to open the 2009-10 season.

The Scots held a three point lead at halftime before opening up the second half on a 14-5 run to jump ahead by 12 backed by four straight three-pointers from Maryville's Paige Sevier. The Monarchs responded with a 13-0 run of their own to move ahead, but Methodist missed seven of their next eight field goals for the Scots to go ahead for the 66-54 win.

Neither team took control during the first half with the score tied on eight different occasions. Maryville shot 46 percent during the first half before firing off 13-for-22 shooting in the second half for 59 percent from the field.

Methodist senior Dezzire Gilliard led the team with 10 points while junior Kayla Thompson and senior Michaela Myers added eight a piece.

The Monarchs will be back in action on Friday when they travel to Ashland, Va. for the Randolph-Macon Tip-Off Classic.

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