Women's Basketball | 11/25/2012 8:00:00 PM

Box Score FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- Methodist had four players reach double figures in scoring and the Monarchs' women's basketball team limited Hood to 34.8 percent shooting in winning its third straight, 63-59, to finish the 2012 Methodist Turkey Shootout at 2-0.
 
Brianna Robinson, Christina Schrader and Courtney Woods all tallied 12 points and Miriya Bryant added 10 as the Monarchs moved to 3-2 on the season. Hood fell to 1-2 with the loss.
 
The Blazers opened up the largest lead for either team in the game, seven points (18-11) following a triple from Emily Maerz at the 7:06 mark of the first half. However, the Monarchs limited Hood to just 2-of-11 shooting over the next 4:46 and outscored the Blazers, 11-4, over that span to tie the contest on a Bryant layup at the 2:20 mark and would eventually go into the break down one, 27-26.
 
Maerz extended Hood's lead back to five points (35-30) with a jumper at the 16:45 mark of the second half before Methodist scored five straight to pulled even at 35-35 with 14:59 to play. Hood would go back up by five (45-40) with 11:24 to play on a Briana Lee three pointer with 11:24 remaining before MU used an 8-3 spurt, capped by a Woods three, to take its first lead of the contest, 48-46 with 8:16 left to play.
 
With neither team able to wrestle away control of the game and MU clinging to a three-point lead late, Schrader hit a three from the top of the key with the shot clock winding down to put the Monarchs up 62-56 with 34 seconds to play. A Maerz three on the Blazers' ensuing possession pulled Hood back to within three (62-59) but MU's Iesha Hayes split a pair of free throws with five seconds left to seal the game and Hood was unable to get a final shot off.
 
For the game, Hood converted on just 24-of-69 attempts from the floor and only 7-of-14 free-throw attempts. Methodist shot 39.7 percent (23-58) from the field and 60.0 percent (15-25) from the line. The Blazers held a 48-37 edge on the glass and committed 20 turnovers to Methodist's 18.
 
Schrader and Robinson both made 5-of-12 shots from the field to make the all-tournament team, with Robinson taking home MVP honors. Robinson also grabbed eight rebounds and had four steals. Schrader and Woods each contributed six rebounds and Bryant made good on five of her six field goal attempts.
 
Shakara Head led Hood with 14 points off the bench. Prater added 13 points and was named all-tournament. She also grabbed seven rebounds and handed out seven assists. Maerz finished with 10 points and a game-high nine boards to go with two assists and a pair of blocks.
 
The Monarchs return to action on Saturday when they travel to Mary Baldwin for a 2:00 pm contest.