LEXINGTON, Ky.  Kayla Goldsmith scored 17 points to pace Methodist Saturday afternoon at the Pat Deacon Classic, but she was the only Monarch to reach double figures during a 101-36 non-conference loss to University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

Goldsmith was 7-of-11 from the floor, but otherwise the Monarchs suffered through a difficult afternoon, finishing the loss to the Warhawks hitting just 24 percent (12-of-50) from the field.

THE ESSENTIALS
Final score: Wis.-Whitewater def. Methodist, 101-36
Records: Methodist 2-8, Wis.-Whitewater 7-4
Event, host: Pat Deacon Classic, Transylvania (Ky.) University
Location: Clive Beck Center, Lexington, Ky.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Methodist missed a pair of early jumpers and turned the ball over twice during the opening minutes of the contest, allowing Whitewater to edge out to a 5-0 lead.
• Kaneya Chambers finally uncorked the lid covering the Methodist rim to end the drought, hitting a jumper from in close and getting the Monarchs on the scoreboard.
• A jumper from Goldsmith closed off another Warhawk spurt to nearly halve the Monarchs' deficit at 9-4.
• Whitewater answered with a 10-0 run over the next minute and a half, then added another 10-0 streak late in the opening quarter to push out to a 34-13 lead that dug a deep hole from which Methodist was going to have to climb.
• The second and third quarters were even more troublesome for the Monarchs as Whitewater iced the game in the middle two frames, outscoring Methodist by a count of 49-10.
• Rebounding and turnovers were areas in which the Warhawks dominated action. They finished with a 57-33 edge off the glass -- and converted 25 offensive rebounds into 29 second-chance points -- and forced 26 Methodist turnovers. Those miscues turned into 40 points for Whitewater.

METHODIST IN-DEPTH

• Goldsmith's double-digit afternoon was her sixth in 10 games this season.
• Kodi Centry came down with a team-high six rebounds during the loss, but Logan Lee and Tyzarea Alexander were close behind with five each.
• Lee's and Alexander's three assists apiece trailed Katie Snipes' four dishes to teammates.
• Goldsmith added a pair of blocked shots, tying for game-high honors.
• Chandler True's seven points included a 4-for-4 afternoon from the foul line.
• The Monarchs hit 8-of-23 from the field for a 35 percent first half, but followed with a 15 percent (4-of-27) second half that included a 0-for-9 result from behind the 3-point arc.

WARHAWKS BOX NOTES

• Only three players reached double digits for Whitewater -- led by Emily Schumacher's 18 points -- but 13 different Warhawks scored during the victory, 11 of whom had at least four points.
• Rebounding was spread across the Whitewater roster as all 17 players who saw action came down with at least one rebound, with 12 ripping down at least three.
• Whitewater hit 9-of-15 (60 percent) from behind the arc during the first half while opening up their 65-21 lead at the halftime break.

NEXT UP

• Methodist returns to USA South conference action on Wednesday with a visit to Pfeiffer University in Misenheimer, N.C.
• Whitewater hosts Wisconsin-Stevens Point in conference action on Wednesday evening.