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Aneesa Irizarry at the point position
Thomas Hemingway
72
Winner Methodist University MUWBK 3-1, 2-0 USA So.
65
Salem SALEM 1-4, 0-1 USA So.
Winner
Methodist University MUWBK
3-1, 2-0 USA So.
72
Final
65
Salem SALEM
1-4, 0-1 USA So.
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Methodist University MUWBK 9 23 16 24 72
Salem SALEM 13 15 29 8 65

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Michael Spratt

Fourth Quarter Effort by Methodist Helped Get Win Over Salem

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.  Methodist women's basketball were in USA South Athletic Conference action, on Tuesday evening, as the team went to Salem College. The Monarchs rallied in the fourth quarter to come up with a 72-65 win over the Spirits in Varsity Gym.

JUST THE FACTS
Final score: Methodist def. Salem, 72-65
Records: Methodist 3-1 (2-0 USA South), Southern Virginia 1-4 (0-1)
Location: Varsity Gym; Winston-Salem, North Carolina

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Salem was up 6-1 and Methodist had not made a basket yet four minutes into the ball game, then Emmenia Lynch got the first field goal for the Monarchs with 5:34 left in the opening period. Methodist own Aneesa Irizarry and Lynch got it down to a two-point contest before a last second layup, as time expired, by Dionne Sampson gave the Spirits a four point advantage, 13-9.
  • A three by Jessica Drake sparked a 12-0 run in a three and half minute span to give the Monarchs a 23-15 lead, the first by Methodist. Tamsi Echendu concluded the Salem drought with a lay in and that would lead to the Spirits scoring the next nine consecutive points to go back in front 24-23. The Monarchs still ended up with a 32-28 halftime lead after outscoring Salem 8-5 in the final minute and half.
  • In the beginning of the third frame, the Spirits brought it back to within one but then a five point swing by Methodist pushed it back to a two possession contest again. Following a 6-0 run by Salem, Minnie Griffin nailed back-to-back threes for the Spirits to help her team take a 48-44 lead. Eventually Salem closed out the third with a 57-48 advantage.
  • Aniyah Tate began the final quarter by tallying five of the next nine Monarch points to tie the game at 57-57. A costly technical foul by Cree Bass of Salem ignited a 7-0 run by Methodist to take a 65-59 lead midway through the stanza. The Spirits scored the next four points to make it 65-63 but one last push of six points by the Monarchs was enough to salt the game away.
MORE TO IT
  • Four of the five starters for Methodist had 10 or more points, co-led by Tate and Kiley Hicks with 14 each. Tate eight rebounds also led the team for the night.
  • Even though Salem was on the losing end, the team's shooting percentage was better than the Monarchs. The Spirits were 24 of 53 (45.3%) from the field while Methodist shot 40.3% (27-67).
UP NEXT
  • Methodist is off until Saturday, when the team comes back home to take on Warren Wilson College at 2 PM in a non-conference game.
  • Salem gets the next seven days to recover before playing a road USA South contest against Southern Virginia University at 6 PM.
    
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