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Kiley Hicks with the ball
Dawson Jarman
53
William Peace WPU 1-9, 0-4 USA So.
88
Winner Methodist MUWBK 8-3, 4-1 USA So.
William Peace WPU
1-9, 0-4 USA So.
53
Final
88
Methodist MUWBK
8-3, 4-1 USA So.
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
William Peace WPU 12 5 19 17 53
Methodist MUWBK 21 23 25 19 88

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Michael Spratt

Hicks and Tate Lead the Charge in Win Over Pacers

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.  Methodist women's basketball hosted William Peace University on Wednesday night in a USA South Athletic Conference game. An excellent shooting performance by the Monarchs led to an 88-53 victory over the Pacers inside the March F. Riddle Center.

JUST THE FACTS
Final score: Methodist def. William Peace, 88-53
Records: Methodist 8-3 (4-1 USA South), William Peace 1-9 (0-4)
Location: March F. Riddle Center; Fayetteville, North Carolina

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The game began with a couple of lead changes before it would become all Methodist for the remainder of the contest. A 12-0 run by the Monarchs made the score 17-7 with a little over two minutes left in the first quarter. William Peace did manage to outscore Methodist in that remaining time but the Pacers still found themselves down 21-12.
  • Each side scored four points at the start of the second frame before the Monarchs recorded 10 straight points. Methodist took a 44-17 lead into the locker room following 9-1 scoring run in the final two minutes.
  • William Peace scored the first five points of the third period but Aniyah Tate got most of that back for the Monarchs by making back-to-back jumpers. Methodist tallied 10 consecutive points, for almost the third time in the contest, to balloon the lead to over 30 points.
  • Early on in the fourth stanza, the Monarchs used a 7-0 run to reach their largest lead of the game, 76-38. Methodist slowed down their scoring frenzy toward the end of the game and got their bench players some quality minutes.
MORE TO IT
  • The Monarchs shot at or over 50% in each quarter of the contest.
  • Kiley Hicks and Tate each had a double-double. Hicks finished with 26 points, a new career-high, and 11 rebounds. Tate scored a career-high 19 points and collected 13 rebounds.
  • Melissa D'Oleo had a nice overall game. She ended with six points, four steals, and dished out a career-high seven assists.
UP NEXT
Methodist embarks on a two-game road trip with the first stop being against Brevard College. This conference matchup will be played on Saturday at 4 p.m.
    
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