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Jessica Drake taking a wide open three
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55
Winner Methodist MUWBK 13-5, 10-1 USAS
45
Pfeiffer PFE 4-13, 3-9 USAS
Winner
Methodist MUWBK
13-5, 10-1 USAS
55
Final
45
Pfeiffer PFE
4-13, 3-9 USAS
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Methodist MUWBK 14 13 13 15 55
Pfeiffer PFE 14 6 10 15 45

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Michael Spratt

Fifth Straight Win for the Monarchs; Beat Falcons 55-45

MISENHEIMER, N.C.  Methodist University women's basketball was on the road at Pfeiffer University this Saturday, January 27, afternoon for another USA South Athletic Conference contest. The Monarchs overcame a sluggish start to pick up a 55-45 victory against the Falcons.
 
The win gives Methodist a league record of 10-1, which matches a program record for the best start in conference play.

JUST THE FACTS
Final score: Methodist def. Pfeiffer, 55-45
Records: Methodist 13-5 (10-1 USA South), Pfeiffer 4-13 (3-9)
Location: Merner Gym; Misenheimer, North Carolina

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Both teams exchanged the first couple of points before Pfeiffer took an 8-4 advantage following a four-point spurt. Methodist did not take its first lead of the game until there was 42 seconds left in the opening quarter. Jessica Drake capped off a 10-4 run with a three and put the Monarchs up 14-12. The score would be tied heading into the second frame after the Falcons made two shots from the free throw line.
  • Halfway through the second, Pfeiffer regained the lead once more but it would be short lived as Methodist own Hannah Evans knocked down a triple to put her team back in front, 19-18. During the last three minutes before halftime, the trio of Arriana White (four points), Kiley Hicks (two), and Aniyah Tate (two) went on an 8-2 run for the Monarchs to give them a seven-point advantage.
  • Methodist came out and registered the first six points of the third period to increase its lead to 13-points, 33-20. For the next six minutes the Falcons went on a 10-1 run to cut the deficit down to four. The last minute of the third saw Drake and Alana Jones each make their own three-pointer for the Monarchs and give them a double-digit, 40-30, lead again.
  • Midway through the fourth quarter Methodist went on a 9-0 run to make it a 17-point difference, their largest lead of the contest. Even though Pfeiffer was able to get seven of those points back, the deficit proved to be too much for the Falcons to come back from.
MORE TO IT
  • For the sixth game in a row, Tate led the Monarchs, and game, in scoring with 17 points. Drake (11) also finished with 10 or more points.
  • Rebecca McGaughnea and Aneesa Irizarry played well for Methodist. McGaughnea recorded eight points, six rebounds, and two blocks while Irizarry had four pts., five rebs., and four assists.
  • The Monarchs converted 22 Falcon takeaways into 23 points of offense while Pfeiffer could only muster eight points off the 15 Methodist turnovers.
UP NEXT
Methodist makes its way back to Fayetteville to begin a three-game homestand. The Monarchs start it off on Tuesday, January 30, with a match against Salem College. The opening tip is scheduled for 7 PM.
    
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