BREVARD, N.C. The Methodist women's basketball team was in action for the second day in a row on Wednesday afternoon, playing at Brevard College in what turned out to be a 82–60 loss for the Monarchs. The team was led in scoring by junior
Nyleiah White, who recorded a season-high 12 points.
JUST THE FACTS
Final score: Brevard def. Methodist, 82–60
Records: Methodist 3–6 (2–2 USA South), Brevard 8–3 (3–1 USA South)
Location: Boshamer Gymnasium; Brevard, North Carolina
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Monarchs found themselves in a 7–0 hole to start the game.
Korin Gladden scored the team's first six points to pull within three of the Tornados, then she passed the baton to
Kayleen Grullon, who scored six of the team's final eight points of the quarter. Still Methodist trailed 19–14 after the first.
Brevard pushed its lead to 13 in the second quarter after a 13–5 run to begin the period, but
Tori Coleman scored the last bucket of the half to bring the Monarchs back within 12 points.
The Tornados found a strong surge in the third quarter, piecing together an 18–0 run across a five-and-a-half-minute span to push ahead 56–30. The Monarchs went blow for blow with Brevard in the fourth, scoring 22 points in the final quarter, but the difference was too much to overcome.
MORE TO IT
White's scoring output mostly came in the fourth quarter, in which she scored 10 of her 12 points, but she also contributed five rebounds, two assists and the teams only three steals of the afternoon. Grullon was the other Monarch to reach double figures in scoring (10), while Gladden produced the most well-rounded stat line with nine points, nine rebounds, five assists and one block.
UP NEXT
The Monarchs return to play on Monday, Dec. 29 when they host Bethany College from West Virginia. Tipoff at the March F. Riddle Center is set for 2 p.m.
