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Aneesa Irizarry locking down on to defend
Thomas Hemingway
48
Winner Methodist MUWBK 11-7, 6-3 USAS
42
Salem (NC) SAL 0-16, 0-10 USAS
Winner
Methodist MUWBK
11-7, 6-3 USAS
48
Final
42
Salem (NC) SAL
0-16, 0-10 USAS
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Methodist MUWBK 14 8 10 16 48
Salem (NC) SAL 10 11 8 13 42

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Michael Spratt

Methodist Fends Off Salem for Road Win

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.  Methodist University women's basketball was on the road Saturday afternoon for a USA South Athletic Conference contest against Salem College. It was a tight game from start to finish, but when the last buzzer sounded, the Monarchs found themselves on the winning end of a 48-42 final.

JUST THE FACTS
Final score: Methodist def. Salem, 48–42
Records: Methodist 11–7 (6-3 USA South), Salem 0–16 (0-10)
Location: Varsity Gym; Winston-Salem, North Carolina

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • During the first three minutes of game action, Methodist jumped out to a 6-0 lead but then the Spirits scored a quick four points, in 20 seconds, to get back within two. After Kiley Hicks recorded two layups to push the Monarchs advantage back to six, Salem registered the next five points to make the score a one-point difference, 10-9. The last minute and a half of the opening quarter saw Methodist's Aneesa Irizarry and Melissa D'Oleo each score a couple of points, which gave the Monarchs a four-point lead, 14-10, heading into the second period.
  • The start of the second was all Spirits as they rattled off five straight points to take their first lead of the day, 15-14. A layup by Eva McRae gave Methodist its first points of the quarter, and the advantage back to the Monarchs, until Salem rattled off another five consecutive points to go up 20-16. With her team down, Irizarry took over the game for Methodist, as she went on her own 6-0 run to put the Monarchs up by two, 22-20. A late Spirit free throw cut the deficit in half, and give Methodist a one-point edge at the half.
  • Recording the first four points of the third quarter was Salem, but then, the Monarchs came right back and scored the next six to go up by three, 28-25. The last seven minutes of the period only saw each team register four more points to keep it a three-point difference, 32-29, heading into the final quarter.
  • After the Spirits made the opening basket of the fourth period, Methodist went on a 9-0 run to take its first double digit lead, 41-31. An exchange of buckets ensued for the next several minutes until a jumper by Jillian Peterson put the Monarchs up by 12 points, 48-36, with two and a half minutes left. The final six points were all scored by Salem but the team ran out of time to attempt a comeback.
MORE TO IT
  • With a season-high 16 points, Irizarry led all scorers in the contest. She was 6-of-8 from the field and 4-of-7 from the charity stripe. Along with Irizarry, Hicks (13) was the only other Methodist scorer to record ten or more points.
  • The Monarchs won the rebounding battling against the Spirits as Methodist came down with 46 boards compared to the 34 by Salem.
  • Today's was the closest game between these two squads since November of 2022, when the Monarchs defeated the Spirits 72-65 at Salem.
UP NEXT
Methodist returns to Fayetteville for the first time in the month of February, as the Monarchs host arch rival North Carolina Wesleyan University on Tuesday, the 4th. The opening tip is scheduled for 7 PM.
    
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