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Kiley Hicks free throw
Thomas Hemingway
80
Winner Methodist MUWBK 16-9, 11-5 USAS
45
William Peace WPU 4-20, 3-13 USAS
Winner
Methodist MUWBK
16-9, 11-5 USAS
80
Final
45
William Peace WPU
4-20, 3-13 USAS
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Methodist MUWBK 14 17 19 30 80
William Peace WPU 17 10 11 7 45

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Michael Spratt

Senior Kiley Hicks Eclipse 1,000 Career Points in Road Win at William Peace

RALEIGH, N.C.  After a sluggish first half, the Methodist University women's basketball team put on an offensive clinic in the second half to pick up an 80–45 road win at William Peace University to close out the regular season on Saturday.
 
In the victory over the Pacers, senior Kiley Hicks eclipsed 1,000 career points as she became the eighth Monarch to accomplish this in program history.

JUST THE FACTS
Final score: Methodist def. William Peace, 80–45
Records: Methodist 16–9 (11–5 USA So.), William Peace 4–20 (3–13 USA So.)
Location: Herman Athletic Center; Raleigh, North Carolina

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • William Peace started the game on a 6-0 run before Hicks recorded the first Monarch points. Eventually, a Kayleen Grullon three-point play was the driving force of a 9-0 Methodist run, which also put the Monarchs in front 14–13. The lone quarter William Peace would win was the opening period as the Pacers outscored Methodist to take a 17–14 advantage.
  • An Alayna Randolph three-pointer to begin the second quarter put William Peace up by three, but then the Monarchs recorded ten straight points to go up 24–20. It was also during that run when Hicks registered her 1,000th career point. Both teams would register their own 7-0 run before halftime to bring the score to 31–27, in favor of Methodist.
  • Recorded the first basket of the third quarter for the Pacers was Shania Taylor, getting her team back within two of the score until the Monarchs made four of their next six field goals, stretching their lead to an 11-point difference, 40–29. Making a splash for Methodist were Serenity Webb and Alyssa Shazer, as both knocked down a three-pointer to extend their team's lead to 50–38 at the end of the third.
  • In the fourth quarter, the Monarchs outscored William Peace 30-7. Aneesa Irizarry and Destiny Richardson scored most of Methodist's points in the period. Irizarry registered seven of the first nine Monarch points followed by Richardson, who recorded four straight baskets, including three triples.
MORE TO IT
  • Irizarry recorded a double-double for just the second time in her career, with 18 points and ten rebounds.
  • Hicks (17) and Richardson (13) were the other Methodist players to reach double figures. For Richardson, her total points in today's contest was a career-high.
  • The Monarchs dominated the rebound battle as they out-rebounded William Peace 50 to 31.
UP NEXT
Methodist now prepares for the upcoming 2025 USA South Women's Basketball Tournament, which is set to begin on Tuesday, February 25. The Monarchs are the No. 4 seed and will host Pfeiffer University, the No. 5 seed, with a 6 PM tip-off time.
    
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