Chowan comes from behind to down Bishops, 61-46

Rocky Mount, NC - The North Carolina Wesleyan women’s basketball team had its brief two-game win streak snapped on Wednesday night, falling to Chowan University by a 61-46 score in Everett Gymnasium.  The Bishops, who led for majority of the game, drop to 2-3 on the season.  With the win, the Hawks improve to 4-1.

Wesleyan managed a 25-19 halftime lead after shooting 43.5 percent from the floor.  Plagued by 18 turnovers in the period, the Bishops missed opportunities to add to their lead as Chowan closed the half on a 12-5 run to pull to within six.

In the second half, the Bishops again struggled to find an offensive rhythm.  Wesleyan managed to keep its lead until a Tyshaunna Winston free throw put Chowan on top for the first time 41-40 with 7:57 remaining.  Winston promptly stole Wesleyan’s in-bounds pass and converted the lay-up, igniting a 13-0 Hawk run that essentially put the game out of reach.

Chowan shot 43.2 percent in the second half and collected 13 steals.  Wesleyan managed just 16 shots in the period to finish the game at 41 percent accuracy.

AJ O’Bannion paced the Hawks with a game-high 16 points.  Alicia McMorris added 12 points, four assists, and four steals.

Wesleyan was led by J.D. Richardson, who netted a team-high 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting.  Lawanda Scott added 10, while April Wilson grabbed a game-high nine rebounds.

The Bishop women will now break for exams and the Christmas holidays before returning to action at the Fairleigh-Dickinson Holiday Tournament on January 5th and 6th.