Wesleyan hoopsters drop USA South opener at Meredith

Raleigh, NC - The women's basketball team of North Carolina Wesleyan dropped its USA South Conference opener on Thursday night, falling to host Meredith College by a 62-47 score in Raleigh.  Wesleyan played even with the Angels in the second half but could not overcome a poor shooting performance in the opening period. The loss snaps the Bishops three-game winning streak and leaves Wesleyan with a 3-3 overall record.

The Bishops' Nicole Williams knocked down the game's first basket to give NCWC a quick 2-0 lead.  Meredith, however, answered with a three-pointer by Brittany Cornelius to up 3-2, and the Angels would never trail again.  Wesleyan shot just 19 percent from the floor in the first half en route to a 15-point halftime deficit, 28-13.

In the second half, Wesleyan managed to pull within eight points with just over 10 minutes left in regulation only to see the Angels put together a 13-0 run over the next four minutes to go up 21.  Although the two teams fought to a 34-34 second half tie, the aforementioned run essentially put the game out of reach.

Junior Essence Chambers paced the Bishops with a team-high 12 points, while freshman Gretchen Tobias collected eight rebounds.

For Meredith, Cornelius recorded a double-double with 15 points and 11 boards.  Whitley Turner and Nicole Hall finished with 12 and 11 points, respectively. The difference in the game came from behind the arc where the Angels knocked down 9-of-13 attempts.

Wesleyan travels to Chowan University on Sunday afternoon for a 3:00 p.m. match-up with the Hawks.  The Bishops defeated CU 48-46 earlier in the season.
 

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