BELMONT, N.C. – The Chowan Women's Basketball team was unable to move back into third place in the Conference Carolinas standings after a 76-63 loss to Belmont Abbey in league play on Friday evening.

THE BASICS

FINAL | Chowan 63, Belmont Abbey 76

RECORDS | Chowan 14-9 (14-7), Belmont Abbey 17-8 (15-6)

LOCATION | Belmont, N.C. (Wheeler Center)

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

Aniah Patterson led the team with 19 points with five rebounds and five assists.  Monique Jones and Shequana Jackson tallied 10 points each.  Jackson recorded a career-high in scoring.

Belmont Abbey outscored the Hawks 22-13 in the third quarter.

HOW IT HAPPENED

First Quarter:

Chowan opened the contest on a 15-5 run as Aniah Patterson knocked down a triple to start the scoring.  Monique Jones added a putback basket before a pair of buckets by Patterson.  Olivia Gaither connected from the floor prior to Patterson scoring a pair of jumpers to force a timeout.

Jahkeria Bagby tallied a pair from the stripe as Belmont Abbey closed the gap to 17-15.  Tyaysia Sharpe knocked down a three-pointer to end the spurt and lead 20-17 at the end of the period.

Second Quarter:

Demetria Bland and Destiny Robinson posted a basket in the paint as Belmont Abbey traded baskets.  Aniah Patterson, Jahkeria Bagby, and Olivia Gaither scored layups to maintain the one point lead, 30-29.

Olivia Gaither evened the score at 32-all before the Crusaders took the lead for good.  Shequana Jackson connected from the floor before Monique Jones scored to trail 41-37 at the half.

Third Quarter:

Monique Jones posted a jumper prior to the Crusaders' 8-0 run.  Shequana Jackson and Monique Jones posted a basket each before Jackson picked up two more baskets.

BAC pushed their advantage to double-figures as Jahkeria Bagby scored the final three points of the period for the Hawks to trail 63-50.

Fourth Quarter:

Olivia Gaither connected from the floor to put the Hawks on the board before Aniah Patterson knocked down a triple and Monique Jones and Keibra Hopkins scored to cut the deficit to 10, 69-59.

Shequana Jackson and Aniah Patterson posted back-to-back baskets to cut the deficit to six, 69-63, with 3:34 remaining.

BAC scored the final seven points of the contest to seal the victory.

UP NEXT

Chowan will look to rebound with a Conference Carolinas contest on the road on Saturday, February 19 against North Greenville in Tigerville, S.C.