Fayetteville, NC - Both Mary Baldwin College and Methodist University struggled offensively as the Monarchs outlasted MBC 45-36 in a USA South matchup this afternoon.

 The Fighting Squirrels shot just 19.7% making only 3-20 from behind the arc and 7-15 from the charity stripe while Methodist faired only a little better shooting just over 30%.  

At the 16:27 mark, Mary Baldwin had jumped out to a 5-0 lead.  After suffering a drought for the next six minutes, Sabrina Desper made a layup at 10:04 to give the Fighting Squirrels a 7-3 lead.

Methodist then scored 9 unanswered points to take their first lead 12-7 at 6:53.  A layup by Sabrina Desper tied the game at 14 with 2:48 remaining in the half.  The Monarchs answered with three quick layups and MBC managed to score one more point as Methodist led 20-15 at the half.  

The score remained close in the second half, as the Fighting Squirrels found themselves down by only two with 5:39 remaining in the game.  The Monarchs outscored Mary Baldwin 7-2 over the next four minutes.  A three point jumper by Shanice Miles at 1:36 was answered with a three point shot by Methodist's Courtney Woods to seal the win. 

Shanice Miles finished with 16 points and 9 rebounds while Sabrina Desper added 9 points.  Junior Kelsey Still grabbed 9 rebounds as Meagan Barron and Shamanda Washington added 7 each.

The Fighting Squirrels will be back at home Wednesday evening as they host N.C. Wesleyan College.  Tip-off is 7:00PM.