Mary Baldwin senior guard/forward A'Cetta Farrait poured in a game-high 21 points, draining four of the team's six long-range shots, and added six rebounds, four steals and two assists, but the Fighting Squirrels (1-4, 0-2 USA South) were unable to hold off Methodist (2-2, 1-1 USA South) in a USA South Athletic Conference clash Saturday at the PAC, losing by an 81-64 margin.

Freshman guard Aryauna Brent added 12 points while senior forward Codie Heilig chipped in a season-high 11 markers for the Fighting Squirrels, who scored the first 11 points of the game.  

Methodist was led by Jessica Drake with 19 points while two teammates finished with double-doubles.  Aniyah Tate recorded 15 points and 10 rebounds while Kiley Hicks totaled 14 points and 11 boards for the Monarchs, who pulled away from a six-point halftime lead (40-34) during a 25-10 surge in the third quarter.

MBU returns to action Tuesday (11/20) with a non-conference battle at Eastern Mennonite University, beginning at 6 p.m.