MARYVILLE, Tenn. – The Piedmont women’s basketball team dropped its second consecutive CCS road contest, falling 74-58 at Maryville on Sunday afternoon.
After taking a two-point lead into the second quarter, the Lions allowed the Scots to take control of the game and fell too far behind to make a comeback late.
Freshman Alexandria Willis delivered a double-double in the loss, pacing the team with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Senior guard Laken Stiles added 16 points and was a perfect 10-of-10 from the free throw line.
With the Lions off to a solid start and an 18-16 lead heading to the second quarter, the Scots reeled off a quick 8-0 run over the first 1:21 of the period. Piedmont never was able to recover, with Maryville winning the second quarter 20-6 and taking a 36-24 edge to the break.
Piedmont found its footing out of halftime, cutting its deficit to 39-37 midway through the third quarter. However, they were never able to get over the top as the Scots pushed their lead back to 10 at the end of the third and only increased the advantage in the final 10 minutes.
Up next, the Lions will return home and host Agnes Scott this Tuesday, Jan. 23 at 6 p.m.
TURNING POINT:
– Maryville used an 8-0 run to start the second quarter to catapult in front and never look back.
STANDOUT PERFORMANCES:
– Willis’ 18 point effort tied her career high while she also added 10 rebounds for her second double-double of the season, with both coming in conference play.
– Stiles’ 10 free throws marked a career-high for the senior.
– Maryville’s Emily Allen scored a game-high 29 points, coming off the bench to go 11-of-14 from the field and 4-of-5 from three-point range.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
– The Lions were rock solid 21-of-25 (84%) from the free throw line but were ice cold from the field (16-of-53) at 30.2%.
NEWS AND NOTES:
– Maryville’s win snapped a streak of four consecutive games in the series that went in favor of the Lions.
