BEREA, Ky. – On a weekend with the schedule altered by winter weather, the Piedmont women’s basketball team was unable to heat up offensively, dropping a 72-58 game to Berea on the road. The Mountaineers remained undefeated in conference play moving to 7-0 atop the standings.
It was close after the first quarter as the Mountaineers held the lead 16-12, but a strong second quarter by Berea separated the two, with Berea leading 38-24 at the half.
The Lions clawed back and used the defense to keep pace with Berea in the third and fourth quarters with both teams adding 17 points, but the comeback was too late.
Piedmont did not make a single 3-pointer in the game, while Berea drained seven. The Lions posted more rebounds than the Mountaineers with 14 offensive boards to Berea’s eight.
Up next, the Lions will head to Maryville for a CCS showdown on Sunday at 12 p.m.
TURNING POINT:
–The Mountaineers outscored Piedmont 22-12 in the second quarter to take control of the game.
STANDOUT PERFORMANCES:
—Destiny Deetz continued her impressive offensive output leading Piedmont with 14 points.
–Standout freshman Alexandria Willis also scored in double figures with 13 points.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
–This was Piedmont’s second-lowest offensive total of the season behind 54 points against Emory.
