The Belmont Abbey women's basketball team, in its first action since December 19, fell at Mars Hill by an 83-63 count this evening at Stanford Arena. Mars Hill improves to 7-4, while the Abbey slips to 4-2.

Junior guard Courtney Naquin led the Abbey offense with 16 points, while Shayla Jackson added 14 as the Crusaders shot 37.3 percent (22-59) from the floor. Naquin was 5-16 shooting from the field, with all five field goals from three-point range, while handing out three assists in 29 minutes. Jackson finished the night 5-9 shooting from the field, and recorded a perfect 4-4 effort from the free throw line. She pulled down a team-high six rebounds in her 30 minutes of action.

Mars Hill shot 60.5 percent (26-43) as Brittini Jackson led the way with 25 points on 6-10 shooting from the floor and a perfect 10-10 effort from the free throw line.