The Belmont Abbey women's basketball team suffered its first Conference Carolinas loss this evening as it fell 73-60 to visiting Mount Olive College at the Wheeler Center. The Abbey is now 5-4 overall and 3-1 in Conference Carolinas, while the Trojans improve to 7-3 overall and 3-2 in Conference Carolinas.

Abbey sophomore forward Shayla Jackson led three Crusaders in double figures with 16 points on 7-16 shooting from the field. She also had eight rebounds, two assists and four steals in 33 minutes. Courtney Naquin added 12 points, four rebounds and a steal, while Ashley Giddens finished with ten points, two assists and four steals. Kelsey Daniel led the way with six assists to go along with seven points. Belmont Abbey shot 36.7 percent (22-60) from the floor.

Mount Olive shot 46.4 percent (26-56) as Jasmine Whitby led five Trojans in double figures with 17 points and seven rebounds. Brittney Robich added 13 points, including a perfect 7-7 effort from the free throw line, while leading all players with eight assists. Tomkea Pritchard added 12 points on 5-10 shooting from the floor, while registering three steals and two blocked shots in 26 minutes. Shequanta McGee and Alisa Jones both finished with 11 points, with Jones recording a double double with 16 rebounds, 13 on the defensive glass. Both teams finished with 37 rebounds apiece.

The Abbey is back in action Saturday afternoon at 2:00 when it hosts Converse at the Wheeler Center.