Senior guard Ashley Giddens led three Crusaders in double figures with 13 points as the Belmont Abbey women's basketball team earned its second-straight win with a 54-50 win over Converse this afternoon at the Wheeler Center. The Abbey improves to 6-6 overall and 4-3 in Conference Carolinas, while Converse drops to 1-11 overall and 1-6 in Conference Carolinas.

Belmont Abbey never trailed but its lead never dipped below three points as it opened the game on a 13-1 run to set the tone early. Converse would gradually reduce the lead down to as few as five points, and with under 30 seconds left it cut the Abbey advantage to three at 53-50, but a free throw by Kelsey Daniel with seven seconds left sealed the win.

The Abbey shot 31 percent from the field as Gidden's 13 points led the way, while Asha Hardaway added 11 and Courney Naquin posted ten. Daniel grabbed nine rebounds, six on the offensive glass, as the Abbey finished with 35 for the game, 17 on the offensive end. Daniel also had six steals, while Giddens and Hardaway both posted three.

Ashley Arff led Converse and all scorers with 18 points. She was the only Converse player to reach double figures, as it shot 42 percent for the contest.

Both teams combined for 54 turnovers, with Converse turning it over 30 times and the Abbey 24.