The Belmont Abbey women's basketball team had its three game winning streak snapped as it fell to 59-43 this afternoon at Kornegay Arena.

Mount Olive (9-4 overall, 6-1 Conference Carolinas) led by as many as 20 points in the second half, then withstood a late Belmont Abbey rally. Melisa Foures hit a three-pointer with 4:43 left to play to pull the Crusaders within 49-38. Alyssa Luebs answered with a three-point play for Mount Olive and the Trojans held Belmont Abbey (5-8, 4-3) to a pair of free throws and a three-pointer the rest of the way.

Mount Olive forced turnovers on Belmont Abbey's first two possessions and connected on each of its first four shot attempts, capped by Whitby's three-pointer to give the Trojans a 9-0 lead a little over two minutes into the game. Mount Olive built the lead to as many as 11 points before Candace Fox's three-pointer highlighted a 9-0 Belmont Abbey run to pull the Crusaders within 13-11 with 12:54 left in the first half.

After Jasmine Whitby's three-pointer with 11:31 left ended a four-minute Trojan drought, Mount Olive answered a Belmont Abbey basket with 13 unanswered points as Laporsha Davis' three-point play gave the Trojans a 29-13 lead with 3:30 left before halftime. The margin grew to as many as 18 points after back-to-back three-pointers by Andrea Jones in the final 90 seconds. Foures hit a three-pointer for Belmont Abbey with 20 seconds left and Mount Olive settled for a 35-20 lead at the break.

Davis opened the second half with a three-pointer, but Shayla Jackson answered with a short jumper for Belmont Abbey and Fox added another three to pull the Crusaders within 13. A three-pointer and a layup by Davis capped a 7-0 Trojan run and Mount Olive took its biggest lead at 45-25 with 12:09 left to play. The Trojans were held to only four points over the next eight minutes until Luebs' three-point play helped Mount Olive pull away.

Davis, who registered a double double with 15 points and 12 rebounds, shared game-high honors with six assists and also recorded three steals. Brittany Miller dished out a career-high six assists and led all players with four steals. Whitby registered 19 points and 14 rebounds.

Foures and Jackson led Belmont Abbey with 12 points apiece. Jackson pulled down eight rebounds, while Fox had six assists.