The Belmont Abbey women's basketball team never trailed as they sprinted out to a 19-0 advantage en route to a 72-37 victory at St. Andrews. With the win the Crusaders improve to 6-7 overall and even its Conference Carolinas mark at 2-2 while St. Andrews falls to 0-12 overall and 0-5 in Conference Carolinas.

The Abbey jumped out quickly with a 19-0 run, to give it the largest lead of the first half. St. Andrews was able to rally late in the half to cut the Abbey lead to 28-16 at the end of the first period.

A quick jumper by St. Andrews to start the second half cut the Abbey advantage to 10, the smallest lead of the second half. A 33-11 run starting at the 13:22 mark and ending with 28 seconds left gave the Abbey 37-point lead, the largest of the contest. A St. Andrews jumper with 12 seconds remaining brought the final tally to 72-37.

McKenzie Owen lead the way for the Crusaders with a double double and team highs with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Caitlyn Ranson added 11 points along with six rebounds. Alyx Ingram contributed 10 points and seven rebounds while dishing out three assists. Melisa Foures finished with seven points, three assists, a steal and a blocked shot in just 19 minutes. Paula Regalado totaled five points to bring her career total to an even 700 points.

The Abbey shot 38.6 percent (28-70) and held St. Andrews to a 23.5 percent (12-51) output. Both teams had 18 turnovers, but the Crusaders dominated the boards by a 58-32 count.