The Belmont Abbey women's basketball team fell at Barton 72-58 in the quarterfinal round of the Conference Carolinas Tournament. The Abbey ends its season with a record of 12-16.

The Crusaders led for most of the first half as their lead rose to as high as seven points at 26-19 on a Paula Regalado layup with 5:25 to play in the half. Barton countered by scoring the next eight straight points to grab a 27-26 lead at the 2:25 mark. A free throw by Candace Fox tied the game, but a Barton layup with 1:53 showing moved the Lady Bulldogs back on top. Kelsey Long tied the game at 29, the last of her nine points of the night, with 36 seconds left to tie the game at 29 at the half.

In the second half Barton shot 46 percent from the field as it outscored the Abbey 43-29 in the final 20 minutes. After Regalado scored the first points of the half on a layup, Barton responded with a 14-3 run over the next five minutes to claim a lead it would never relinquish. The final points of the flurry moved the cushion to 11 points, but the Crusaders fought back with a 10-5 run, capped off by a Fox jumper, sliced the lead to six at 50-44 with 8:46 to go.

Barton pushed the lead back to eight, but again the Abbey fought back, going on a 4-1 mini-run, fueled by a Regalado layup and two Fox free throws to cut the lead to five at 53-48 with 6:41 showing.

From there, Barton pulled away for good, closing the game on a 19-10 run to earn a 72-58 win.

Regalado, in her final collegiate game, posted a double double with 15 points and 10 rebounds as she closes her career with 859 career points. Melisa Foures led the Abbey with 16 points. The Abbey shot 43 percent from the field.

Barton was led by Faith Hunter and Jannetta Robinson, who both totaled 16 points. Jolanda Mitchell added 13 and Nyesha Willie posted 12.