Belmont Abbey freshman guard Morgan Midkiff broke a 61-61 tie with a three pointer with 1:10 to go, and junior guard Kelsey Long sealed the victory with two free throws with 17 seconds left as the Crusaders women's basketball team earned a 66-63 win at Lees-McRae this afternoon. The Crusaders gain a season sweep of the series as they move to 12-12 overall and 11-9 in league play, while Lees-McRae drops to 9-14 overall and 7-13 in Conference Carolinas.

The Crusaders led by nine points with 5:57 to play, but the Bobcats fought back with a 15-4 run over the next four minutes to knot the game at 61 with 1:33 to play. After a Lauren Lewis three-pointer tied the contest, Midkiff swished home a three-pointer 23 seconds later to put the Abbey back on top for good.

Lees-McRae's Layanna De Souza inched the Bobcats to within one on its next trip, but Long ended the game with the last of her team-high 23 points with two free throws at the 17 second mark.

The Bobcats did have a chance to tie the game at the buzzer, but Lewis's three-point attempt was off the mark as the Abbey picked up the victory.

Belmont Abbey led by as many as 16 points in the game, and trailed by as many as six, which came in the first half.

Long tied for the game-high with 23 points on eight of 17 shooting, including three of five from beyond the arc. McKenzie Owen and Midkiff both added 13 points as the Crusaders shot 41 percent (26-62) from the field. Owen and Melisa Foures both led the Crusaders with seven rebounds.

De Souza led Lees-McRae with 23 points and Lewis added 14 as the Bobcats shot 42 percent (22-52) from the floor.