DUE WEST, S.C. - Maria Kuhlman scored early and often, passing up the 1,000-point career scoring mark as the Crusader women's basketball team earned a 79-60 win at Erskine this afternoon.  The victory puts The Abbey at 15-2 on the year, including a 10-1 Conference Carolinas mark.  The Flying Fleet dipped to 4-12 overall, with a 4-7 conference record.

How it Happened

• Kuhlman only needed 22 seconds into the game to get points on the board for the Crusaders, who opened the game with a 10-0 run
• Later in the quarter, Brittany Autry scored six straight Abbey points
• When the first period expired, BAC held a commanding 31-9 lead
• Kuhlman scored eight points in the second, including six in a 20-second span, to help Belmont Abbey to a 49-21 lead at halftime.  Manuela Fungate had four rebounds in the half
• By the middle of the third, the Crusaders had a 30-point lead.  Kuhlman went 3-for-4 from three-point range in the quarter as The Abbey held a 67-40 lead heading into the final period
• In the fourth, the Crusader defense was the story, as it held Erskine to just one field goal over the first four minutes.  The Abbey held the Flying Fleet to 6-for-14 in the quarter to wrap up the 79-60 win.  Fungate grabbed three more rebounds in the quarter, bringing her total on the day to nine, the game-high
• Kuhlman went 11-for-16 from the field, including 9-for-13 from three-point range to finish with a season-high 31.  She also pulled down seven rebounds
• Autry finished with 11 points and five boards, while Allie Downing and Taylor Stelley each handed out five assists

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Belmont Abbey will visit Emmanuel on Monday, January 20 for a 5:30 p.m. contest.