BELMONT, N.C. - Alexis Schulz scored 16 points and the Belmont Abbey women's basketball team earned a solid 83-65 victory over Barton this afternoon.  With the win, The Abbey improves to 5-2 on the year, with a 1-1 conference record.  Barton is now 2-1 on the season, with a 2-1 Conference Carolinas mark.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The teams went back and forth early, until a 10-0 Abbey run put the Crusaders in front 21-14.  At one point during the stretch, the Crusaders scored seven points in less than a minute.  BAC led 23-18 when the period expired
• A 4-0 run to open the second put the Crusaders up 27-18
• Later in the quarter, the Crusaders defense held the Bulldogs to no field goals over a 4:19 span.  Four straight points by Hannah Roney to close out the quarter gave Belmont Abbey a 42-29 lead at halftime
• Barton came to within five early in the third, but then a 9-0 Abbey run put the Crusaders in front 51-37.  Kelli Thomas scored four points during the run
• Allie Downing scored five points in a 19-second span, and Belmont Abbey held a commanding 65-48 lead heading into the final period
• A jumper by Schulz at the 7:37 mark put BAC up by 20.  She scored 12 of The Abbey's 18 points in the quarter to help the Crusaders finish off the 83-65 victory
• On the day, Downing's 17 points led the Crusaders.  Schulz scored 16.  Brittany Autry, Maria Kuhlman, and Keyanna Spivey each scored 11.  Spivey also grabbed a game-high nine rebounds

UP NEXT

Belmont Abbey will visit Southern Wesleyan on Tuesday, January 19 at 5 p.m.