ROME, Ga. -- Alhousseny Diallo posted his first career double-double with career highs and two other players topped double figures but league newcomer Shorter defeated Belmont Abbey 69-55 in Conference Carolinas men's basketball action Saturday afternoon. 

With the result, the Crusaders fall to 1-18 overall and 1-16 in league play, while The Hawks improve to 5-17, 3-13.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Diallo scored 14 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, both career-highs for the second-year player. He had double figures in points one other time this season, while reaching at least 10 rebounds twice before Saturday.
• Khamani Wertz led the Abbey in scoring with 18 points and two assists, while Jordan Patton added 15 points and six rebounds.

UP NEXT

• Belmont Abbey opens its final homestand of the 2024-25 season with the first of three games in five days on Wednesday.
• The Crusaders host Converse in a Northwest Division match-up.
• The Valkyries won the first meeting on Jan.. 8 in Spartanburg.