Bishop Women Drop Pair of USA South Road Games

Shekinah Huggins
Shekinah Huggins

Greensboro, N.C. / Danville, Va. - The N.C. Wesleyan women's basketball team dropped a pair of USA South road games over the weekend, suffering 71-54 and 66-59 losses at Greensboro and Averett on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.

At Greensboro (18-4, 13-3 USA South), the Bishops managed a slim 30-27 lead at the break behind junior NeTaih Davis' 19 points in the opening half. The Pride, however, regrouped to out-score Wesleyan 44-24 in the second half en route to the 17-point victory.

Davis finished with 24 points on the day, while sophomore Kenyata Harris netted 19 of her own. Additionally, sophomore Jordan Cager pulled down a team-high nine rebounds, and freshman Shekinah Huggins collected five steals.

Versus Averett (10-12, 8-8 USA South), it was the Cougars who held a slim 34-32 lead at intermission, and they were able to survive a late Bishop rally to secure the 7-point win.

Harris turned in 23 points, and she was joinined in double-figures by Alexis Fitzgerald and Davis with 15 and 10 points, respectively. Davis completed the double-double with 13 boards, while Huggins dished out six assists.

Wesleyan (5-16, 3-13 USA South) will host its 2015 home finale and Senior Night on Wednesday evening when the rival Monarchs of Methodist University visit Everett Gymnasium for a 7:30pm tip. The Bishops will be showing their support of the 2015 Play 4Kay campaign that night and are encouraging pink attire.

Additionally, in lieu of admission, fans are asked to donate to the USA South's Pennies for a Purpose campaign that recently kicked off across the league's 13 campuses. While the conference's annual drive runs through April 2nd, all of Wednesday's donations will be designated for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund