WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The NC Wesleyan College women's basketball team rolled to a conference road win over Salem College on Tuesday evening dominating the Spirits 89-70 in their USA South opener.

Junior forward Kayrisma Harrison led the offensive and defensive charge for the Bishops posting career highs in points with 24 and rebounds with 17. She helped the Bishops come out on fire in the first quarter as Wesleyan scored 27 points to take a 9-point lead into the second. 

Wesleyan then held the Spirits to just 13 points in taking it 18-13 to grab a 45-31 lead into the break. The third quarter also saw the Bishops win it 20-13 to lead 65-44 heading into the fourth. The conference foes then combined for 50 total points in the fourth quarter as Wesleyan easily put away Salem 89-70. The Bishops shot 45 percent overall for the game and 73 percent from the foul line while holding Salem to just 36 percent shooting and only 22 percent from three.

Sophomore forward Nadia Simmons registered a career game of 20 points and 10 rebounds for her second double-double of the season. Simmons shot 8 of 14 to go along with her 2 assists and 2 blocks while Harrison also added a team-high of 5 steals with 2 assists and 2 blocks.

Senior shooting guard Kayla Johnson also tallied a season-high of 6 assists with 10 points while sophomore Areina Harris scored 10 points and 2 steals off the bench as well. Sophomore guard Deonna Adams posted 8 points with 3 steals while the Best sisters, Nyesha and Myesha, combined for 9 points with Nyesha adding 3 assists.

Wesleyan improves to 3-4 overall and 1-0 in the East while Salem falls to 1-4 and 0-1.

The Bishops return to action in a week when they come home to host rival William Peace on Nov. 30 at 7:30 PM.