Belmont, NC – The seventh seeded Flying Fleet upset second seed Belmont Abbey 62-51 Monday night in the quarter-final round of the Conference Carolinas Women's Basketball Championship. The Fleet will travel to play in the semifinals at Barton on March 1
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Erskine trailed 16-12 after the first quarter but outscored the Crusaders 29-3 in the second quarter to take a commanding 41-19 lead at the half. The Fleet would hold off a second half surge to take the win.
Cheyenne Matson came off the bench to led all scorers with 15 points. Reigning Pplayer of the Week
Alexis Scott recorded her 11
th double-double of the season as she scored 13 points and grabbed a game high 15 rebounds.
Christian Brown also had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds and
Dareisha Sowell added 11 points.