DUE WEST, S.C. – The Erskine College women's basketball team (0-9, 0-8 CC) was defeated by the University of Mount Olive (6-3, 6-3 CC) by a score of 54-33 in Belk Arena on Saturday.
 
THE ESSENTIALS:
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THE SERIES
The Trojans are now 18-3 all-time against Erskine and have won four straight in the series with the Fleet's last win being a 73-69 home victory in February 2019.

THE GAME
Erskine struggled in the opening quarter as the visiting Trojans jumped out to an early 15-2 lead with the Fleet's only bucket coming from an Anzya Cook jumper. Shanece Mitchell scored a layup on each of the next two possessions, but Erskine was held scoreless for the final three minutes of the quarter and trailed 19-6. A Mariah Corry triple and two Amaya Richardson free throws got Erskine within ten, but that was as close as the Fleet got. Erskine didn't make another field goal until Raina Hall's two-pointer with less than a minute remaining in the half and Mount Olive took a 38-14 lead into the break. Erskine's defense picked up the intensity as Mount Olive scored just 16 points in the second half, but the deficit was too much for the Fleet to overcome as the Trojans picked up their second win over Erskine in as many nights with a 54-33 victory.

THE PLAYER
Raina Hall had a joint team-high eight points on 3-7 shooting and was 2-4 from the free throw line. Hall also grabbed six rebounds, recorded a block and tallied all three Erskine steals in the loss. 

THE TEAM
The Fleet struggled to make shots, going just 10-44 (22.7%) from the field and 2-18 (11.1%) from beyond the arc. Erskine outrebounded Mount Olive 28 to 23, but the Trojans forced 17 Erskine turnovers and scored 18 points off those turnovers.

WHAT'S NEXT 
Erskine is back in action on the road at conference-leading Belmont Abbey (12-2, 8-1 CC) on Wednesday evening at 5:00 p.m. The Crusaders are 21-9 all-time against Erskine and won both meetings last year.

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