2/14 Carter Scores 39, but Squirrels Fall Short vs Hornets

Mary Baldwin College looked for its fifth USA South victory tonight on the road against Shenandoah University. The game was also a part of “Think Pink” week for the USA South. The Squirrels came out slow in this early low scoring contest., finding themselves down 1-7 with 14:51 in the first against the Hornets.  Jessica Carter looked to carry the team for a bit and cut the lead 7-8 on her own 6-1 run. The Squirrels would be down by as much as 7, but scoring from Lindsay Callison, Jennifer Dobson and a basket from Jessica Carter at 3:28 would tie the game at 26. Carter would have 20 points in the first half and the teams were tied at 32 during the break.

The Squirrels found themselves down by 6 early but would scratch their way back to tie the game at 42 with a Jennifer Dobson Basket. The Hornets would continue to sting the Squirrels and build another 6 point lead until Jessica Carter hit back-to-back threes and a jumper to give MBC an 8-0 run and the team’s first lead of the game 54-52 at 7:58. Good rebounding would allow the Hornets to build a 10 point lead with 2:00 left in the game. The Squirrels would score their final points from the line and play to the end, but wouldn’t get closer than six, making the final score 68-74.

The Squirrels fall to 7-12 on the season while the Hornets improve to 9-11. Jessica Carter led the Squirrels with 39 points for a career-high. Jennifer Dobson scored 12 points. The Squirrels are at home this weekend against Methodist and take to the road for Ferrum in back to back games. Both games are at 2pm.