
STAUNTON, VA - Freshman Teanna Peavy grabbed a career-high 24 rebounds this afternoon as Mary Baldwin fell to Meredith College 49-80 in women's basketball.
The visitor's held a slight 20-15 lead with nine minutes remaining in the half. Then, their offense caught fire when the Avenging Angels went on a 32-14 run to end the half. Meredith shot an impressive 50% from the floor including 8-16 from behind the arc in the first 20 minutes.
Mary Baldwin also had one of their best offensive halves of the season. The Fighting Squirrels executed a more balanced scoring attack in the half led by Imani Hill who tallied 10 points. Ayanni Seay added 6 points. She was followed by Kaybria Johnson with 5 and Tejava Ivory with 4.
Mary Baldwin also held a slight advantage on the boards.
In the second half, Meredith's offense cooled but the damage had been done and the Fighting Squirrels simply couldn't overcome the lead built by the visitors.
Mary Baldwin's inside game showed promise. The fighting Squirrels not only grabbed more boards than the visitors but also had more second chance points. The Fighting Squirrels also finished with 28 points in the paint.
In addition to her 24 rebounds, Teanna Peavy scored 9 points. Fellow freshman Ayanni Seay and Sophomore Imani Hill scored 12 points each. Seay also grabbed 9 boards while Hill added 3 assists.
Mary Baldwin College 0-16 (0-10 USA South) host Greensboro College Wednesday. Tip-off is 6:00 PM.