Mount Olive downed at Anderson

ANDERSON, S.C. – After being held a season-low .246 field goal percentage, the Trojans suffered a 47-38 loss at Anderson in non-conference play on Nov. 19.

With the loss, the University of Mount Olive women’s basketball team dropped to 0-3 this season with all losses against opponents from the South Atlantic Conference. Meanwhile, Anderson improved to 2-2 overall.

Junior Laila Harris collected her fourth career double-double after scoring 14 points on 6-14 shooting and grabbing 11 rebounds (four offensive) in 35 minutes of play. She totaled double-digit points in a pair of regular season contests this year while averaging nine points and seven rebounds per game.

Junior Haleigh Crews also finished with 12 points on 5-of-12 shooting with three steals in 35 minutes. Sophomore Tiandria Tucker registered five points and six rebounds in 19 minutes of play.

Anderson established an early 11-3 advantage before UMO knocked down a pair of three-pointers over a one-minute stretch to trail 16-9 with 3:13 left in the first. Both sides went scoreless over the final three-plus minutes to close the quarter.

After the teams exchanged baskets for the majority of the second quarter, Mount Olive scored five straight points to cut the deficit to 22-20 with 44 seconds left. Heading into the break, Anderson held a 23-20 advantage.

UMO tied the contest early in the third quarter at 27 with 7:11 left before both sides went scoreless for nearly three minutes. Anderson reclaimed the advantage on a jumper and continued to hold a narrow lead until Mount Olive tied the game at 34 with 2:30 remaining.

In the fourth, UMO knotted the contest at 36-36 on a layup by Harris before Anderson closed out the game with an 11-2 run.

UMO finished the game shooting 14-57 (24.6 percent) from the floor after converting 8-14 (57.1 percent) from the free-throw line. Meanwhile, Anderson shot at a 29.6 clip (16-54) and made just 3-14 (21.4) from three-point range. Anderson finished with a 48-38 rebounding advantage, while Mount Olive scored 18 points in the paint.

— From University of Mount Olive Athletics