Guilford Women Down Weary Meredith, 75-46

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GREENSBORO, N.C. – Freshman Morgan King (Wilmington, N.C./New Hanover) scored a game- and career-high 14 points in Guilford College's 75-46 women's basketball win over Meredith College Saturday in the Quakers' home opener.

King, a 6-1 forward, led four Guilford students in double-figure scoring and helped the Quakers (2-1) outscore the Avenging Angels, 44-20, in the paint. Guilford scored the game's first seven points and never looked back. The Quakers had a 20-point lead 13 minutes into the game before settling for a 39-26 halftime advantage.

Freshman Logan Terry (Archdale, N.C./Trinity) sparked Guilford in the first half by scoring eight of her career-high 13 points off the bench. She also knocked down three three-pointers and shared game-high honors with four assists and three steals. Junior Jazlyn Gibbs (Greensboro, N.C./Southeast Guilford (USC-Aiken)) also had 13 points and four assists. Lauren LeFevers (Claremont, N.C./Bunker Hill) chipped in with 10 points, four assists and four rebounds. Brittany Atwater (Raleigh, N.C./Ravenscroft) scored seven points and corralled a game-high nine rebounds.

Kristin Stewart (Sanford, N.C./O'Neal School) paced Meredith with 13 points and Ashley Hudson finished with 10 points off the bench. Danielle Lee (Smithfield, N.C./Smithfield-Selma) and Tyler Gresham (Charlotte, N.C./Harding) shared team-high rebounding honors with seven boards apiece. The Avenging Angels showed signs of fatigue with 23 turnovers and less than 30 percent field-goal shooting, including 24 percent in the second half. Meredith opened its season less than 24 hours earlier with a home win over Randolph College.

Guilford opens Old Dominion Athletic Conference play Tuesday (11/23) at defending league champion and preseason favorite Washington and Lee University at 7:00 p.m.