The Piedmont College women's basketball team could not recover from host Maryville College's blistering first-half shooting performance as the Lady Lions dropped an 81-55 Great South Athletic Conference decision this afternoon in Maryville, TN. 

MC erupted out of the gates to a 19-6 lead and then followed that with a 24-4 spurt to take command at 43-10 midway into the first half. The hosts, who hit nine three-pointers and shot a blistering 65% from the field in the first half, took a 55-26 advantage to the locker room.

The Lady Lions were forced into 25 turnovers and were not able to connect on a single three-point attempt (0-12) the entire contest. The loss ended a four-game winning streak for the Lady Lions. 

Nikki Sosebee and Beth Adcock each tallied a team-high 14 points to lead the Piedmont offensive attack. 

The loss drops Piedmont to 12-6 overall on the season and 5-3 in conference action. Piedmont will return to action on Wednesday night with a GSAC home game against visiting Spelman College with tip-off set for 6:00 in PC's Johnny Mize Athletic Center.