Raleigh, NC – The Peace College basketball team took their show on the road this weekend to face a pair of USA South Conference foes, but was unable to find a victory. The Pacers were defeated by Christopher Newport University 67-74 on Saturday, while they were no match for Shenandoah University on Sunday as they fell 83-57 to the home Hornets.

Peace led by as many as nine points half way through the second half of their contest with the Captains, but squandered the lead, while being dominated on the boards late in the second half to fall 67-74 to Christopher Newport. The Pacers were led by a trifecta of scorers in the game. Guards Christy Freeman, LeAnne Horne, and Amanda Cross led Peace on the offensive end, but the Pacers were no match for the Captains in the paint.

Freeman led all game scorers with 17-points, while Horne and Cross scored fifteen and twelve points respectively. Although the Pacers had no problems putting points on the board, they did have problems with gaining extra possessions via rebounds. CNU almost doubled the rebound effort of the visitors as they snagged 42 boards, while Peace could only muster 23 total rebounds in the game. The Saturday loss dropped the Pacers to 7-12 overall (1-8 USA South).

On Sunday the Pacers walked into a Hornets nest and were stung from the get-go. Peace fell behind early to Shenandoah and could not recover as they were defeated 83-57 to complete the road trip. Peace was again led on the offensive side by guard Christy Freeman. The sophomore put up thirteen points, while her counterpart Kim Zullo added nine points. LeAnne Horne also added eight points in the losing effort.

Once again the Pacers were beaten on the boards. The Hornets pulled in fifty-four rebounds on the afternoon, while Peace came up on the short end with thirty-three. Peace saw their record fall to 7-13 overall (1-9 USA South Conference), but returns to USA South action on Thursday February 8th as they host the Monarchs of Methodist University. Methodist defeated the Pacers earlier in the year 84-67 in Fayetteville, NC, Tip off is scheduled for 7:00 PM. Peace looks to gain some momentum heading into the weekend as they travel down the road to visit cross-town rival Meredith College on Saturday. Tip off will commence at 2:00 PM on the campus of the Angels.