Mackenzie Maier and Amy Dodd combined for 32 points as the High Point University women's basketball team defeated Presbyterian, 64-52 on Monday night in Clinton, S.C.

Maier went 5-of-9 from the field including 2-of-4 from outside the arc and went 5-of-5 from the line as she notched 17 points. She also tallied three blocks, three steals and five rebounds. Dodd tallied 15 points and was 6-of-9 from the field and 3-of-3 from the line. Dodd along with LaTeisha Dean had team-highs with eight rebounds each. Jurica Hargraves added 14 points for the Panthers (12-15, 8-6 Big South). HPU notched one of its best shooting percentages of the season with 49-percent, going 24-of-49 from the field. For Presbyterian (4-21, 1-11 Big South) Katlin Moore led with 12 points. Lea Smith added 11 points while Chelsea Wright notched a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Presbyterian came strong out of the gates to take an early seven point lead, up 9-2 with just over three minutes into the game. High Point charged back to tie the game at 12 all when Maier was fouled on a three pointer and drained all her charity shots at the 12 minute mark. The Panthers got the ball back off a missed shot and Maier came down the court to hit a three pointer, giving the Panthers a 15-12 advantage. Hargraves decided to get in the action and hit from outside as HPU took a 20-12 lead with 10:21remaining. High Point took its largest lead of the half (22-12) on the next possession with a layup from Shamia Brown.

The Lady Blue Hose battled back though with a 13-2 run, closing the gap to 26-25 with 2:51 on the clock. PC regained the lead with a layup from Lea Smith on the next possession. The two teams battled back and forth over the final minutes and were tied at 30 all with 29 seconds. Hargraves hit from outside the arc as time was winding down to send the Panthers into the break with a 33-30 advantage.

High Point capitalized on the momentum coming out of the first half as the team opened with a 17-8 run to take a 14 point, 52-38 lead at 7:15 when Dodd connected on a layup. Presbyterian cut the lead back down to single digits (54-45) at the 5:17 mark, but HPU responded. The Panthers held on to the double-digit advantage, but PC again threatened with just over two minutes left, again cutting the lead down to nine, 60-51. That is as close as the Lady Blue Hose would get though as the Panthers held on in the final minutes.

The Panthers held the 35-25 advantage on the boards, knocking down 15 second chance points. PC held the advantage in turnovers though only giving the ball up 18 times while forcing 23 from the Panthers.

High Point will be back in action on Saturday, Feb. 28 when it hosts Winthrop. Game time is set for 4:00 p.m. and is the middle game in a triple header for HPU athletics on Saturday. Baseball will play earlier in the day with men's basketball playing in the nightcap.