The Guilford College women's basketball team hosted the Monarchs of Methodist University. The Quakers jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, winning 75-64.

Lindsay Gauldin led all scorers with 18 points while grabbing eight rebounds. Anna Giannopoulou and J'la Hinson each finished with 14 points.

Methodist (7-3) opened the game with the first points of the game.Both teams exchanged makes and were tied at four at the 6:51 mark. From there, Guilford (10-3) took over and went on a 12-point run to lead 16-4 with 2:12 to go in the period. The Quaker defense stepped up and held the Monarchs to only three more points and led 20-7 at the end of the first.

In the second, the two squads were evenly matched as they traded baskets and turnovers. At the media timeout (4:39), GC led by 13 (28-15). Methodist slowly chipped away at the difference and cut it down to eight at the half, 34-26.

Coming out of the locker room, neither team really gained control as they exchanged baskets. Guilford began to pull away and held a 15-point edge going into the fourth, 62-47.

In the final period, the Monarchs tried to lessen the deficit but were unable to do so as the Quakers held on for the 11-point (75-64) victory.

GC shot 45% (27-60) from the field and had 44 points in the paint. Defensively, the Quakers forced 24 turnovers with 15 steals as the team grabbed 42 rebounds.

Guilford returns to Old Dominion Athletic Conference play as the team travels to the University of Lynchburg on Wednesday, January 4. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m.