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COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Central Methodist women's basketball team held off Stephens Monday night inside Silverthorne Arena. The defense of the Eagles (15-12) limited the Stars (2-24) to 32 percent (17-of-53) from the field and 22.2 percent (4-of-18) from 3-point range.

"This is a tough place to play, so we knew we had to come in with a focused effort," Central Methodist Head Coach James Arnold stated. "We knew we had to take care of (Megan) Sheffield inside tonight. She's a very talented player, and we thought if we could contain her, we'd put ourselves in position for a road victory."

The Eagles' Raylyn Nuss led all scorers with 16 points. She converted six shots from the field, including four from distance. Catherine Kyle tallied 12 points and nine rebounds. Ashley Nyakundi had nine points. Brittney Lloyd and Sami Dunger scored eight apiece. Karli Abbey finished with three points and a game-high 11 rebounds.

"I knew that I had to be in good position to get a lot of rebounds tonight," Abbey commented. "Raylyn stepped up big tonight when she needed. Kristin Willer had big minutes tonight. Ashley came in tonight and put up some points. We have to finish out the season strong and keep winning."

Sam Stirmlinger led Stephens offensively with 12 points. Sheffield had seven. Haley Kahrs, Andie Young and Jessica McConnell each had six.

The Eagles shot 36.9 percent (24-of-65) from the floor and hit six 3-pointers. Central Methodist outrebounded the Stars, 46-42.

The Eagles host Culver-Stockton on Thursday, February 23, for Senior Night. Tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m. CT.