By Richalyn Miller for Berryvikings.com

ROME, Ga—Mel McLean tallied a game-high 21 points as the Berry Vikings defeated Sewanee, 66-58, on Friday night.

McLean made 8-17 field goals, three 3-pointers and grabbed seven rebounds. Teammate Chanlir Segarra added 17 points, also had seven boards and dished five assists.

In the first half, Berry shot for 44-percent from the field and 60 percent from three-point range. Sewanee was 41 percent shooting and converted 36-percent beyond the arc. Berry led from three point range.

"I think we did a really good job against them; they're the number two defense in the SAA and a lot of teams have trouble scoring against them," said Coach Stephanie Dunn. "But I thought we did a good job in the first half against their good defense to set the tone."

 "In the second half, we got a lot of good stops on the defense to keep us in the game and on the offensive side and we moved the ball really well," Dunn said .

 "Mel has been really good for us all this season overall and when she gets in the zone, it's hard for the defense to stop her," said Coach Dunn.

For Sewanee, Jamie Chauvin led four players in double-digits.

The Vikings return to action Sunday at the Cage Center against Centre, another conference opponent.

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