The Berry women's basketball team returned to the win column in a big way Monday afternoon when the Vikings led from start to finish to blow past Alverno a 59-27 in the final game of the St. Pete Classic in St. Petersburg, Fla.
 
                The win put the Vikings over the .500 mark for the season with a 6-5 overall record heading into their final game of the 2021 portion of the season when Berry hosts Agnes Scott in a non-conference game on Dec. 31 at 4 p.m. at the Cage.
 
                Against Alverno, the Vikings established control of the game right away as they took a 30-17 halftime advantage, then put together a 20-point outburst in the final quarter to take as much as a 34 point cushion with less than two minutes to play when Jayda Wood canned a jumper.
 
                Wood came off the bench to lead the Vikings with a game-high 14 points, hitting four of five shots from the floor and all four free throws. Sydney Blankenship added nine points, Kennedy Moore controlled the glass pulling down seven rebounds and Delaney Noe handed out five assists.