A 19-0 run over 5:45 of the middle stages of the contest helped Berry defeat Spalding, 81-76, Saturday afternoon at the Centre Classic in Danville, Ky. Sarah Wright scored a team-high 19 points in the win, with Kenadie Lee scoring 17 thanks to 11-of-12 shooting from the free-throw line.

With the game tied with 4:07 left in the second quarter, the Vikings mounted their assault on the Spalding hoop. McKenna Lentych scored on a pair of lay-ups and Lee made four free-throws for the first eight points of the charge. Sylvia Kahoro slashed to the bucket for a lay-up with 35 seconds left in the period, then Wright grabbed a defensive board and found Lentych for a lay-up just before the buzzer to give the Vikings a 39-27 lead at halftime.

The start of the second half saw the Vikings keep the offensive flow going. Lee made a pair of free-throws, then drained a triple on the next trip down the court to give the Vikings a 44-27 lead one minute into the quarter. Elizabeth Sierzant then finished off a lay-up after a steal by Lee, giving the Vikings a 46-27 advantage and capping the 19-0 run.

The lead would swell to 21 after a pair of Sydney Blankenship free-throws made it 51-30 midway through the third quarter. Spalding would then start to make a charge of its own, cutting the Berry lead down to nine before a Wright 3-pointer just before the third quarter horn made it 60-48 after 30 minutes.

Blankenship's 3-pointer to start the fourth quarter edged the lead back up to 15, but the Golden Eagles would stay close, trimming the lead down to nine. Sara Stiers would make a free-throw to extend the lead to a nice 10 points, 69-59, before five in a row by Spalding made it 69-64. The Golden Eagles would continue to rally, pulling all the way back to within one, 77-76. An intentional foul call gave the Vikings free-throws and the ball, but Berry would go 2-of-4 at the stripe during the free-throw opportunities. Finally, Spalding's 3-point try to tie would miss, and Lee would secure the rebound and make both free-throws on the other end, clinching the win for BC.

Blankenship joined Wright and Lee in double-figures with 16 points. Berry out-rebounded Spalding 29-22, with Lentych's seven a game-high. The Vikings made 10 tries from beyond-the-arc, with Wright draining five.

Berry will be back in action Tuesday at Guillford. Tip-off in Greensboro, N.C., is set for 4 p.m.