MOUNT BERRY, Ga.— Elly Callihan had a double-double to lead the Berry women's basketball team to an 86-74 victory against Southern Athletic Association opponent Birmingham Southern College Sunday afternoon in The Cage Center. 

The Vikings defense played phenomenally holding BSC to 74 points with the Panthers coming in averaging 99.6 a contest.

"We tried to take away the three point shooters, and just control the tempo and pace of the game," said Berry head coach Thomas Johnson.

Callihan drove in three layups for the Vikings in the fourth quarter putting the score at 70-64 with 6:00 remaining. Birmingham-Southern fought for a rally and tightened the score to 76-73 with 2:00 remaining. The Vikings (13-9, 6-5 SAA) came back and went on a 10-1 run started by Callihan. Sydney Blankenship put the game to the final margin with free throws.

Kenadie Lee lit up the board in the first half for the Vikings, making nine out of her 10 free throws. She started a 12-0 run for Berry to end the first quarter, making the score 28-16. In the second quarter the Vikings had at least a 10 point lead throughout the period, putting the score at 49-39 to head into the locker room. 

Although the Panthers (12-10, 5-6 SAA) defense put pressure on Berry, the offense for the Vikings was balanced across the board as every player on the court scored points.

Callihan led the team with a season-high 23 points and 16 rebounds. Lee put up 19 points, her 15th game with double-figure scoring this year, and Sylvia Kahoro added 16. 

The Vikings will be back in action on the road to Sewanee, Tenn. next Friday against SAA Sewanee with tip-off set for 7:00 p.m.