RALEIGH, N.C. - The Meredith basketball program fell 70-55 Saturday afternoon against Methodist University inside Weatherspoon Gymnasium. 

Senior De'ja Morgan scored a career-high 26 points shooting 50 percent from the field while also grabbing six rebounds. 

The Angels trailed by 12 at the halftime break and outscored Methodist 19-13 in the third quarter but ran out of gas down the stretch. 

Meredith forced 15 turnovers and shot a better percentage from three than the Monarchs. 

Sophomore Rylie Wade flirted with a double-double grabbing eight rebounds and scoring 10.

The Avenging Angels are back in action at home tomorrow when they host cross-town rival William Peace University at 2 p.m. for their Alumni game.