TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Kiana Williams scored a career-high 24 points as Bethune-Cookman pulled away to a 78-57 road victory over arch-rival Florida A&M Saturday.
 
Daniella Hatcher added 14 points as the Lady Wildcats (15-5, 7-1 MEAC) won their seventh straight of the season as well as their eighth consecutive over the Rattlers (4-16, 2-7) to move a half-game up on Norfolk State – a 53-39 loser at North Carolina A&T – for first place in the league standings.
 
Williams, who was 8-for-9 from the field and 8-for-8 from the line in addition to posting four steals and four assists, keyed the Lady Wildcats' pulling away from a 35-31 halftime lead as B-CU used a 12-2 run to start the second half to regain a double-digit lead in the third and a 70-46 lead with 5:35 remaining.
 
Florida A&M took its only lead at 28-27 on Kayla Massop's lay-up with 5:09 remaining in the second quarter. Amaya Scott (nine points) answered to give BCU the lead back and start an 8-0 run.
 
B-CU scored the game's first six points and went 11-14 from the line to take a 23-16 lead at the end of the first quarter.
 
Ciara Thompson added eight points as Ashlie Howell six for the Lady Wildcats, who committed just five turnovers and shot 50 percent from the field (31-for-62).

BCU hosts North Carolina A&T next Saturday.