BEAVER FALLS, Pa. -- Houghton women's basketball overcame a 10-point second-half deficit to pull out a 53-50 win over Geneva College on the road Saturday.

The Highlanders actually held the lead throughout the majority of the first half, pushing their advantage to as many as eight points at the 15 minute mark. But the Golden Tornadoes hit back to  back threes to trim the margin to two and were able to tie the score at 14 at the 8:15 mark. The hosts extended the lead to four (24-20) at the intermission.

Geneva maintained there momentum to start the second half and slowly started to put some distance between themselves and the Highlanders. The lead ballooned to 10 points (36:26) with just under 10 minutes remaining. However, Maisie Pipher (Lowman, NY, Twin Tiers Christian) scored six points during a 12-4 run that trimmed the margin to two with 6:11 to play. Geneva pushed the lead back to five, but a Hannah Manwaring (Barton, NY, Tioga Central HS) three pointer and a layup from Hannah Fink (Coudersport, PA, Coudersport HS) tied the score at 49. Christel Enriquez-Fisher (Colorado Springs, CO, William Mitchell HS) then got a steal and layup and then assisted on a layup by Fink that gave Houghton a 53-49 advantage with just a minute to play.

Geneva converted the front end of a one-and-one with just half a minute to go, but the visitors held on as neither team would score down the stretch.

Pipher continued her strong play in the post, lead the Highlanders with 16 points and a game-high 14 rebounds to go along with five assists and three blocked shots. Fink chipped in with 12 points and six rebounds, while Enriquez-Fisher finished with 10 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and four steals.

Houghton outrebounded Geneva, 46-28, and shot 44 percent from the field on the night, while holding the Golden Tornadoes to just 33 percent.

Houghton (2-2) next hosts Oswego on Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m.