HOUGHTON, N.Y. – The Hartwick Hawks came out of the halftime gate at a sprint, outscoring the Houghton Highlanders 22-6 in the third quarter en route to a 59-41 win.
Game Vitals
Score: Houghton – 41 | Hartwick – 59
Records: Houghton: 9-10 (3-7 Empire 8) | Hartwick: 13-7 (9-2 Empire 8)
Venue: The Nielsen Center, Houghton College | Attendance: 92
Key Moments
>> Houghton opened the game with some sharp shooting from the outside, knocking down 4-of-7 shots from beyond the arch, all from different players. Hartwick, however, hung tough, trailing by only two at the end of the first quarter, 18-16.
>> The Hawks continued their steady play while the Highlanders began to struggle in the second quarter. Hartwick built an eight-point lead with 2:35 to play before
Brittany Lenart and
Laurie Call hit a pair of threes on back-to-back possessions to bring Houghton back into contention.
Hartwick sank a layup in the closing seconds to take a five-point lead into the break.
>> In the third the Hawks started with a bang, reeling off an 11-0 run, then building their lead to just over 20 points little more than halfway through the quarter.
Key Stats
>> The Hawks forced 24 Houghton turnovers, 14 of which came in the second half, while giving the ball away only 17 times.
>> After sinking 7-of-12 (58 percent) three point shots in the first half the Highlanders hit the wall, going 0-for-10 in the second half and shooting only 28 percent from the floor.
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Elle Reed and
Madison Detwiler scored eight points apiece to lead the Highlanders. Reed also contributed four assists while Detwiler collected four steals and five rebounds.
>> Call posted six points, eight rebounds and three steals for the Highlanders.
>> Caitlin Corbett led the Hawks with 21 points. Sarah Shaw and Emily Stone chipped in 12 and 11 points apiece, respectively.
Next Time Out
The Highlanders travel to Elmira College tomorrow to take on the Soaring Eagles at 2:00 p.m. In their prior meeting this season the Soaring Eagles clipped the Highlanders, 65-62, at the Nielsen Center.
