HOUGHTON, NY— The Hamilton College Continentals fended off a late rally by the Houghton Highlanders, picking up their sixth win of the season, 65-56.
A strong second quarter gave the Continentals a nine-point lead at the half. Houghton opened the second with a 7-0 run to cut the lead to two, but Hamilton rallied to outscore the Highlanders over the final eight minutes of the quarter, 18-2, building an 18-point lead heading into the final 10 minutes.
Again Houghton started the final quarter strong, reeling off an 11-0 run over the first three minutes—nine of those points scored by
Brooke Lewandowski—to trim the deficit to only seven points. Again the Continentals responded, posting a 10-2 run of their own to push the lead back to 15 points.
While Houghton continued to scrap over the remaining minutes, they could not overcome the Hamilton lead.
GAME VITALS
Score: Houghton – 56 | Hamilton – 65
Records: Houghton: 2-7 | Hamilton: 6-1
Venue: The Nielsen Center, Houghton College | Attendance: 253
NOTABLE STATS
>> Houghton committed only 16 turnovers while Hamilton gave the ball away 22 times; however, the Continentals out-rebounded the Highlanders, 43-31.
>> Hamilton shot 46 percent from the floor, including 44 percent from long range, while Houghton shot only 36 percent and 22 percent in the same categories.
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Caitlyn Cybart scored a career-high 15 points, shooting 6-of-12 from the floor and 3-of-6 from beyond the arc.
Emie Taylor added 12 points and seven rebounds, while Brooke Lewandski scored 10 points and grabbed five boards.
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Cori Beck dished out six assists and collected seven points and five steals. She currently stands in fifth place on the all-time Highlander women's assist board with 311. The all-time Houghton women's leader is Wendy Ivey (1997-2001), with 407. Beck needs 24 more assists to move into fourth place, which is currently held by Sarah Tooley (1998-2002).
UP NEXT
The Highlanders travel to Huntingdon, Pennsylvania to face the Juniata Eagles on Tuesday, December 10 at 7:00 p.m.
