Cori Beck
70
Winner Houghton Hough 4-14,2-5 Empire 8
52
Alfred Alfred 5-12,1-6 Empire 8
Winner
Houghton Hough
4-14,2-5 Empire 8
70
Final
52
Alfred Alfred
5-12,1-6 Empire 8
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Houghton Hough 17 16 14 23 70
Alfred Alfred 3 18 14 17 52

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Highlanders Down Alfred for Second Straight E8 Win

ALFRED, NY— Cori Beck scored a career-high 17 points, while four of her teammates reached double-digit point totals, as the Houghton Highlanders won their second straight Empire 8 matchup, defeating the rival Alfred Saxons, 70-52.
 
The Highlanders opened the game on a blistering note, scoring the game's first 14 points and finishing off the first quarter up 17-3. 
 
Alfred found their footing in the second, outpacing the Highlanders, 18-16, cutting the Houghton lead to 12-points at the half.
 
The two teams maintained the difference throughout the third, playing to a 14-14 draw.
 
In the opening minute of the final quarter it looked like the Saxons would finally make a run, as Gillian Flint hit a jumper and Ana Ion nailed a three to cut the Houghton lead to seven points.
 
After Hannah Cybart answered with a three of her own, Flint hit another jumper pulling Alfred back within eight.  But a 7-0 run over the by the next three minutes proved to be the nail in the Saxons coffin, giving the Highlanders a 17-point lead and enough cushion to finish out the game.
 
GAME VITALS
Score: Houghton – 70 | Alfred – 52
Records: Houghton: 4-14 (2-5 Empire 8) | Alfred: 5-12 (1-6 Empire 8)
Venue: Terry S. Galanis Family Arena, Alfred University| Attendance: 115

NOTABLE STATS
>> Beck went 5-for-8 from the floor and a perfect 6-for-6 from the line.  She has scored in double digits in four of her last five games.
 
>> Brooke Lewandowski garnered her third double-double of the season, scoring 11 points and grabbing 11 rebounds, while Emie Taylor posted her fifth double-double with 10 points and 10 boards.
 
>> Hannah and Caitlyn Cybart rounded out the Houghton double-digit scoring attack with 14 and 12 points apiece, respectively.
 
>> Ion led the Saxons with 19 points, eight rebounds and three steals, while Jamie Wilcox added 19 points, five rebounds and three steals.
 
UP NEXT
Houghton heads to Rochester this Friday for a rematch with the St. John Fisher Cardinals at 7:30 p.m.  The Cardinals defeated the Highlanders in the Empire 8 opener on January 11, 69-56.
 
 
 
 
 
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