HOUGHTON, NY— With just over two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, Lyndsey McCoy hit a three-pointer from the corner to put the Alfred Saxons up by two points, helping to complete a comeback victory over the Houghton Highlanders in the final game of the season for both teams, 64-60.
 
While the Highlanders never trailed by more than eight points, the Saxons maintained the lead for the game's first 32 minutes.
 
After entering the fourth quarter down by three, Houghton's Cori Beck scored her first two points of the game on a fast-break layup, and Hannah Cybart followed with a three-point play less than a minute later to give the Highlanders their first lead of the game.
 
Brooke Lewandowski would stretch the Houghton lead to five points moments later, sinking a pair of free throws.
 
With four minutes remaining Houghton still led by four points, but Alfred's Jamie Wilcox hit a layup, and Bri Hicks followed with a three-point play to give the Saxons a one-point lead.
 
Hannah Cybart followed with a pair of free throws to put Houghton back up by one before McCoy sank her three from the corner.
 
With less than a minute to go, and Alfred leading by four, Caitlyn Cybart drained a three to pull Houghton within one point.  After a pair of missed free throws by the Saxons, the Highlanders grabbed the defensive rebound, but committed a turnover with 32 seconds to play.
 
The Saxons converted 3-of-4 from the line in the closing seconds, and the Highlanders could not pull closer.
 
 
GAME VITALS
Score: Houghton – 60 | Alfred – 64
Records: Houghton: 6-19 (4-10 Empire 8) | Alfred: 8-17 (4-10 Empire 8)
Venue: The Nielsen Center, Houghton College | Attendance: 257

NOTABLE STATS
>> The Highlander out-rebounded the Saxons, 43-38, but committed six more turnovers, 19-13.
 
>> Hannah Cybart scored a career-high 22 points, besting her previous record by one.  Cybart went 7-of-15 from the floor and 6-for-7 from the line, while grabbing 10 rebounds for her third double-double of the season.
 
>> Caitlyn Cybart added 17 points, and in her final game as a Highlander, Brooke Lewandowski scored 10 points and grabbed four rebounds.
 
>> Senior Cori Beck, also playing her last game for the purple and gold, collected four points, eight rebounds and seven assists.  She ranks third in the Empire 8 in assists this season (4.6 apg), and second in steals (2.1 spg).  Beck finished her career ranked second all-time in assists, dishing out 380 over her four years as a Highlander, only 27 behind top-ranked Wendy Ivey (1997-2001).
 
>> Ana Ion led the Saxons with 16 points and seven rebounds, while Jamie Wilcox contributed 13 points, seven boards, four assists and four steals.