HOUGHTON, NY— The Nazareth Golden Flyers outscored the Houghton Highlanders, 22-10, over the final quarter of play to pick up their 16^th victory in the regular season finale for both teams. 
 
Houghton played the Golden Flyers tough throughout, leading after the first quarter, 15-12, after Alexis Klohr closed the opening 10 minutes with a layup to beat the buzzer.
 
The teams traded leads throughout the second, but Nazareth closed out the half with back-to-back baskets by Chelsea Woodsum and Jadyn Abrams, giving them a three-point advantage at the break.
 
The third quarter brought more seesaw action, as the teams traded leads multiple times.  With 50 seconds left on the clock, Carlee Miller made a layup to pull Houghton within a single point.  On the ensuing possession, Nazareth missed a three but grabbed the offensive rebound.  Haley Schoelerman drew a foul and sank both shots from the line, extending the Golden Flyers lead back to three points heading into the final ten minutes.
 
After Natalie Rivera hit a free throw to open the scoring in the fourth quarter, pulling Houghton within two points, the remainder of the quarter belonged to Nazareth.  While Rivera would score eight total points in the quarter, it simply was not enough, as the Golden Flyers pulled out the win.
 
GAME VITALS
Score: Houghton – 43 |Nazareth – 59
Records: Houghton: 9-16 (3-13 Empire 8) | Nazareth: 16-9 (11-5 Empire 8)
Venue: Dix Family Court, The Nielsen Center, Houghton College | Attendance: 245

NOTABLE STATS
>> Nazareth controlled the boards, outrebounding the Highlanders, 47-33, including a 15-5 disparity on the offensive glass.
 
>> Carlee Miller led Houghton with 11 points, six rebounds and four blocked shots.  Miller scored in double-digits 11 times this season, including seven times in the last nine games.
 
>> Abby Guiher finished with seven points and eight rebounds, while Alexis Klohr wrapped up her collegiate career with five points and seven boards.  Klohr finished second on the team in scoring and rebounds this season, posting 237 points (9.9 ppg) and 132 rebounds (5.5 rpg).
 
>> Abrams led all scorers with 22 points, while Kim Davis notched a double-double for the Golden Flyers, scoring 10 points and bringing down 16 rebounds.