ONEONTA, N.Y. — The Keuka College Women's Basketball team lost 64-47 at Hartwick College in an Empire 8 Conference game on Friday night.
Keuka College (3-4, 0-1 Empire 8) was led by
Lauren Hill with 17 points and nine rebounds.
Meg McGwin was right behind her with 13 points and seven rebounds.
Hartwick College 64 vs. Keuka College 47
The two teams traded baskets early with
Killian Mahoney hitting a jumper to tie the game at 4-4. Hartwick would take a lead up to five, but the Wolves cut it down to one at 9-8 with four minutes left in the first. The Hawks would push their lead back to six, however, and lead 16-10 after one.
Lauren Hill hit the first shot of the second quarter to cut into the lead. Following a response by Hartwick, Hill drained a pair of free throws and
Mary Cotter followed with a three to cut it to one, 18-17. Again, Hartwick would quickly answer to push the lead back out. The Hawks hit a three with 18 seconds left in the half to make it an 11-point lead, 32-23.
Lauren Hill got the inbounds pass and took it coast-to-coast for a basket at the buzzer to cut the margin back to single digits, 32-23, at the half.
The Green and Gold looked to draw it closer in the third. The Wolves would do that as
Killian Mahoney converted an old-fashioned three-point play to make it 36-30 with six minutes left in the third. Hartwick continued to have the answer as they pushed their lead back to double-digits. The Wolves continued to fight. Hill again made the final basket of the frame. Keuka College would outscore Hartwick 16-15 in the third but remained behind 47-39.
The Hawks had an answer for every Keuka basket in the final quarter. Hartwick would then use a 6-0 run that spanned five minutes of play to put the game away. The Hawks took the final quarter 17-8 as they defeated Keuka College 64-47.
KC Notes:
- The Wolves fall to 4-7 all-time against Hartwick after dropping their fifth straight to the Hawks
- Keuka College is 0-3 in their Empire 8 Conference openers
- 17 points is a season-high for Lauren Hill and one off of her career-high
- Meg McGwin surpassed 400 career points and 250 career rebounds on Friday
Up Next for Keuka College: The Wolves will conclude their Empire 8 trip on Saturday as Keuka College travels to Russell Sage College to face the Gators.