Huntingdon women hold off Covenant
Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Huntingdon (9-9, 4-6 USAS) | 34 | 28 | 62 | |
Covenant (2-18, 2-10 USAS) | 23 | 30 | 53 |
Covenant
Game Statistics | Huntingdon | Covenant |
---|---|---|
Field Goals | (23-60) | (17-64) |
Field Goal % | 38.3% | 26.6% |
Rebounds | 52 | 40 |
Assists | 14 | 9 |
Turnovers | 26 | 13 |
Pts off Turnovers | 11 | 24 |
2nd Chance Pts | 16 | 15 |
Pts in the Paint | 24 | 20 |
Fastbreak Pts | 2 | 0 |
Bench Pts | 12 | 12 |
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Ga. – The Huntingdon women's basketball team built a big lead early but had to hold on to beat Covenant 62-53 on Saturday.
The Lady Hawks (9-9, 4-6 USA South) never trailed in the game, but Covenant (2-18, 2-10 USA South) would not go quietly. Huntingdon built a 14-point lead in the first half and led 34-23 at halftime.
The Lady Hawks took their largest lead of the game, 49-26, a little more than five minutes into the second half. But the lead would not last.
Trailing by 23 points with 14:51 left in the game, the Scots rallied with a 20-0 run and pulled within three points, 49-46, with 8:47 to play.
The Lady Hawks were able to end Covenant's rally and closed the game with a 13-7 run.
Huntingdon senior Pat Pickens recorded her ninth double-double of the season and finished with 15 points and 18 rebounds. Senior Tan Munford also had a double-double of 12 points and 16 rebounds and sophomore Jenna Dorman added 11 points and seven rebounds.
Huntingdon returns to action on Wednesday at Wesleyan at 4 p.m.