Ry Whetstone had 10 points and eight rebounds in Thursday's loss at Belhaven.
Ry Whetstone had 10 points and eight rebounds in Thursday's loss at Belhaven.
Posted: Nov 21, 2019

Huntingdon can’t keep pace with Belhaven

Game Leaders
Huntingdon
Pts: Shaonica Thomas - 16
Reb: Shaonica Thomas - 14
Ast: Kelcie Smith - 2
Belhaven
Pts: Peyton Papenburg - 36
Reb: Peyton Papenburg - 9
Ast: Mariah Collins - 7
Team Stats
Full stats

JACKSON, Miss. – The Huntingdon women's basketball team fell behind early and lost to Belhaven 80-61 on Thursday night.

The Lady Hawks played from behind but kept Belhaven within reach for three quarters. Huntingdon trailed 40-31 at halftime, made it a two-possession game twice in the third quarter and trailed 63-54 with 6:30 to play in the game.

But from there, Belhaven used a 16-2 run to put the game away. Peyton Papenburg helped spark the run with seven of her game-high 36 points.

Senior Shaonica Thomas led Huntingdon with a double-double and senior Keturah Billen and sophomore Ry Whetstone just missed recording double-doubles. Thomas finished with 16 points and a career-high 14 rebounds. Billen had nine points and 11 rebounds and Whetstone had 10 points and eight rebounds.

                     

Records: Huntingdon (0-4); Belhaven (4-1)

 

Coming Up: Huntingdon plays at Wesleyan on Dec. 4 at 5 p.m. (Central).