2nd half push comes up short vs Rhodes

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Huntingdon Women's Basketball (2-4 Overall), fall short against Rhodes College (3-2 Overall), 72-69.

Highlights

First Quarter

• The opening minutes of the quarter contained back and forth offensive action between both sides. Rhodes was able to tie the game at 6-6 with a layup with 6:47 remaining in the first quarter.
• With 2:07 remaining in the quarter, Rhodes would hit a free throw in the midst of a 11-0 run, to extend their lead to double digits making the score 17-6. 
• The Hawks would respond to the run by Rhodes with a jump shot by Briana McGruder with a 1:33 left in the first quarter, cutting the deficit to 19-8. 
• To close out the quarter, Rhodes hit a jump shot of their own with 1:07 left in the quarter, to extend their lead 21-8.
• The score at the end of the quarter was 21-8.

Second Quarter

• In the opening minutes of the quarter, both teams would exchange turnovers and defensive possessions. The Hawks would get back on the board by a Faith Johnson jump shot at the 7:17 mark in the quarter.
• With 6:21 remaining, the Hawks cut their deficit to single digits on the back of a Kinstin Davis shot from deep. This would make the score 24-17.
• With 3:10 left in the second quarter, Rhodes would hit a lay up to cap off a 9-1 run, extending their lead to 33-18.
• The score at the end of the second quarter was 38-22.

Third Quarter

• At 5:53 mark, the Hawks would score on back to back possessions to cut the lead to 42-30.
• With 4:03 left in the third quarter, Rhodes would convert an And One opportunity, to extend their lead to 47-30.
• The Hawks would start to build some momentum in the quarter by going on a 10-1 run with 1:14 left in the quarter, capped off by Cassidy Campbell free throws, making the score 48-41.
• At the 0:17 mark, Rhodes would hit a free throw to make the score 51-43.
• The Hawks would cut the lead to five, by way of a Deshauna Foote three pointer with one second remaining, making the score 51-46 to end the quarter.

Fourth Quarter

• With 7:11 remaining, Makayla Ford hit a shot from deep to cut the Hawks deficit to a single possession to make the score 54-51.
• At the 4:13 mark, Rhodes hit two free throws to extend their lead to 61-57.
• Kinstin Davis would hit a game tying jump shot with 1:53 left in the game to make the score, 63-63.
• With 1:27 left in the game, Rhodes hit a layup to extend their lead to 67-63.
• With 0:14 remaining, Kinstin Davis would tie up the game with a clutch three pointer, making the score 69-69.
• Rhodes would hit two free throws with 0:09 left in the game to retake the lead, 71-69.
• The final score of the game was 72-69.

Key Notes

• Rhodes shot 49% from the field, while hitting on 30% on their three pointers, meanwhile Huntingdon shot 42% from the field, as they landed 42% of their shots from deep.
• The Hawks shot 50% from the free throw line, while the Lynx drilled 71% of their shots from the line.
• The Hawks shot 52% from the field in the second half, while going 70% on three pointers.
• The Hawks outrebounded the Lynx 32-27.  

Hawk top performers:

#4 Kinstin Davis- 29 pts (3-6 - 3pts), 2 reb, 2 asst

#35 Briana McGruder- 12 pts, 6 reb 

#34 Deshauna Foote- 8 pts, 2 reb, 3 asst, 4 steals

#10 Faith Johnson – 7 pts, 3 reb

#20 Cassidy Campbell – 9 reb (5 offensive), 4 asst, 3 steals

The Hawks are back at it on the road against Birmingham Southern on December 10th. Tip off is set for 2 PM CST.