Hawks Hot Shooting Drowns The Scots

MARYVILLE,Tenn.- Huntingdon women's basketball (7-13 overall, 4-7 CCS) traveled to Tennessee and took down the Maryville Scots (10-10 overall, 8-4 CCS) 73-62.

How it happened

First quarter

• The Scots flew out of the gate, taking an 11-2 lead by the 7 minute mark in the first quarter

• Briana McGruder put in two layups to cut the Scots lead to 11-6 by the 5:30 mark

• Maryville went on a 9-3 run to take a 20-9 lead with a minute and a half left in the quarter

• Cassidy Campbell rang home a short jumper to bring the score to 23-13 going into the second quarter

Second quarter

• The Hawks opened the second quarter on a massive 10-4 tear, cutting the Maryville lead to 30-25 with 3:45 left until halftime

• A jump shot from Lauryn Lyn put the Hawks down 30-29 at the 1:57 mark

• Jayla Carter gave the Hawks their first lead of the game, 31-30, with a pair of free throws at the 1:38 mark

• Maryville hit a layup to regain the lead, 32-31, but Briana McGruder cashed in on a layup in the final 4 seconds of the half to give Huntingdon a 33-32 lead at the halftime break.

Third quarter

• The second half started off highly contested, with the two teams trading baskets until Kinstin Davis drilled a huge three point shot to extend Huntingdon's lead to 40-36 at the 7:13 mark

• The Scots would not go down without a fight though, evening the score at 40 at the 5:11 mark

• A 5-0 Huntingdon run led by Kinstin Davis and Charity Shaw put the Hawks back ahead by 5, 45-40, with 2:38 remaining in the quarter

• Not to be outdone, Maryville battled back and evened the score with a triple to make the score even at 45 with 1:05 remaining in the quarter

• Both teams exchanged stops to end the period with the score tied at 45 going into the fourth

Fourth quarter

• Huntingdon started the final period of play with an explosive 8-2 run to hold a 53-47 lead with 6:52 to go

• Deshauna Foote sunk a pair of free throws to extend Huntingdon's lead to 61-51 with 4:10 to go

• Maryville responded with a 5-0 run to cut the lead to 63-59 with 2:35 remaining in the game

• The Hawks found a second wind, closing the game with a 10-3 run to secure a 73-62 victory over the Scots

Key Notes

• The Hawks shot 45% from the field while holding Maryville to 38%

• Huntingdon scored 17 points off of turnovers

• The Hawks bench fueled their offensive attack, outscoring the Scots' 37-9

Hawk Top Performers

• #35 Briana McGruder- 22 points, 10 rebounds, 2 steals and a block

• #4 Kinstin Davis- 17 points, 8 rebounds

The Hawks look to continue their strong play on February 6th on the road against Wesleyan. Tip off is set for 5:00 PM CT.