Hamilton College's Kelcie Zarle '22 poured in 21 points and the Continentals cruised to a 92-53 non-conference win against the Utica College Pioneers at Hamilton's Margaret Bundy Scott Field House on Monday night.

The Continentals (7-1 overall) shot 49 percent from the floor including 9 of 19 from 3-point range. Hamilton held a 41-34 advantage on the boards, committed just seven turnovers and outscored Utica 50-12 on points in the paint. The Continentals will take their three-game win streak back on the road to Geneva, N.Y., where they will face William Smith College (5-2) for a non-conference contest on Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 7 p.m.

The Pioneers (5-3) have dropped two straight against local teams including a 70-60 setback at SUNY Polytechnic on Dec. 4. The 92 points are the most Utica has allowed in a game this season as the previous high was 78. The Pioneers committed 24 turnovers.

Zarle made four 3-pointers and leads the NESCAC with 23. She's third in the conference with a 3-point field goal percentage of 48.9 percent. Carly O'Hern '20 chipped in 12 points and Marie Steiner '20 nailed three 3-pointers and finished with 11 points off the bench. Claire Sehring '22 posted 11 points, nine boards and four assists in 18 minutes off the bench. Scout Lansing '21 handed out six assists and is tied for seventh in the NESCAC with 28. Kayla Glemaud '21 scored nine points and she and Zarle came away with three steals apiece.

Kimberly Soriano drained five 3-pointers and paced Utica with 17 points. Petrina DeMarco added nine points and Kristine Miller blocked five shots.

Hamilton scored the first five points, jumped out to a 10-2 lead and never looked back. The Continentals took their first double-digit lead at 15-5 on a Zarle trifecta midway through the first quarter and led 28-12 after one.

The cushion reached 20-plus points for the first time midway through the second quarter when Zarle hit another 3-pointer for a 37-16 advantage. Hamilton continued to pour it on as Emma Sehring '23 pulled down an offensive rebound and Lansing found Steiner for a basket from long range and a 51-21 lead with 2:29 remaining. The Continentals took a 53-23 advantage into the locker room.

The margin reached 40 points in the closing seconds of the third quarter when Claire Sehring passed to Mackenzie Aldridge '20 for a jumper that made it 76-36. Hamilton took its largest lead of 43 points at 84-41 on an old-fashioned three-point play by Olivia Davis '23 with 7:17 to go.