ONEONTA, N.Y. – Hamilton College's
Kendall Harris '27 poured in a season-best 19 points and the Continentals defeated the SUNY Oneonta Red Dragons 57-48 in the Oneonta & Hartwick Classic at Oneonta's Dewar Arena on Friday, Nov. 17.
Season Update
- Hamilton (3-0 overall) has won its first three games by an average of 15.6 points.
- Oneonta, which is a member of the State University of New York Athletic Conference, moved to 1-2.
How It Happened
- Knotted at 30-30 midway through the third quarter, the Continentals went on an 8-0 run and led the rest of the way. Taylor Lambo '26 started the run with a free throw, Piper Seamon '24 nailed a 3-pointer, Emily Hall '24 added a free throw, and Seamon drilled another trifecta for the eight-point advantage with 2:25 left in the third.
- The Red Dragons countered with a 7-2 run and closed out the third quarter trailing by just three at 40-37.
- Oneonta pulled within a basket after Emma Schwarzbeck hit a 3-pointer with 8:06 to go in the fourth quarter.
- Tessa Cole '25 and Harris responded with back-to-back 3-pointers and pushed the lead back up to eight at 48-40.
- Hamilton stretched its lead to a game-high 11 points at 57-46 on a layup by Abbey Schwoebel '27 with 1:08 remaining.
- Harris scored Hamilton's first six points and Hall added a layup for an 8-3 lead with 4:44 left in the first quarter.
- The Red Dragons ended the quarter on a 5-1 run and slashed their deficit to one point at 11-10.
- Trailing 17-13, Courtney Shay '24 buried a 3-ball and Harris hit a fastbreak layup for an 18-17 advantage.
- The Continentals clung to a 23-21 lead after Oneonta converted on two shots at the line with 3:28 left in the second quarter.
- With 41 ticks left in the first half, Harris nailed a shot from 3-point land for a 26-21 lead at the break.
- Oneonta owned a 43-35 rebounding advantage.
- The Continentals shot 40.4 percent (21-52) from the floor and the Red Dragons shot just 23.2 percent (16-69).
Notes
- Harris went 8 of 12 from the floor including 3 of 4 from beyond the arc and added six rebounds, four assists and two steals.
- Lambo tallied 10 points and six rebounds.
- Hall chipped in nine points and a team-best seven boards.
- Seamon added eight points off the bench.
- Molly Stephens led Oneonta with 15 points.
- Schwarzbeck recorded 10 points and seven rebounds for the Red Dragons.
- Jenna Harclerode and Megan Desrats grabbed a team-best eight rebounds apiece for Oneonta.
Next Game
Hamilton faces winless Hartwick College (0-3) as part of the Oneonta & Hartwick Classic on Saturday, Nov. 18 at 2 p.m.