CORTLAND, N.Y. – Hamilton College's
Kendall Harris '27 poured in 26 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in the Continentals' 61-49 non-conference win against the SUNY Cortland Red Dragons at Cortland's Corey Gymnasium on Tuesday, Nov. 21.
Season Update
- Hamilton is 5-0 for the first time since the 2018-19 team won their first seven games.
- The Red Dragons (1-2 overall), who are members of the State University of New York Athletic Conference, concluded their season-opening three-game homestand.
How It Happened
- Cortland scored the first five points of the third quarter and took its only lead of the night at 34-32 with 7:04 left.
- The Continentals countered with a 10-1 run over the next 2:20 that put them back in front for good. Harris found Courtney Shay '24 in the left corner by the Hamilton bench and Shay swished a 3-pointer. After a traveling call on the Red Dragons, Harris nailed a trifecta from the top of the key.
- Cortland made a free throw before Althea Hill '26 worked the ball down to Taylor Lambo '26 on the low block. Lambo turned towards the baseline and went off the glass for a layup. Harris' two free throws made it 42-35 with 4:44 remaining.
- The Red Dragons scored the next five points and pulled within one possession for the last time. The Continentals responded with a 7-0 spurt on a 3-pointer from the left corner by Maria Mercado Rengel '24, a turnaround jumper from the left block by Harris, and a Lambo putback off her own miss. At that point Hamilton led 49-40 with 2:34 to go.
- The Continentals were clinging to a 49-45 advantage after three quarters, but Cortland shot just 2 of 18 from the field during the final 10 minutes, and Hamilton slowly pulled away. A free throw by Lambo with 47.1 seconds left gave the Continentals a double-digit lead for the first time at 59-49.
- Hamilton opened the game with five straight points and its lead moved between two and seven points before the Continentals went into the second quarter with a 17-16 edge.
- A free throw by Abbey Schwoebel '27 gave Hamilton its largest lead of the first half of nine points at 27-18 with 3:37 remaining. The Red Dragons eventually recovered and went into the break trailing 32-29.
Notes
- Harris registered her second consecutive double-double and added four assists and three blocked shots. Harris leads the Continentals with 16.4 points and 9.2 rebounds per game.
- Lambo chipped in nine points and eight boards.
- Hill contributed eight points and two steals.
- Hamilton shot 47.6 percent (10 of 21) from beyond the arc.
- The Continentals held a 48-33 advantage on the glass, but committed 24 turnovers.
- Cortland shot just 27.5 percent from the floor including 6 of 25 from 3-point range.
- Jackie Funk scored nine of her team-high 12 points in the first half.
- Abby Wilkinson dropped in 11 points.
- Logan Streety posted a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds and added two blocks.
- The Red Dragons had won the previous three meetings with Hamilton.
Next Game
The Continentals go for their sixth straight win on Tuesday, Nov. 28 when they play another non-conference game at winless William Smith College (0-4). Opening tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.