ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Hamilton College's
Kendall Harris '27 knocked down a trio of shots at the line with 1.2 seconds left and lifted the Continentals to a 64-63 non-conference win against the University of Rochester Yellowjackets at Rochester's Louis Alexander Palestra on Saturday, Dec. 9.
Season Update
- Hamilton (10-0 overall) had won all of its previous nine games by nine or more points.
- Rochester, which is a member of the University Athletic Association for basketball, lost its third in a row and moved to 3-5 overall.
How It Happened
- Althea Hill '26 made a statement with a 3-pointer that opened the scoring in the fourth quarter and gave the Continentals an eight-point lead at 54-46. It was the largest lead of the afternoon for either team.
- Rochester went on a 6-0 run and made it a one-possession game at 54-52 with 8:05 to go.
- Harris stretched Hamilton's lead back to four points at 56-52 with two free throws.
- The Yellowjackets went on a 7-1 spurt and held a 59-57 edge with 4:03 remaining.
- Taylor Lambo '26 answered with the next two baskets for a 61-59 lead.
- Rochester made jumpers on consecutive possessions and led 63-61 with 1:32 left. The Yellowjackets forced a Hamilton turnover but failed to convert on their end of the floor.
- Lambo grabbed a defensive board and Hamilton called a timeout with 22 ticks to go. Harris was fouled from the 3-point line with 1.2 seconds remaining. The Yellowjackets attempted to ice her at the free-throw line by calling timeout, but the first-year was locked in and drained all three shots for the win.
- Trailing 43-42 midway through the third quarter, Maria Mercado Rengel '24 netted two shots at the line. Harris buried a shot from 3-point land for a 47-43 lead with 2:42 left.
- Lambo was sent to the line with 1:11 to go and hit both for a 49-46 advantage. The sophomore showed off her strength in the paint on the next possession as she put back her own miss for a 51-46 lead heading into the final quarter.
- Rochester popped back-to-back 3-pointers for a quick 6-0 lead 1:12 into the first quarter.
- Courtney Shay '24 countered with a 3-ball off a pass from Hill and cut Hamilton's deficit in half.
- The Yellowjackets converted a 3-point play for a 9-3 advantage, but the Continentals took off with a 10-2 spurt for their first lead at 13-11 with 3:53 remaining.
- Rochester took a two-point lead with 35 seconds to go but Harris drove to the basket and evened the score at 19 apiece heading into the second quarter.
- After the Yellowjackets tallied the first four points of the second frame, Tessa Cole '25 and Harris netted consecutive shots from beyond the arc for a 25-23 edge.
- Rochester rallied with five straight points but Piper Seamon '24 and Lambo went to work and scored four apiece in an 8-0 run for a 33-28 lead with 2:29 to go in the first half.
- The Yellowjackets claimed the final basket with 16 ticks remaining and trailed 35-32 at the break.
- Hamilton shot 35 percent (21-60) from the floor and 89.5 percent (17-19) at the line.
- The Yellowjackets owned a 43-39 advantage on the glass.
- Rochester shot 36.5 percent (23-63) from the field and 73.7 percent (14-19) at the free-throw line. The Yellowjackets were just 3 of 23 from beyond the arc.
Notes
- Harris registered her third 20-plus point game with 22. The 6-foot, 1-inch guard from Chapel Hill, N.C., also grabbed 10 rebounds for her fifth double-double. She is second in the NESCAC with 9.4 rebounds per game.
- Lambo recorded her fourth double-double of the season with 17 points and a team-best 13 boards.
- Abby Gress paced Rocheter with 13 points but committed five turnovers.
- Haley Dumiak tallied 10 points and two blocks.
- Hannah Lindemuth added 10 points off the bench for Rochester.
- Callie McCulley led the Yellowjackets with 10 rebounds and three blocks.
- Rylee Drahos contributed eight points and five assists.
Next Game
Hamilton will take a trip out West to play in the University of California Santa Cruz December Classic. The Continentals face the hosts on Thursday, Dec. 21 at 6:30 p.m. Eastern time.