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Taylor Lambo '26
45
Winner Hamilton HAMILTON 11-9, 4-4
36
Connecticut Col. CONN 7-14, 1-7
Winner
Hamilton HAMILTON
11-9, 4-4
45
Final
36
Connecticut Col. CONN
7-14, 1-7
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Hamilton HAMILTON 16 13 6 10 45
Connecticut Col. CONN 10 12 6 8 36

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Jim Taylor

Lambo '26 guides women's basketball to win with 7th double-double

First-year forward posted 23 points and 13 rebounds in the Continentals' NESCAC win at Conn. College

NEW LONDON, Conn. – Hamilton College's Taylor Lambo '26 posted her seventh double-double this season and the Continentals posted a 45-36 NESCAC win against the Connecticut College Camels at Conn. College's Luce Fieldhouse on Sunday afternoon.
 
Season Update
Hamilton (11-9, 4-4 NESCAC) is alone in fourth place in the conference standings with two games to go in the Continentals' regular season. The Camels (7-14, 1-7) lost their third straight.
 
How It Happened
  • Lambo converted an old-fashioned 3-point play a minute into the first quarter and Hamilton led the rest of the way.
  • The Continentals led 11-4 with 3:13 left in the first as Lambo scored six of those 11 points. Hamilton owned a 16-10 advantage after the opening 10 minutes.
  • After a three-plus minute scoring drought at the start of the second quarter, Conn. College pulled within two points on a jumper by Jaycie Rojik and two free throws by Aislinn McMahon with 5:57 remaining.
  • Lambo scored eight of the Continentals' next 10 points including a layup on a feed from Olivia Davis '23 that pushed the lead back up to eight at 26-18 with 1:17 to go. Lambo recorded 16 points in the first half alone.
  • Courtney Shay '24 beat the halftime buzzer with a 3-pointer on a pass from Sophie Thompson '24 for a 29-22 advantage at the break.
  • Hamilton's lead moved between four and eight points in the third quarter as the teams combined to score just 12 points. The Continentals took a 35-28 advantage into the final 10 minutes.
  • Catie Donadio opened the fourth quarter with a layup for the Camels, but five points is as close as Conn. College could get down the stretch.
  • Hamilton responded with a 10-1 run that covered the next eight minutes. Two free throws by Althea Hill '26 made it 45-31 for the Continentals' largest lead with 2:55 left. Four Hamilton players scored during the spurt that clinched the victory.
 
Notes
  • Lambo finished with 23 points and tied a season high with 13 rebounds. She was 15-for-16 at the free-throw line and 4 of 8 from the field. Lambo is averaging 20 points in her last four games and is seventh in the conference at 14.4 per contest. She is also seventh with 8.2 rebounds per game.
  • Shay made two 3-pointers and ended up with eight points.
  • Davis grabbed a career-high 11 boards including five on the offensive glass.
  • The Continentals dominated the boards, 56-30, which led to a 12-3 advantage in second-chance points.
  • Hamilton had 24 turnovers while the Camels committed just eight.
  • The 36 points are the fewest allowed by the Continentals since SUNY Canton scored just 24 in the 2019-20 season opener.
  • Rojik paced Conn. College with 16 points and added three of the team's 12 steals.
  • Rebecca Oberman-Levine chipped in five rebounds, four blocked shots and three steals before fouling out.
  • Both teams struggled shooting the ball as Hamilton was at 22.9 percent (11-48) including 2 of 18 from beyond the arc. The Camels were even worse at 21.4 percent (12-56) including 1 of 15 from long range.
  • Thanks primarily to Lambo, the Continentals shot 87.5 percent (21-24) at the line. Conn. College made just half of its 22 free throw attempts.
 
Next Game
Hamilton hosts Bowdoin College for another NESCAC game on Friday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m.
 
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