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Piper Seamon '24 shooting a 3-pointer
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45
SUNY Poly SPI 5-12,4-3 North Atlantic
62
Winner Hamilton Ham 13-5,1-3 NESCAC
SUNY Poly SPI
5-12,4-3 North Atlantic
45
Final
62
Hamilton Ham
13-5,1-3 NESCAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
SUNY Poly SPI 4 6 20 15 45
Hamilton Ham 18 12 6 26 62

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Lindsay LeSueur

Women’s basketball picks up non-conference win over SUNY Poly

Seamon '24 recorded first career double-double for the Continentals

CLINTON, N.Y. – Hamilton College's Piper Seamon '24 led all players with 16 points as the Continentals posted a 62-45 non-conference win against the SUNY Polytechnic Wildcats on Hamilton's Coach Tom Murphy Court inside Margaret Bundy Scott Field House on Tuesday, Jan. 16. 
 
Season Update
  • Hamilton (13-5 overall) snapped its losing skid at three. 
  • SUNY Poly, which is a member of the North Atlantic Conference, dipped to 5-12 overall. 
How It Happened
  • Trailing by one point at 3-2, the Continentals strung together a 16-1 run and owned an 18-4 advantage after the opening 10 minutes. Kendall Harris '27, Taylor Lambo '26, Tessa Cole '24 and Maria Mercado Rengel '24 all scored during the spurt. 
  • After Hamilton gave up the first basket of the second quarter, Seamon scored seven of the Continentals' next 12 points including a put-back that pushed the lead up to 17 points at 25-8 with just under three minutes left. 
  • Anna Gnapp '26 knocked down a jumper and gave Hamilton a comfortable 30-10 advantage at the break. 
  • SUNY Poly came out with an 8-0 run to start the third quarter.  
  • Abbey Schwoebel '27 converted an old-fashioned three-point play for a 33-18 cushion with 6:17 left on the clock. 
  • The Wildcats shut down Hamilton's offense and took off on a 12-0 rally to trail by three points at 33-30 with 1:23 remaining in the third quarter. 
  • Hamilton led 42-32 with 6:29 left in the final quarter as Seamon scored a layup and Abigael Morin '25 nailed four free throws.
  • SUNY Poly managed to cut its deficit down to seven points on three occasions, including 52-45 with 1:31 left to play. 
  • Hamilton cruised to the finish with 10 straight points.  
  • The Continentals owned a 47-37 advantage on the glass. 
  • The Wildcats tallied 17 points on 24 Hamilton turnovers. 
Notes
  • Seamon went 6 of 10 from the field and 3-for-4 at the free-throw line, and she grabbed a team-best 10 rebounds for her first career double-double.
  • Cole drained three 3-pointers and finished with 12 points, five boards and three assists off the bench. 
  • Mercado Rengel chipped in 10 points, four boards and two steals. 
  • Morin dropped in seven points.  
  • Alysa Jackson led the Wildcats with 14 points and added five rebounds and three steals. 
  • Sophia Murray finished with 12 points, six boards, three assists and two steals. 
  • Alivia Turk registered 10 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.  
Next Game
Hamilton will host No. 22 Amherst College (13-2, 2-2 NESCAC) for a conference contest on Saturday, Jan. 20 at 3 p.m. 
 
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