CLINTON, N.Y. – Hamilton College's Emily Hall '24 poured in 19 points and the Continentals cruised to a 65-47 NESCAC win over the Wesleyan University Cardinals on Hamilton's Coach Tom Murphy Court inside Margaret Bundy Scott Field House on Saturday, Jan. 27. 
 
Season Update

• Hamilton (15-6, 3-4 NESCAC) won for the third time in its last four games.
• Wesleyan (10-8, 1-5) dropped its second straight contest.  

How It Happened

• Wesleyan made the first two baskets, but the Continentals got hot and scored the next nine points for a 9-4 advantage with 4:41 to go.  
• Taylor Lambo '26 finished 4-for-4 at the line in the last 3:06 for a 13-6 lead heading into the second stanza.  
• Althea Hill '26 buried a 3-ball to put the Continentals up 16-7 with 7:50 remaining. 
• Felicia Fongemie notched a shot from long distance and pulled the Cardinals within six points at 16-10. 
• Courtney Shay '24 and Kendall Harris '27 hit back-to-back jumpers for a 20-10 cushion with 6:24 left. 
• Up 26-16, Harris closed out the second quarter with a shot from 3-point range and a pair of free throws for a 15-point cushion at 31-16 at the half.  
• Hamilton built its largest lead of the night of 20 points at 38-18 on a layup by Shay with 6:05 to go in the third quarter. 
• Trailing 40-22, the Cardinals used a 9-0 spurt to slash Hamilton's lead to single digits at 40-31 with 1:36 remaining. 
• Hall wrapped up the third quarter with a pair of jumpers for a 44-31 advantage.
• Shay drained a 3-pointer and Lambo made a layup for a comfortable 63-43 lead with 2:55 left on the clock. 
• Hamilton shot 42.1 percent (24-57) from the field and went 13-for-15 at the line. 
• Wesleyan shot 27 percent (17-63) from the floor, including 23.5 percent (4-17) from beyond the arc, and 9-for-12 at the charity stripe. 
• The Continentals carried a 44-35 advantage on the glass. 
• Hamilton's seven seniors were honored prior to tip-off.  

Notes

• Hall finished 7 of 12 from the floor, grabbed five rebounds and passed out a team-best five assists. 
• Lambo recorded 18 points, eight boards and two blocks. 
• Harris added nine points, five rebounds and two blocked shots. 
• Shay contributed seven points, eight rebounds and three assists. 
• Hill ended up with six points and six boards. 
• Fongemie led Wesleyan with 12 points.
• Alana Jones tallied nine points and a team-best six rebounds. 
• Alli Jones and Maggie Lee scored eight points apiece. 
• Olivia Quinn registered six points and made a team-high three steals. 
• Kate King dished out four assists for the Cardinals.

Next Game
Hamilton hosts Connecticut College (5-13, 0-5) for another NESCAC contest on Sunday, Feb. 4 at 1 p.m.