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Hamilton College forward Taylor Lambo
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66
Williams Wil 7-8,0-2 NESCAC
77
Winner Hamilton Ham 12-2,1-1 NESCAC
Williams Wil
7-8,0-2 NESCAC
66
Final
77
Hamilton Ham
12-2,1-1 NESCAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Williams Wil 14 15 13 24 66
Hamilton Ham 16 16 27 18 77

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Lindsay LeSueur

Women’s basketball bounces back in win over Williams, 77-66

Continentals took control of the NESCAC contest with a 27-point third quarter

CLINTON, N.Y. – Hamilton College's Taylor Lambo '26 registered 20 points and the Continentals fought for a 77-66 NESCAC win against the Williams College Ephs on Hamilton's Coach Tom Murphy Court inside Margaret Bundy Scott Field House on Saturday, Jan. 6. 
 
Season Update
  • Hamilton (12-2, 1-1 NESCAC) set a season high with the 77 points.  
  • Williams (7-8, 0-2) dropped its second NESCAC contest in as many days. 
How It Happened
  • The Ephs trailed by three points at the start of the third quarter but opened the second half with a basket. Kendall Harris '27 countered with five straight points and put the Continentals up 37-31 with 8:37 left. 
  • The Continentals gathered their largest lead of 19 points at 52-33 after a 15-0 run capped by a Courtney Shay '24 3-pointer with 3:28 remaining. 
  • Hamilton carried a comfortable 59-42 lead into the fourth quarter. The Continentals were 11 of 14 from the floor and made all three 3-point attempts in the third.  
  • Williams responded with an 11-0 run in the first five minutes of the fourth quarter and cut their deficit to six points at 59-53. The Ephs got as close as four points at 69-65 on a 3-ball by Tatum Leuenberger with 2:02 remaining, but the Continentals finished 4-for-6 at the line in the final 1:17. Williams was 0 of 4 from the field after Leuenberger's 3-pointer.
  • Harris and Althea Hill '26 drained back-to-back 3-pointers for an early 6-0 lead. 
  • Emily Hall '24 scored on consecutive possessions and put the Continentals up 10-2 three minutes into the first quarter. 
  • The Ephs stirred up a 7-2 spurt and cut Hamilton's lead to 12-9 with 4:19 remaining. 
  • Williams closed out the opening quarter with a 5-0 run and trailed by just two points at 16-14. 
  • The second quarter featured three ties and four lead changes as neither team led by more than four. 
  • Harris was sent to the line with just nine ticks to go after she was fouled from beyond the arc and made them all for a 32-29 advantage at the break. 
  • Hamilton shot 51.9 percent (28-54) from the floor, including 7 of 15 from 3-point land, and went 14-for-20 (70 percent) at the line.
  • Williams shot 34.4 percent (21-61) from the field, including 5 of 17 from beyond the arc, and 79.2 percent (19-24) at the charity stripe. 
  • The Continentals owned a 40-28 advantage on the glass. 
Notes
  • Hamilton defeated Williams for the first time since Dec. 6, 2008 (70-58 at home). 
  • Lambo is fifth in the NESCAC with 15.4 points per game. 
  • Harris collected her sixth consecutive double-figure performance with 19 points as she went 3 of 4 from beyond the arc. She added seven rebounds and two blocks. 
  • Hall contributed 10 points and a season-high eight assists. 
  • Piper Seamon '24 chipped in eight points off the bench. 
  • Maria Mercado Rengel '24 netted seven points while Shay finished with six points and seven boards. 
  • Arianna Gerig led Williams with 21 points and four assists. 
  • Leuenberger pitched in 18 points off the bench and fellow reserve Smith had 10 points and three blocked shots. 
  • Cortland McBarron grabbed a team-best seven rebounds for the Ephs. 
Next Game
Hamilton travels to nationally ranked Smith College (10-2 overall) for a non-conference contest on Tuesday, Jan. 9 at 6 p.m. 
 
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