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Hamilton College forward Taylor Lambo (53) 11/10/23 7:10:30 PM Women’s Basketball: Utica University v Hamilton College at Margaret Bundy Scott Field House, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY Final: Utica 47 Hamilton 65 Photo by Josh McKee
Photo: Joshua D. McKee
Taylor Lambo '26
74
Winner Hamilton Ham 4-1,0-0 NESCAC
42
SUNY Poly SPI 1-4,0-0 Empire 8
Winner
Hamilton Ham
4-1,0-0 NESCAC
74
Final
42
SUNY Poly SPI
1-4,0-0 Empire 8
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Hamilton Ham 10 22 24 18 74
SUNY Poly SPI 6 7 8 21 42

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Lindsay LeSueur

Women’s basketball posts convincing win at SUNY Poly, 74-42

Lambo ’26 scored in double figures for the fourth consecutive game for the Continentals

MARCY, N.Y. – Hamilton College's Taylor Lambo '26 led all players with 16 points and the Continentals cruised to a 74-42 win against the SUNY Polytechnic Wildcats at SUNY Poly's Wildcat Field House on Tuesday, Nov. 26. 
 

Season Update

  • Hamilton (4-1 overall) played its first five games away from home. 
  • The Wildcats, who are members of the Empire 8 Athletic Conference, dipped to 1-4 overall. 

How It Happened

  • Knotted at 6-6 with 2:45 left in the opening quarter, Lambo hit back-to-back layups for a four-point edge heading into the second frame. 
  • The Continentals started the second quarter with the first two baskets for a 14-6 lead with 8:41 to go. 
  • Kendall Harris '27 drained a 3-ball from the left wing and Althea Hill '26 made a layup that gave Hamilton a 19-6 advantage with 7:08 remaining. 
  • SUNY Poly was held scoreless for the first 3:55 of the quarter. Alivia Turk claimed the Wildcats' first three points with 6:05 remaining.
  • The Wildcats cut the Continentals' lead back to single digits at 22-13 with 3:06 left. 
  • Hamilton closed out the quarter on a 10-0 run for a comfortable 32-13 advantage at the break. Lambo, Sam Glickman '25, Tessa Cole '25 and Harris all scored during the spurt. 
  • Lambo scored Hamilton's first six points in the third quarter. Cole drained a shot from beyond the arc and then buried a jumper that stretched Hamilton's advantage to 26 points at 43-17 with 5:06 left.
  • The Continentals outpaced the Wildcats 13-4 in the remaining 4:42 and owned a 56-21 cushion heading into the final quarter. 
  • Hamilton took a 41-point lead at 64-23 on a 3-pointer by Sophie Blomberg '26 early in the fourth. 
  • Trailing 67-23, the Wildcats countered with a 14-0 run and narrowed their deficit to 30 points at 67-37 with 3:49 left. 
  • Hamilton shot 42.6 percent (29-68) from the field, including 42.9 percent (6-14) from 3-point range, and was 10-for-18 at the charity stripe. 
  • The Continentals held the Wildcats to 34.6 percent (18-52) shooting from the field. 
  • Hamilton tallied 36 points off 31 SUNY Poly turnovers and owned a 30-15 advantage in bench points. 
  • The Continentals were credited with a season-best 22 steals – their most in a game since the 2019-20 season.  

Notes

  • The Continentals won their eighth consecutive game against the Wildcats. 
  • Lambo went 8-of-10 from the floor. 
  • Harris finished with 14 points, a team-best eight rebounds, four steals and three assists. 
  • Glickman matched her career high of 10 points off the bench. 
  • Cole contributed a season-best nine points. 
  • Zoe Myslewicz '28 gathered four steals and two blocked shots. 
  • Hannah Bernstein '28 added four assists and three steals. 
  • Alysa Jackson led SUNY Poly with 10 points and Turk had nine.
  • Sanaa Lee chipped in six points, six boards and a game-high five blocks. 

Next Game

Hamilton hosts SUNY Geneseo (4-3) in the Continentals' home opener on Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 6 p.m. 
 
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