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Box Score

Abbey Schwoebel '27

Hamilton HAMILTON 15-8, 4-5

Williams WILLIAMS 14-9, 4-5

Hamilton HAMILTON

15-8, 4-5

Final

Feb. 14, 2025

Williams WILLIAMS

14-9, 4-5

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Hamilton HAMILTON	9	16	16	13	54
Williams WILLIAMS	14	21	9	22	66

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 2/15/2025 10:23:00 AM | Ken Rix '25

Women's basketball falls behind early in 12-point setback at Williams

Continentals face a must-win game at Middlebury on Saturday, Feb. 15 to keep their season alive

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – Williams College took the lead for good midway through the first quarter and the Ephs went on defeat the Hamilton College Continentals 66-54 in a NESCAC duel inside Williams' Chandler Gymnasium on Friday, Feb. 14.

Season Update

Hamilton (15-8, 4-5 NESCAC) is tied for seventh place in the NESCAC standings with Williams and Middlebury College and likely needs a win against the Panthers to play in next Saturday's conference championship quarterfinals.
Williams (14-9, 4-5), which won for the third time in its last four games, was playing at home for the first time since Jan. 11.

How it Happened

Williams got off to a hot start in the first five minutes as Mairi Smith scored six points and the Ephs led 14-9 heading into the second quarter.
Annabelle Semeter '28 led the Continentals in the second quarter with five points, including a jumper with 3:01 left, that kept Hamilton within striking distance at 27-23.
The Continentals cut Williams' lead to 28-25 with 1:50 to go in the quarter, but Arianna Gerig and Tatum Leuenberger combined to score seven straight points and the Ephs held a 35-25 advantage at the half.
Hamilton's defense had a great third quarter as Williams was 3-of-15 from the field and committed three turnovers. The Continentals cut their deficit to just three points at 44-41 heading into the fourth.
The third quarter comeback was led by Sam Glickman '25, Semeter and Kendall Harris '27. Glickman posted five points, two rebounds and a blocked shot.
Williams opened the fourth quarter with an 11-2 run and led by double digits for the final 7:45.
Cortland McBarron helped close the door on the Continentals in the fourth with seven points, three rebounds and two assists.

Notes

Hamilton outscored the Ephs 28-24 in points in the paint.
Harris scored a team-high 17 points, marking the 19th time she has done that this season.
The Continentals were without their star post player Taylor Lambo '26, who is averaging a double-double this season. Lambo is out for the season with an injury.
Abbey Schwoebel '27 tied her career high with 10 points and added six rebounds.
Tessa Cole '25 led the team in assists with three.
Williams held a commanding 48-31 advantage on the glass as two players recorded a double-double and a third missed one by a rebound.
Smith topped the Ephs with 15 points and 12 rebounds.
McBarron chipped in 14 points and nine boards off the bench.
Gerig contributed 12 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots.
Ellie Tounkara had 11 points and a game-high five assists.
The Continentals shot 36.7 percent (22-60) from the field, including 5-of-12 from beyond the arc, and were just 5-for-11 at the free-throw line.
Williams was 7-of-13 from the floor in the opening 10 minutes. The Ephs were 4-of-9 from three-point range in the fourth quarter after they made just one during the first 30 minutes.