CLINTON, N.Y. – Hamilton College's
Kendall Harris '27 tallied 18 points and 11 rebounds as the Continentals outlasted the Tufts University Jumbos, 72-54, in NESCAC action on Hamilton's Coach Tom Murphy Court inside Margaret Bundy Scott Field House on Saturday, Feb. 8.
Season Update
- Hamilton (15-7, 4-4 NESCAC) picked up its second straight conference win.
- Tufts (14-8, 5-4) has won one of its five NESCAC road games this season.
How It Happened
- With the score tied at 7-7, the Jumbos went on a 7-0 run for a 14-7 lead with 3:17 left in the opening quarter.
- The Continentals finished the final 2:36 with a 7-2 run. Althea Hill '26 was fouled beyond the arc and sank all three free throws, and Taylor Lambo '26 added a layup. Annabelle Semeter '28 chased down an offensive rebound and knocked down a jumper that cut the Continentals' deficit to just two points at 16-14 with four seconds remaining.
- Abbey Schwoebel '27 opened the second quarter with two free throws and tied the score at 16-16. After giving up the next basket, Hamilton answered with six straight points for a 22-18 lead with 7:51 remaining and led the rest of the afternoon.
- The Continentals fed off the energy of the home crowd, igniting a 12-0 run that gave them a commanding 34-21 lead with 46 seconds remaining in the half. Sam Glickman '25 kicked off the surge with a three-pointer that was assisted by Tessa Cole '25. Harris contributed seven of the 12 points and capped the run with a classic three-point play.
- Harris drained a pull-up three-pointer with just 12 seconds left and extended Hamilton's lead to 14 points at 37-23 as they headed into halftime.
- Cole, Hill and Schwoebel accounted for six straight points and pushed the lead to 45-30 with just under five minutes remaining in the third quarter. The Continentals led 51-38 going into the final 10 minutes.
- The Jumbos scored the first six points of the fourth quarter and closed the gap to 51-44 with 7:42 to go.
- Harris scored the next six points, highlighted by a step-back, mid-range jumper from the right wing after crossing up her defender. Harris' highlight-reel basket extended the Continentals' lead to 13 points at 57-44 with 4:11 remaining.
- Hamilton went 13-for-14 at the free-throw line in the final 2:15 and sealed the crucial conference victory.
Notes
- Hamilton played its last home game of the regular season and honored Glickman, Cole and Abigael Morin '25 before tip-off.
- Harris posted her fourth double-double this season and added two blocked shots. She is fifth in the conference in scoring with 16.1 points per game.
- Lambo finished with 13 points and a game-high four assists.
- Glickman tallied 12 points in her first career start.
- Hill registered nine points off the bench.
- Schwoebel chipped in seven points, Semeter had six and Cole added five.
- Tufts' Monet Witherspoon led all players with 23 points.
- Sofia Gonzalez recorded nine points and two steals before she fouled out.
- Caitlyn O'Boyle gathered a team-best nine boards including five on the offensive glass.
- The Continentals shot 51.1 percent (23-45) from the floor and 85.2 percent (23-27) at the line.
- Tufts shot 30.1 percent (22-73) from the field including 5-of-27 from beyond the arc.
- Hamilton was 8-of-12 on field goal attempts and a perfect 5-for-5 at the line in the second quarter.
- The Jumbos grabbed 18 offensive rebounds and held an 18-7 advantage in second-chance points.
- The Continentals have won their last two home games in the series with Tufts.
Next Game
The Continentals travel to Williamstown, Mass., for a NESCAC road game at Williams College (13-9, 3-5) on Friday, Feb. 14 at 7 p.m.
