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Box Score

Maggie Kernodle '29

Hamilton HAMILTON 10-10, 2-4

Colby COLBY 11-8, 2-4

Hamilton HAMILTON

10-10, 2-4

Final

Jan. 31, 2026

Colby COLBY

11-8, 2-4

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Hamilton HAMILTON	9	14	18	11	52
Colby COLBY	4	7	10	16	37

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 2/1/2026 1:24:00 PM | Wes Neidhardt '26

Women's basketball gets defensive, leads from start to finish at Colby

The Continentals held the Mules to 26.4 percent shooting from the field

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History

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WATERVILLE, Maine – Hamilton College turned in a great defensive performance and received 11 points from Maggie Kernodle '29 as the Continentals cruised to a 52-37 NESCAC victory over the Colby College Mules on Colby's Whitmore-Mitchell Court inside the Margaret M. Crooks Center on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 31.

Season Update

Hamilton (10-10, 2-4 NESCAC) held its opponent to a season-low point total in conference play.
Colby (11-8, 2-4) suffered its third straight loss and its fourth in the last five games.

How It Happened

Hamilton started the first quarter on a 9-0 run. The spurt was capped by Zoe Myslewicz '28, who made a layup over a Colby defender after she received a nice feed from Kendall Harris '27.
Colby's first points did not come until the 2:24 mark of the first when Chelsea Ibenegbu converted two free throws. Hamilton ended the quarter up 9-4 and held Colby to 1-of-11 shooting from the field.
The Mules pulled within two points twice in the second quarter, including 13-11 with 5:58 remaining. Taylor Lambo '26 helped keep Hamilton in front with a layup after she got deep post position and accepted a pass from Kernodle.
The Continentals closed the quarter with a 10-0 burst and led 23-11 at the break. Harris scored six points during the run, including a driving layup that she made despite being fouled. She converted the free throw and completed the three-point play.
Hamilton led by double digits the rest of the way. Kernodle contributed four points early in the third quarter, highlighted by her blowing by a defender and laying the ball in with her left hand.
The Continentals outscored the Mules 13-4 during the last four minutes of the third and enjoyed a 20-point cushion at 41-21. The strong close to the quarter included a nice give-and-go as Reagan Dowd '29 fed Abbey Schwoebel '27 in the post, and she passed it back to a cutting Dowd for a layup.
Hamilton led by as many as 23 points at 52-29 with 2:45 remaining in the fourth quarter. The Continentals benefited from five points by Dowd, including a three-pointer after a kick-out pass from Alexis Prybyla '29.
Colby scored the last eight points with six of those coming from Lauren Cho.

Notes

Kernodle scored in double figures for the fourth time. She is 18-for-21 (85.7%) at the free-throw line.
Lambo contributed 10 points, eight rebounds and a game-high two blocks.
Harris recorded 10 points and four assists. She has 993 career points at Hamilton.
Myslewicz grabbed six rebounds in 14 minutes of action.
Hamilton shot 10-for-12 at the free-throw line while Colby shot 7-for-10.
The Continentals outscored the Mules 28-18 in the paint.
Hamilton's defense was particularly strong in the first half, holding Colby to 4-of-28 (14.2%) from the field.
The Continentals led for all but 23 seconds in the 40-minute contest.
The Mules' Amelia Hanscom led all players with 12 points. Cho chipped in 10 points. The two combined to go 10-of-17 from the floor while the rest of the team was just 4-of-36.