NEW LONDON, Conn. – Connecticut College's Sofia Tavarez scored a game-high 21 points and the Camels shot 13-for-14 at the free-throw line in the fourth quarter in their 75-68 NESCAC win over the Hamilton College Continentals inside Conn. College's Luce Field House on Friday evening, Feb. 6.

Season Update

• Hamilton (10-11, 2-5 NESCAC) played its third of a four-game road swing. The Continentals recorded a 52-37 win at Colby College their last time out on Saturday, Jan. 31.
• Conn. College (13-8, 4-4) won its second conference game in a row after besting Wesleyan University on Saturday, Jan. 31.

How It Happened

• Hamilton forced six Conn. College turnovers during the first quarter and scored six points off those turnovers. Kendall Harris '27 scored Hamilton's first five points with a layup in the paint and an old-fashioned 3-point play with 7:21 remaining. Annabelle Semeter '28 converted a contested floater in the lane with 2:07 left that put the Continentals in front, 13-12, marking the seventh lead change of the opening quarter. A layup by Abbey Schwoebel '27 with 50 seconds left made it 15-12.
• Conn. College's Santia Valeria Dedos swished a 3-pointer at the other end and tied the score at 15-15 after 10 minutes.
• Taylor Lambo '26 tallied eight of her team-high 18 points in the second quarter for the Continentals.  
• With 8:05 left in the second, Harris accepted a pass in the paint from Lambo and banked in a right-handed layup for her 1,000^th career point. She's just the 12^th Continental in program history to reach the milestone. The basket gave the Continentals a 20-19 lead.
• The eighth lead change of the second quarter occurred with 4:52 left as Lambo sank a jumper from the foul line that put Hamilton in front, 26-25. Maggie Kernodle '29 finished a layup through contact with 4:13 remaining, and Lambo drove to the basket and scored and made it a 6-0 run. The run gave the Continentals their largest lead of five at 30-25 with 3:31 left. Conn. College responded with a 9-0 run with the help of five straight points by Mia Xerras for a 34-30 lead at the 1:05 mark.
• Hamilton scored the final four points of the quarter on a jumper by Harris and a layup by Lambo that tied the score at 34-34 at halftime.
• The Camels shot 7-of-13 from the field, including 2-of-4 from 3-point range, and 4-for-5 at the line in the third quarter as they outscored Hamilton 20-15.
• Conn. College's Catherine Cole scored five straight via a 3-pointer and a layup and the Camels held a 41-36 advantage with 6:51 left in the third.
• Semeter made two free throws with 4:37 left and cashed a pull-up jumper near the baseline at the 4:05 mark that cut Hamilton's deficit to 47-46.
• Conn. College scored four of the next five points before Semeter rattled home a pull-up jumper from the free-throw line that once again made it a one-possession game at 51-49 with 1:19 remaining. Conn. College's Addi Hunter drained a triple with 1:01 left and the Camels carried a 54-49 lead into the fourth.
• Xerras scored 11 of her 18 points in the fourth quarter on 2-of-4 shooting from 3-point range and 5-for-6 at the line. Xerras' second 3-pointer gave Conn. College its largest lead of 11 at 62-51 with 7:41 remaining.
• Hamilton responded with a 6-0 burst and trimmed its deficit to 62-57 with 1:54 remaining. The Camels went 13-for-14 at the line in the final 42 seconds and closed out the win.

Notes

• Lambo finished with 18 points, six rebounds and six assists.
• Harris finished with 11 points and registered her 14^th consecutive game in double figures. She joined Lambo in the Continentals' 1,000-point club.
• Semeter scored 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field, including 2-of-3 from 3-point range, and 2-for-2 at the line in 14 minutes played off the bench.
• Erica Hills '28 added six points, three assists and two steals for the Continentals.
• The Continentals were 29-of-57 from the field, marking their third-highest field goal percentage in a game this season.
• Tavarez shot 6-of-12 from the field and 9-for-11 at the line. She also distributed five assists.
• Xerras added 18 points and Hayle Thompson tallied 10.
• Cole grabbed a game-high eight rebounds and scored eight points.

Next Game

Hamilton concludes its road swing at Tufts University (12-9, 4-4) on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 3 p.m.