FREDERICK, Md. - The Hood College women's basketball team led after the first quarter, but could not keep pace with visiting Lebanon Valley College over the final three quarters in a 69-53 loss in Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth play.
Inside the Box Score
- Marlise Newson (Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle) led the Blazers with 13 points, adding five rebounds and three assists.
- Lele Wright (Wilmington, Del./Howard) recorded 13 points and seven rebounds in the game.
- Philippa Clouse (Olney, Md./Sandy Spring Friends) ended the game with nine points and six rebounds.
- Tiffany Manning (Randallstown, Md./Western Tech) totaled 10 rebounds in an eight-point performance.
How it Happened
- LVC opened the game with an early 9-4 lead in the first period with 6:16 left, as Kate Fitzpatrick made her first three shots of the game.
- The Blazers answered back outscoring the Flying Dutchmen 11-5 for the rest of the period. Wright accounted for seven straight points in that run as Hood took a 15-14 lead after the period.
- The first three minutes of the second period featured five ties and lead changes, as a Newson mid-range jumper tied up the score at 21-21 with 7:08 left.
- LVC went on a 12-5 run for the remainder of the second period to lead 33-26 at halftime, as Riley Havelow took control with mid-range pull-up jumpers totaling six points in that span.
- The Flying Dutchmen pulled away in the third period shooting 8-for-12 as a team, pushing their lead to 54-41 after three.
- LVC's biggest lead of the game mounted as high as 23, as Samya Santiague drove through traffic for a tough lay-up for a 66-43 lead with 4:47 left in the game.
Analysis
- LVC shot 48 percent from the field, as Hood managed to shoot 31 percent.
- Hood outrebounded the Flying Dutchmen 39-34. The Blazers pulled down 16 offensive rebounds as a team.
- LVC edged the Blazers in points in the paint 32-30.
For the Opponent
- Havelow and Fitzpatrick led the Flying Dutchmen each scoring 20 points in the game. Havelow also grabbed nine rebounds, one short of a double-double. Fitzpatrick recorded three steals and two blocks while having five rebounds.
- Santiague ended the game with 11 points and six rebounds.
Up Next
The Blazers are back in action on Friday, February 4 when they play host to No. 19 Messiah University at 1 p.m.
