STATEN ISLAND - The Holy Family University women's basketball team began its 2023-24 season with a 51-64 loss to Franklin Pierce on Saturday night. 
 
Individual Highlights

• Carolyn Prevost (Belle Mead, N.J./Montgomery) led HFU with eight rebounds and a game-high two blocks
• Skyler Searfoss (Jim Thorpe, Pa./Jim Thorpe Area) was the lone Tiger in double-figures with 10 points
• Carly Bolivar (Elmont, N.Y./Sewanhaka (Alliance)) paced Holy Family with a game-high five assists in her team debut
• Ava Morrow (Morgantown, Pa./Twin Valley) produced a team-best three steals
• Freshman Kara Meredith (Huntingdon Valley, Pa./Archbishop Wood) notably made her collegiate debut, scoring her first three career points

 
Inside the Box Score

• The Ravens held a major edge at the free throw line, making 26 foul shots compared to the Tigers' five

 
How it Happened
First Quarter

• Franklin Pierce scored the first four points and led throughout, despite a Taylor Hinkle (Chalfont, Pa./Central Bucks South) layup 2:55 into the action getting HFU as close as 6-7
• A Hinkle layup also made it 8-10 midway through the quarter, but the Ravens would close the period on a 1-10 run for a 9-20 advantage after 10 minutes of play

Second Quarter

• Five straight points, capped by a Morrow 3-pointer, cut the deficit to 20-25 with 4:55 left in the half, but FPU would respond with seven unanswered for a first half high 20-32 lead in the final minute
• Hinkle hit a 3-pointer to make it a nine-point game entering the locker room

Second Half

• The two teams exchanged baskets to begin the third quarter, with a Prevost layup momentarily returning the deficit to single digits, but the Ravens converted back-to-back scores to extend its advantage into double-digits for good 

 
Up Next
Holy Family completes its season-opening weekend tomorrow, taking on host Staten Island at 3 p.m.