EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. – In a fourth quarter played within a single possession, Ava Morrow's (Morgantown, Pa./Twin Valley) jumper in the paint with 1:37 to go turned out to be the final scoring as the HFU women's basketball team survived an East Stroudsburg 3-pointer in the final second for a 47-45 triumph on Sunday afternoon.
 
The victory was HFU's ninth straight, the first time the Tigers have accomplished that since December and January of the 2013-14 season.
 
Individual Highlights

• Carolyn Prevost (Belle Mead, N.J./Montgomery) and Taylor Hinkle (Chalfont, Pa./Central Bucks South) both recorded double-doubles 
  • Prevost led all players with a career-high 13 boards and two blocks and added 11 points for her second double-double of the year
  • Hinkle paced HFU with 13 points and also set a career-best in rebounds with 12 for her third double-double in four games
• Skyler Searfoss (Jim Thorpe, Pa./Jim Thorpe Area) made it three Tigers in double-figures with 11 points, while leading the team with two assists and two steals

 
Inside the Box Score

• Holy Family controlled the boards, outrebounding the Warriors 45-30
• The Tigers limited ESU to 32.7 percent shooting (18-of-55)

 
How it Happened
First Quarter

• Holy Family jumped out to a 7-3 advantage on a Hinkle layup 3:36 in, after Prevost had scored the first five Tiger points
• East Stroudsburg closed the period on a 2-9 surge over the final 5:19 though, taking a 9-12 cushion into the second 

Second Quarter

• The Warriors led by seven, 10-17, following a 3-pointer 1:15 in, but HFU pulled within two, 15-17, on a Hinkle three-point play at the 7:17 mark and later on a triple by Kara Meredith (Huntingdon Valley, Pa./Archbishop Wood), 18-20, with 2:34 showing
• The Warriors responded with six in a row though, taking a game-high eight-point advantage, 18-26, on a 3-pointer 1:20 ahead of the break
• Searfoss cut the deficit to six with a layup to begin the final minute

Third Quarter

• East Stroudsburg also went up by eight following the first basket of the second half, but the Tigers began to chip away with the next four points
• That began a 12-3 run that ended with Meredith's driving layup with 4:25 on the clock giving HFU its first lead, 32-31, since the first quarter
• The two teams exchanged baskets the remainder of the period, with Prevost putting the Tigers on top 38-37 entering the fourth

Fourth Quarter

• Holy Family held the largest fourth quarter advantage of three when Prevost opened the period with a turnaround jumper 20 seconds in
• From that point on there were four lead changes and three ties, the final of which came at 45-45 on two ESU free throws with 2:32 remaining
• After Morrow's game-winner 55 seconds later, the Tigers need to make only two stops thanks to two offensive rebounds by Hinkle

 
Up Next
Holy Family returns to action next Saturday with a non-conference game at Dominican. Tipoff is scheduled for 3 p.m.