PHILADELPHIA – In a battle for control of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) South Division two seed, the HFU women's basketball team defeated city-rival Chestnut Hill 64-57 on Tuesday evening at the Campus Center. 
 
Individual Highlights

• Carolyn Prevost (Belle Mead, N.J./Montgomery) led all players with 23 points on 10-of-15 shooting and two blocks, while adding a team-high 10 rebounds for her second consecutive double-double
• Skyler Searfoss (Jim Thorpe, Pa./Jim Thorpe Area) was also in double-figures with 15 points, including making 7-of-8 free throws, and she paced the Tigers with five assists
• Lindsay Tretter (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Wood) had four assists and nine points, one ahead of Jessica Riepe's (Marlboro, N.J./Marlboro) eight on a perfect 3-of-3 shooting
• Moe Moore (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan) and Taylor Hinkle (Chalfont, Pa./Central Bucks South) both had eight boards, a season-best for the latter

 
Inside the Box Score

• Holy Family outrebounded Chestnut Hill 44-32 and outshot the Griffins in all three phases, including making 11-of-14 free throws compared to CHC's 12-of-18

 
How it Happened 
First Quarter

• Four different Tigers scored the first nine points as HFU went ahead 9-0 just 3:25 in
• Chestnut Hill did not score for the opening 4:59, but the Griffins would tally the final seven points of the period to make it a two-point game after 10 minutes of play 

Second Quarter

• Holy Family opened the second with the first seven points, the final four of which were by Prevost as her layup established a second nine-point cushion, 16-7, with 8:05 showing
• The Tigers will still ahead 21-16 following a Prevost hook shot, only to have CHC score seven unanswered for a second time to take its first lead, 21-23, 2:46 before the break
• Prevost scored four in a row to regain a two-point advantage, and after a CHC 3-pointer and Moore free throw, the Griffins closed out the scoring with a layup for a two-point cushion, 26-28, entering the locker room

Third Quarter

• Chestnut Hill then started the third with the first four points to build its largest lead, 26-32, just 1:25 into the half
• The Griffins were still on top 30-34 two minutes later before Searfoss scored four in a row, and HFU would not trail again after Prevost's hook shoot put it ahead 36-34 with 4:15 on the clock
• Tretter's 3-pointer capped a 13-3 surge, featuring six Searfoss points, for a 43-35 advantage at the 2:27 mark, and Riepe's triple 27 seconds ahead of the fourth gave the Tigers' their first double-digit cushion, 48-38
• The Griffins would close the quarter with a layup to make it an eight-point game going into the fourth

Fourth Quarter

• Searfoss' jumper with 8:01 to go established a second double-digit lead, 53-42, but CHC battled all the way back to within two, 57-59, when two foul shots completed a 2-7 flurry with 1:58 left
• Tretter responded with a triple the ensuing possession though, and the Griffins would not score again as Searfoss iced the contest with two free throws at the 23-second mark 

 
sUp Next
Holy Family takes over a week off before hosting Wilmington for Senior Night next Wednesday at 6 p.m. The Tigers can clinch the two seed with a win.