PHILADELPHIA – No. 6 Jefferson used a 6-20 first quarter to defeat the HFU women's basketball team 45-65 on Tuesday evening. 
 
The two teams were separated by just six points, 39-45, the reminder of the contest. 
 
Individual Highlights

• Jessica Riepe (Marlboro, N.J./Marlboro) produced the game's second highest point total, 14, making 4-of-6 3-pointers to move into 10th in program history with 105 for her career
• Taylor Hinkle (Chalfont, Pa./Central Bucks South) and Ava Morrow (Morgantown, Pa./Twin Valley) narrowly missed double-doubles
  • Hinkle fell two points shy of her third in a row as her 10 rebounds were one shy of a game-high
  • Morrow finished with nine points and nine boards
• Carolyn Prevost (Belle Mead, N.J./Montgomery) led all players with two blocks, while adding seven points

 
How it Happened
First Quarter

• Jefferson scored the initial six points of the contest as part of an opening 2-12 run to take control with the 6-20 first period

Second Quarter

• The two teams traded points, with a Claire Dougherty (Lehman, Pa./Lake-Lehman) layup cutting the deficit to 17-25 4:23 ahead of the half, until the Rams tallied seven in a row for a first-half-high 17-32 advantage entering the final minute
• Carly Bolivar (Elmont, N.Y./Sewanhaka (Alliance)) would beat the halftime buzzer for a 19-32 score-line

Second Half

• HFU got within 13 again, 29-42, when a Hinkle layup at the 3:15 mark of the third quarter completed an 8-0 flurry that began with back-to-back Riepe triples, but the Tigers could get no closer

 
Up Next
Holy Family hosts Bridgeport on Saturday at 1 p.m. as part of Alumni Day.