PHILADELPHIA – Five free throws in the final 15 seconds, the first two of which put Chestnut Hill ahead 52-53, gave the Griffins a 52-56 win over the HFU women's basketball team on Tuesday evening in the Campus Center.  
 
Individual Highlights

• Taylor Hinkle (Chalfont, Pa./Central Bucks South) had nearly double the amount of rebounds as any other player, falling one shy of a career-best with 15
• Lindsay Tretter (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Wood) tied a game-high with five assists, a new season-best
• Ava Morrow (Morgantown, Pa./Twin Valley) and Carolyn Prevost (Belle Mead, N.J./Montgomery) led the Tigers with 11 and 10 points, respectively
• Carly Bolivar (Elmont, N.Y./Sewanhaka (Alliance)) and Claire Dougherty (Lehman, Pa./Lake-Lehman) added eight points apiece

 
Inside the Box Score g

• The final margin was decided by CHC's 4-8 edge at the foul line

 
How it Happened
First Quarter

• The entire first quarter was played within two points with five ties and five lead changes, with a Morrow 3-pointer putting HFU ahead 13-12 after 10 minutes of play

Second Quarter

• Following four more lead changes and a tie in the opening two and a half minutes of the second, the Tigers took the first multiple-possession advantage on back-to-back Bolivar buckets to make the score 21-17 2:39 into the period
• That was part of an 11-0 surge for Holy Family, which ended with the Tigers on top a game-high 26-17 after a Jenn Kokolus (Bethlehem, Pa./Freedom) layup with 5:12 left in the half
• Chestnut Hill cut the deficit to five three times, including with the final basket of the period making it 30-25 entering the locker room

Third Quarter

• Holy Family was up as many as six, 33-27, following a Morrow 3-pointer 1:56 into the half, but the Griffins came right back with nine in a row to go back ahead entering the final four minutes of the third
• Chestnut Hill extended its cushion to four three times in the final 2:36 of the quarter, before Dougherty beat the buzzer for a 41-43 score-line going into the fourth

Fourth Quarter

• The Griffins tallied the only two points of the opening three and a half minutes of the final stanza, but a Kara Meredith (Huntingdon Valley, Pa./Archbishop Wood) triple and Bolivar jumper put HFU back on top 46-45 with 5:29 to go
• The contest was played within three points until the final second, as five straight Holy Family points ending with a Hinkle jumper giving the Tigers a 51-49 advantage with 3:19 left
• Chestnut Hill tied it, but a Prevost free throw with just 2:14 to play put HFU back on top by one
• That was the final point until the Griffins made two foul shots to make the score 52-53 with just 15 seconds on the clock
• Holy Family's first attempt to go back ahead was blocked at the nine-second mark, and after CHC made one another free throw the Tigers could not get another shot off

 
Up Next
Holy Family is back at home to host Bloomfield on Saturday at 1 p.m.