PHILADELPHIA – The Holy Family University women's basketball team outscored Shippensburg by double-digits in both the second (15-5) and fourth (21-9) quarters in a 63-42 win at the Raiders on Saturday afternoon. 
 
Tied at 18 midway through the second, HFU held Shippensburg scoreless for the final 5:54 of the half, and the Tigers closed with eight points over the final 2:51 – five of which were by Lauren Palangio (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin) – to take a 26-18 lead into the locker room. 
 
The Raiders never managed to get closer than that in the second half. 
 
Individual Highlights

• Taylor Hinkle (Chalfont, Pa./Central Bucks South) produced her second consecutive double-double with game-highs of 15 rebounds and three steals, to go along with 10 points 
• Carolyn Prevost (Belle Mead, N.J./Montgomery) fell one board shy of a double-double of her own with a team-high 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting, while Kara Meredith (Huntingdon Valley, Pa./Archbishop Wood) also had 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting
• Skyler Searfoss (Jim Thorpe, Pa./Jim Thorpe Area) led all players with five assists and added six points, four rebounds and two steals
• Amy Ngo (Fort Washington, Pa./Upper Dublin) was second on the HFU with three assists, while Palangio was second with two steals
• Kaelah Carter (Watervliet, N.Y./Shaker (The College of Saint Rose)) notably blocked a game-high two shots

 
Inside the Box Score

• Holy Family turned in a dominant defensive performance, limiting Shippensburg to just 26 percent (14-of-54) from the field
• The Tigers nearly doubled up the Raiders in rebounds, 48-25, leading to a 16-7 edge in edge in second-chance points

 
Up Next
Holy Family continues a four-game road-trip on Wednesday when it travels to St. Thomas Aquinas for a 7 p.m. tip.