PHILADELPHIA – Down 56-57 midway through the fourth quarter, the HFU women's basketball team used an 11-0 run over 3:19 to hand No. 5 Seton Hill its first loss of the season, 73-67, on Sunday afternoon inside of the Campus Center. 
 
The Tigers have also beaten No. 12 Assumption and No. 13 Jefferson in the last month. 
 
Taylor Hinkle (Chalfont, Pa./Central Bucks South) put HFU ahead for good, 58-57, with 5:02 remaining and after an Amy Ngo (Fort Washington, Pa./Upper Dublin) jumper, a Kaelah Carter (Watervliet, N.Y./Shaker (The College of Saint Rose)) 3-pointer put the Tigers up 63-57 with 3:55 to go. 
 
Skyler Searfoss (Jim Thorpe, Pa./Jim Thorpe Area) then made a layup, before two Carter free throw completed the stretch with just 1:43 left. 
 
Holy Family made 6-of-6 foul shots over the final 59 seconds to seal the victory. 
 
Individual Highlights

• Hinkle led all players with 14 rebounds and added 21 points on 7-of-11 field goals for her fourth consecutive double-double
• Searfoss was also in double-figures with 12 points, including making all six of her free throw attempts
• Ngo and Lola Ibarrondo (Bristol, Pa./Neshaminy) contributed a season-high nine points apiece
• Carter topped the Tigers with four assists, while chipping in with seven points

 
Inside the Box Score

• The Holy Family bench outscored Seton Hill's 25-4, as Claire Dougherty (Lehman, Pa./Lake-Lehman) also contributed seven

 
How it Happened

• SHU held its two largest leads of seven in the first quarter, including at 7-14 entering the final three and a half minutes, but back-to-back 3-pointers by Hinkle and Ibarrondo sparked a 10-3 end the period as Dougherty beat the buzzer to tie things up at 17
• After exchanging points to begin the second, HFU limited the Griffins to just two free throws over 5:52, with Hinkle netting nine points in a 13-2 surge that ended with her layup establishing a 32-23 cushion with1:18 left in the half
• Seton Hill tallied the final three points for a 32-26 scoreline entering the locker room
• Ibarrondo and Carter opened the third quarter scoring to match the game's largest lead, 36-26, and the Tigers were still ahead 34-42 before seven unanswered sparked a 2-11 flurry that put the Griffins on top 44-45 with 2:45 remaining in the third
• Ngo made a 3-pointer for a 51-49 advantage entering the fourth, and there were three ties and three lead changes until HFU made its run

 
Up Next
The Tigers next return to the court in the New Year, hosting Post on Jan. 4 at 1 p.m.