PHILADELPHIA – The Holy Family University women's basketball team outscored Dominican by 11 in each of the first two quarters, including pouring in 28 points in the second, to build a 49-27 halftime lead in an eventual 74-57 win over the Chargers on Saturday afternoon in the Campus Center.
Individual Highlights
- Taylor Hinkle (Chalfont, Pa./Central Bucks South) led all players with 14 rebounds and added a team-high 19 points for her 10th double-double of the season
- Kara Meredith (Huntingdon Valley, Pa./Archbishop Wood) led the Tigers with a season-best six assists, while Carly Bolivar (Elmont, N.Y./Sewanhaka (Alliance)) posted a team-high three steals
- Ava Morrow (Morgantown, Pa./Twin Valley) was second HFU with seven boards and five assists, while Jessica Riepe (Marlboro, N.J./Marlboro) was second with 11 points on 4-of-5 field goals and 3-of-3 3-pointers
- Carolyn Prevost (Belle Mead, N.J./Montgomery) was also in double-figures with 10 points, while Claire Dougherty (Lehman, Pa./Lake-Lehman) added nine
- Jenn Kokolus (Bethlehem, Pa./Freedom) contributed eight points on 4-of-4 shooting
Inside the Box Score
- Holy Family set a new season-best with a 50.9 shooting percentage, making 29-of-57 field goals
- HFU's bench outscored Dominican's 28-2, and the Tigers held a 47-28 edge in rebounding
How it Happened
- Finding itself trailing 2-6 just over three minutes in, HFU scored 10 in a row in under two minutes to take the lead for good on a Morrow 3-pointer at the 6:21 mark of the first quarter
- The Chargers cut the deficit to four twice, including at 10-14, only for the Tigers to tally the final seven points of the opening period as a Kokolus layup gave them a 21-10 advantage after 10 minutes of play
- The cushion never entered single-digits again, as HFU responded to DU getting within 22-12 30 seconds into the second with 17 unanswered in just 3:23
- The run featured two 3-pointers from Riepe, the second of which made it 39-12 less than four minutes into the quarter
Up Next
Holy Family takes a week off before returning to action with a 1 p.m. tip at Caldwell next Saturday.