PHILADELPHIA – After Caldwell overcame a 37-21 halftime deficit with a 6-24 third quarter to take a two-point lead into the fourth, but No. 19 HFU women's basketball responded with a 26-10 final period to defeat the Cougars 69-55 inside of the Campus Center on Saturday afternoon.
 
The Tigers held Caldwell scoreless for the first 4:33 of the fourth quarter, with Skyler Searfoss (Jim Thorpe, Pa./Jim Thorpe Area) and Carolyn Prevost (Belle Mead, N.J./Montgomery) combining for nine points in a 13-0 run that ended with Amy Ngo's (Fort Washington, Pa./Upper Dublin) layup extending the advantage to 56-45 with 5:50 to go. 
 
The Cougars fought back to within six twice, including at 59-53 with 3:41 left, but Searfoss closed the door with eight points over the final 2:57. 
 
Individual Highlights

• Searfoss led all players with a season-best 22 points, on 7-of-8 field goals and 7-of-8 free throws, and a career-high seven assists, while adding seven rebounds, four steals and two blocks
• Taylor Hinkle (Chalfont, Pa./Central Bucks South) had 17 points and game-highs of 11 boards and a career-best five steals for her eighth double-double of the season
• Prevost finished with 10 points, eight rebounds and a game-high three blocks
• Ngo was also in double-figures with 11 points

 
Inside the Box Score

• Holy Family held Caldwell to 33.3 percent shooting and outscored the Cougars 34-22 in the paint

 
How it Happened

• Caldwell opened with the first four points, but a Prevost 3-pointer capped a 7-2 flurry for a 16-11 cushion after 10 minutes of play
• That began 13 unanswered that ended with back-to-back 3-pointers by Kaelah Carter (Watervliet, N.Y./Shaker (The College of Saint Rose)) and Ngo 1:23 into the second
• Holy Family's lead reached as high as 19, 37-19, on a Jessica Riepe (Marlboro, N.J./Marlboro) layup with 1:42 left in the half, before a Cougars 3-pointer cut the deficit to 16 entering the locker room

 
Up Next
The Tigers travel to Wilmington on Wednesday for a 6 p.m. tip.