PHILADELPHIA – Jefferson scored the first 13 points of the third quarter to take control and defeat No. 22 HFU women's basketball, 64-75, in a winner-take-all game for the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) South Division on Saturday afternoon.
Up Next
As the south's No. 2 seed, the Tigers will host the No. 3 seed from the north, Post, in the CACC Tournament Quarterfinals on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
Individual Highlights
- Kaelah Carter (Watervliet, N.Y./Shaker (The College of Saint Rose)) led Holy Family with 11 points, six rebounds and a game-high four steals
- Carolyn Prevost (Belle Mead, N.J./Montgomery) also had 11 points, while Skyler Searfoss (Jim Thorpe, Pa./Jim Thorpe Area) added 10, with both pulling down five boards
- Kara Meredith (Huntingdon Valley, Pa./Archbishop Wood) contributed seven points and a team-high three assists
- Jessica Riepe (Marlboro, N.J./Marlboro) made two 3-pointers to move into third in program history with 186 for her career
- Taylor Hinkle (Chalfont, Pa./Central Bucks South) had two defensive rebounds to move into ninth in the program's single-season history with 186
Inside the Box Score
- HFU turned it over a season-low five times, tied for its fewest since it had three in a win over Goldey-Beacom on Dec. 2, 2015, but the Rams' 53.7 field goal percentage was the highest by a Tigers opponent this season
How it Happened
- Jefferson was up by as many as eight in the first half, 13-21, after opening the second quarter with a layup
- HFU got as close as two, 27-29, on a Claire Dougherty (Lehman, Pa./Lake-Lehman) layup and then a Meredith 3-pointer with 2:25 left in the second, but the Rams closed with back-to-back baskets for a 27-33 edge entering the locker room
- Jefferson then began the second half with the first 13 points and eventually led by as many as 20 going into the fourth period
- The Tigers pulled within nine three times in the last 3:32 but could never get any closer
