PHILADELPHIA – The No. 25 HFU women's basketball defeated Post, 71-45, in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Tournament Quarterfinal inside of the Campus Center on Tuesday evening.
Up Next
The Tigers advance to the semifinals, where they will take on Dominican, the No. 1 overall seed, at Jefferson on Saturday at 12 p.m.
Individual Highlights
- Taylor Hinkle (Chalfont, Pa./Central Bucks South) led all players with 15 points and 12 rebounds for her 13th double-double of the season
- She now ranks seventh in the program's single-season history with 194 defensive rebounds and ninth with 279 total reobunds
- Claire Dougherty (Lehman, Pa./Lake-Lehman) added a season-best 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting
- Kaelah Carter (Watervliet, N.Y./Shaker (The College of Saint Rose)) made it three Tigers in double-figures with 10 points
- Amy Ngo (Fort Washington, Pa./Upper Dublin) added nine points, seven boards, a game-high four assists and a team-high three steals
- Skyler Searfoss (Jim Thorpe, Pa./Jim Thorpe Area) also had four assists, while Jessica Riepe (Marlboro, N.J./Marlboro) contributed nine points
Inside the Box Score
- Post's 20.9 field goal percentage the lowest by an HFU opponent this season
- The Tigers outrebounded the Eagles 55-34 and outscored their bench 29-9
How it Happened
- Holy Family trailed for just 17 seconds, in the first quarter, as a Dougherty jumper to make the score 6-5 with 6:17 on the clock put the Tigers on top for good
- That was the first of three straight baskets by the junior, sparking an 11-2 run that ended with a Carter layup with 1:41 left in the first
- Ahead 18-11 following 10 minutes of play and 26-19 midway through the second, HFU took control with the final 11 points of the half
- Hinkle recorded nine of those points, including a tip-in at the buzzer that established a 37-19 cushion entering the locker room, as the Tigers held Post scoreless for the final 5:37
