KINGS POINT, N.Y. - The Sarah Lawrence College women's basketball team went up against The United States Merchant Marine Academy on Wednesday night. SLC fell to USMMA 62-44. 

NUMBERS

• Kendall Haymore led the Gryphons in scoring, dropping 15 on 54 percent shooting. 
• Kumi Tamura recorded nine points, sinking three shots from deep.
• Jordyn Medina went 4-7 from the field, going for eight points. 
• Camryn Davis had seven points and six rebounds.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Camryn Davis opened the scoring with a three-pointer, receiving the assist from Demitra Loukopoulos. The Mariners then fired off 10 unanswered points, taking a seven-point lead. Kumi Tamura evened the score at 10 with a shot from deep near the midway point of the quarter. A jumper from Jordyn Medina put the Gryphons ahead 12-11. USMMA closed out the quarter on 4-2 run, entering the second quarter with a one-point edge. 

Two straight USMMA baskets to begin the second put the Gryphons in a five-point hole. Tamura set Medina up for a jumper at the 3:03 mark, narrowing the deficit to three. The Mariners concluded the half with a 9-4 spurt, heading into the intermission up 32-24. 

Tamura added two more three-pointers to the stat sheet, headlining a 6-2 Gryphons' run at the start of the third quarter. SLC trailed 34-30. The USMMA advantage swelled up to 12 before the end of the third quarter thanks to a 12-4 run spanning five minutes and 12 seconds. 

Outscoring the Gryphons 10-4 over the first four minutes and six seconds of the fourth quarter, the Mariners went ahead by 18. The home team maintained its margin for the remainder of the contest. 

Up Next
The Gryphons head to Farmingdale on Saturday, January 15 to face the Rams at noon.