BRONXVILLE, N.Y. - The Sarah Lawrence women's basketball team used a strong start and a resurgent fourth quarter to take down the visiting Hunter College Hawks. The Gryphons led 45-31 at the half before a 32-14 third quarter put the Hawks up. The Gryphons closed the game out with a 24-point final frame to take down the visitors.

Notable Performers

• Gabby Hudson led all Gryphons with 26 points, adding in six rebounds and three steals
• Kaila Dorch added 14 points, seven rebounds and a pair of blocks
• Colleen Coughlin hit all three attempts from deep, totaling 11 points and six assists

How it Happened

The Gryphons got going early as a Coughlin hit back-to-back three pointers to put the hosts up 10-2. Hudson and Theriault added scores in transition before another triple by Coughlin extended the SLC lead to thirteen points just five minutes into the game. Four late-quarter points from Jade Ling Eng-Stewart and scores from both Hudson and Dorch put the Gryphons up by 13 heading into the first intermission. Coughlin kept up the momentum in the second quarer, with a jumper before a three-point play by Hudson extended the lead to 16. After trading points, Sarah Theriault would force a turnover and turn it into two points on the end, giving the Gryphons a 17-point advantage. The Gryphons got a pair of scores from Jersana Moore and a late-half triple from Audrey Mattison, but nine late points from Hunter's Alexa Charles kept the Hawks in the game, heading into the intermission down 14 points.

The third quarter saw a resurgence by the Hawks, as 13 third-quarter points by Charles lead a 32-point frame by the visitors, extinguishing the double-digit lead. The Hawks closed the gap to just one possession with under four to play, eventually tying the game at 55 with two minutes and change to play. An Eng-Stewart triple would be the lone field goal for the Gryphons in the final two minutes as the Hawks continued to surge and carried a four-point advantage into the final frame. The Gryphons wasted no time erasing the Hunter lead in the fourth quarter, as a 10-0 run fueled by six Gabby Hudson points put the hosts back in the lead. Charles answered for the visitors, but a Moore-to-Dorch connection followed by a rejection by Dorch kept the Gryphons in the lead. The visitors made it a one-possession game again with under three to play, but a 7-0 run by the Gryphons gave the team a nine-point cushion with 30 seconds remaining. Charles added another three points to her game-high total of 39, but the Gryphons held on for the victory. 

Up Next

The Gryphons (4-4, Skyline 1-2) will return to action on Saturday, December 6th as the team hosts Old Westbury at noon with a chance to move to .500 in conference play. The Gryphons and Panthers will face off with a 7-7 all-time record, as Sarah Lawrence looks for their eighth win in a row against the visitors.