BRADFORD, Pa. – Hilbert Women's Basketball suffered a 52-50 AMCC league loss tonight at Pitt-Bradford in a game that could have gone either way.
 
The Panthers and Hawks played through three lead changes and three possessions where the score was tied in the final 1:23 in regulation.  Bradford went 4-for-6 from the foul line in that time frame while the Hawks hit from the field but came up empty on their final look at the hoop.
 
HIGHLIGHTS
 
Alesia Hamm funneled 22 points for the Hawks, hitting 5-of-6 at the foul line while earning seven rebounds.  Kelsey Schlagenhauf chipped in 15 points, also making 7-of-10 at the charity stripe while Avery Cusack matched minute-for-minute with Hamm and Schlagenhauf and led the Hawks with eight rebounds. 
 
Mackenzie Catan dished a team-best four assists and Belle Oakley led both teams with four blocked shots in addition to pulling down eight rebounds.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Hilbert won the first and third quarters (14-13 | 22-15) but after both teams struggled in the second session (6-4), Bradford closed the game taking the fourth period 18-10.
• Four different Hawks put points on the board in the opening quarter with Schlagenhauf scoring Hilbert's final five points to lift them by one at the start of the second session.
• The Hawks went cold from the floor and finally scored their first points off their 16th and 17th possession at the end of the quarter to pull back to a one-point game heading to intermission.
• Hamm posted an old fashion 3-point play then followed with a make from downtown to put the Hawks up 24-21 at the seven-minute mark in the third. Hilbert built a 7-point lead twice – the first off a-Catan make from beyond the arc – before settling in with a 40-34 lead at start of the fourth quarter.
• Hamm and Cusack extended the margin to 10 points (44-34) less than 45 seconds into the final period.  Hilbert maintained their two-possession lead until the Panthers went on a 9-1 run at the end of the quarter, fueling their momentum for the come-back win.

GAME NOTES
 
Hilbert out rebounded the Panthers, 47-32, and dominated on the offensive end with 17 rebounds which led to 11 second chance points.
By the final horn, each team gained the lead nine times and tied the score five times.
Hilbert opened their lead in the third quarter by connecting on 43.75% of their field goal attempts but closed the game hitting 29.3% from the floor.
Bradford pulled back into the game by hitting 5-of-11 (45.45%) shots in the fourth quarter to finish the game with a 33.3% efficiency.
 
UP NEXT

The Hawks (4-16, 4-9 AMCC) return to the friendly confines of the Hafner Recreation Center this weekend when they host 13-0 La Roche in a 2pm AMCC game beginning at 2pm.