Tigers Catch Fire as Women's Basketball Drops GPAC Opener
Crete, NE – The Hastings College women’s basketball team started strong but Doane would pull away for the 94-59 win on Wednesday night.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
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17 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 59 |
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14 | 32 | 15 | 33 | 94 |
Team Stats
Doane (NE)
| Game Statistics | Hastings | Doane (NE) |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (22-57) | (34-68) |
| Field Goal % | 38.6% | 50.0% |
| Rebounds | 33 | 38 |
| Assists | 12 | 25 |
| Turnovers | 25 | 12 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 18 | 26 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 11 | 9 |
| Pts in the Paint | 28 | 38 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 6 | 20 |
| Bench Pts | 30 | 25 |
Crete, NE – The Hastings College women's basketball team started strong but Doane would pull away for the 94-59 win on Wednesday night.
Trailing early 5-2, Kiernan Paulk found a wide open Olivia Kugler for the three to tie the game and then after a defensive stop, Kendell Sawinsky hit a wide open Mariyah Avila for the three and the 8-5 lead.
After the Tigers got a bucket form Mak Hatcliff, Carly Leners buried a three of her own as the lead grew to four. The Lady Broncos would take a three point lead into the second quarter after Katharine Hamburger hit a layup with :17 to go.
Then, everything went the way of Doane as the Tigers opened the second quarter on a 9-0 run en route to scoring 32 points in the second quarter and held a 54-29 lead at halftime.
Turnovers were truly costly for Hastings with 25 compared to just 12 for Doane.
Hastings also struggled from the floor hitting 38.6 percent (22-for-57) while the Tigers hit 50 percent (34-for-68). Rebounds also went to Doane at 38-to-33.
Alyssa Baker led Hastings with 11 points as she went 3-for-8 from the floor. Avila added 10 points with Allison Bauer finished with nine, Kugler added eight and Leners finished with seven.
Hastings is now 2-2 (0-1) on the year and will be back in action Saturday Nov. 19 as Mount Marty comes town with tipoff set for 2:00 pm inside Lynn Farrell Arena.
