Avila's Career Night Not Enough as CSM Wins
Hastings, NE – The Hastings College women’s basketball team couldn’t hold on to its 11 point second half lead and lost to College of Saint Mary 61-57 on Tuesday evening inside Lynn Farrell Arena.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
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10 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 61 |
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12 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 58 |
Team Stats
College of Saint Mary (NE)
| Game Statistics | College of Saint Mary (NE) | Hastings |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (23-57) | (21-54) |
| Field Goal % | 40.4% | 38.9% |
| Rebounds | 30 | 41 |
| Assists | 10 | 9 |
| Turnovers | 14 | 24 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 19 | 13 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 6 | 15 |
| Pts in the Paint | 30 | 16 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 0 |
| Bench Pts | 19 | 22 |
Hastings, NE – The Hastings College women's basketball team couldn't hold on to its 11 point second half lead and lost to College of Saint Mary 61-57 on Tuesday evening inside Lynn Farrell Arena.
The Lady Broncos had built its lead behind the hot hand of true freshman Mariyah Avila but CSM made some changes in the third quarter and kept her at bay as the Flames began to make their comeback.
CSM got the lead down to five towards the end of the third quarter but Carley Leners got a put back to go right before time expired to give HC the 45-38 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
After Kiernan Paulk connected on a jumper to give Hastings a 47-39 lead, CSM would then go on an 18-2 run to build a 57-49 lead before Allison Bauer connected on a three to make it 57-52 with 2:30 left to play. Then Dawson Knode got a steal that led to a missed Avila three but Bauer was there for the put back plus the foul to make it 57-55 with 2:13 left to play.
On the Flames next possession, Katharine Hamburger got the steal and found a wide open Bauer as she drained another three to put Hastings up 58-57 with 1:39 to go.
College of Saint Mary would miss its next shot but Clare Lewandowski got the offensive rebound and the put back to go back up 59-58.
Hastings would get a good look from Bauer at the top of the key but her shot missed and the Flames got a layup from Madelyn Turner to go up 61-58 with :12 left in regulation.
Hastings got the ball to Bauer as she missed a jumper but Knode pulled down the board and found Paulk wide open on the wing but her three missed the mark as the Flames escaped with the three point win.
Avila had a career night with her 21 points on 7-for-14 shooting and was 5-for-8 from behind the arc. Bauer was the other Lady Bronco in double figures with 11 points on 4-for-7 shooting.
Hastings finished the game shooting 38.9 percent (21-for-54) from the field and 32.1 percent (9-for-28) from behind the arc. Entering the fourth quarter, the Flames were shooting right around 25 percent and then just caught fire in the fourth shooting 75 percent (9-for-12) finishing the game shooting 40.4 percent (23-for-57) from the field.
Hastings won the rebounding battle 41-to-30 but turned the ball over 24 times compared to 14 for CSM.
The Lady Broncos fall to 3-3 (1-2) on the year and will be back in action Monday Nov. 28 as Bellevue comes to town with tipoff set for 5:00 pm inside Lynn Farrell Arena.
