Pioneers Upset Hilbert to Advance to AMCC Semifinals

The No. 5 seeded Alfred State women's basketball team have advanced to the AMCC semifinals for the first time in program history after beating the No. 4 seeded Hilbert College Hawks 68-60 Tuesday evening.

The Pioneers improve their season to 11-13 overall.

Alfred State shot 47% in field goals, 50% in free throws, had 17 assists and picked up 50 rebounds.

Hilbert recorded 25.9% in field goals, 56% in free throws and had 52 rebounds.

Maisy Booth (Canisteo Greenwood) came off the bench to lead the Pioneers with 23 points, 13 rebounds and had four blocks, two steals and two assists.

Emily Kelley (Andover) added 15 points and seven rebounds. My'ana Davis (Greece Athena) chipped in 10 points and three assists. Skylar Shaulis (Ovid/South Seneca) had seven points and eight rebounds. Savannah Ambuski (Canisteo Greenwood) had four assists.

The Pioneers shot 58.8% in the first quarter and had a 21-8 advantage heading into the second.

Alfred State took their largest lead of 15-points to start the second quarter and went into halftime up 31-24.

The Hawks out-scored the Pioneers 19-18 in the third quarter but Alfred State held a 49-43 edge heading into the final quarter.

The Pioneers opened the fourth quarter with a seven-point run to take a 13-point advantage and extended it to 15-points with 6:46 remaining.

The Hawks went on an eight-point spree and came within six points of the lead but Alfred State was able to hold off Hilbert from coming any closer and finished the game with two free throws for the eight point win.

The Pioneers head to McCandless, PA on Friday, Feb. 25 to play the No. 1 seed La Roche at 6 p.m. in the AMCC semifinal game.