HAMBURG, N.Y. –    The Hilbert College women's basketball team led from start to finish tonight picking up their 12th AMCC win of the season. 

The Hawks shared the ball well, placing four players in double digit points as they cruised to a 77-50 victory against Alfred State College for the second time this season.

THE BASICS             

• Final Score:  Hilbert 77 | Alfred State College 50
• Location:   Hafner Recreation Center, Hamburg, NY
• Records: Hilbert 15-4 (12-2 AMCC) | Alfred State 5-13  (2-10 AMCC)

HIGHLIGHTS

Senior Taylor Corts tossed in a game-high 18 points, going 7-for-12 from the floor, while sharing the ball for four assists. 
Senior Emily Gawlak added 15 points, and four steals as freshman Ashley Schroeder (14 points) and senior Ashley Repine (13 points) rounded out the double-digit club.
Freshman Macy Kisner (8 points) earned game-high honors on the boards, pulling down 13 total with an impressive five on the offensive end.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Hilbert took control of the game early, and after Ashley Repine scored in the lane, the Hawks held their first double digit lead with 1:39 left in the first quarter.
• Emma Fredo connected from downtown to lift Hilbert by 12 points (24-12) before the start of the second quarter.
• After the Pioneers made it a 10-point game again, the Hawks went back up by 10-or-more points nine different times, taking a 38-30 lead into the locker room at half time.
• Only once in the third period did A-State pull within nine points, 45-36 (at 5:55).  But Gawlak drained a 3-pointer which started another Hilbert run. 
• By the start of the 4th quarter, the Hawks held a 19-point lead and played loose the last 10-minutes of the game.

GAME NOTES

• Eight of the nine Hawks were credited with at least one assist tonight as the team collected 18 during the 40-minute contest.
• Hilbert forced 15 Pioneer turnovers and turned those gifts into 20 points.  The Hawks also built a 34-18 advantage in points in the paint.
• With only nine fouls called against the Hawks, A-State went to the foul line 10 times, earning seven free points;  Hilbert picked-up 17 additional points from the foul line.
• The Hawks made 28-of-65 field goal attempts (.431) and held the Pioneers to a 33.3-percent (19-of-57) night from the floor.
• Demi Battin (4 points) and Emma Fredo (5 points, four rebounds, two assists) filled the rest of the stat sheet for Hilbert.
• Jordyn Pettit earned the game's only double-double with matching dimes in scoring and rebounding.

WHAT'S NEXT
The Hawks, 2nd place in AMCC standings, return to action next Wednesday when they travel to D'Youville February 5th.  The 12-7 Spartans claimed a 60-47 victory in Hamburg at the end of November and sit in 3rd place with a 10-4 conference record.

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