CINCINNATI, Ohio – Senior Kyra Joseph's jumper from the left wing with 2:08 remaining in the game lifted Earlham College women's basketball into a one-point lead, propelling the Quakers to a 60-57 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference win over Mount St. Joseph, Saturday afternoon at the Harrington Center.

THE BASICS

Final Score: Earlham 60, Mount St. Joseph 57
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio – Harrington Center
Records: Earlham 2-4, 1-0 HCAC / Mount St. Joseph 0-6, 0-2 HCAC

THE SHORT STORY

Mount St. Joseph erased a six-point Earlham lead early in the fourth quarter and finally pulled in front, 57-56, on a layup by Aliyah Huff. After a minute of scoreless basketball, Acacia Tenette rebounded a missed free throw by MSJ's Maddie Haberthy and brought Earlham back down the floor where Joseph hit the go-ahead jumper. Amy Weisner capped the scoring with an intercepted pass and a breakaway layup in the final seconds.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

Senior Amy Weisner came off the bench to lead the Quakers with 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the floor including three 3-pointers. Junior Rosie Newhart also gave a strong showing off the bench with 11 points on a 5-of-7 effort from the floor.

Senior Camryn White paced the starters with 10 points and a team-high seven rebounds.

Weisner and Newhart were each a +13 in the +/- department, with Weisner playing 30 minutes and Newhart seeing the floor for 19 minutes.

Earlham finished the game shooting 40.0 percent (22-of-55) from the floor with eight 3-pointers, while holding Mount St. Joseph to 37.0 percent (17-of-46) shooting. The Quakers dominated on the boards, 36-24.

Mount St. Joseph was led by Haberthy with 18 points and seven rebounds, while Kamryn McCool tallied 12 points.

WHAT'S NEXT

Earlham women's basketball continues Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference play on Saturday, Dec. 14, when it travels to Franklin, Indiana, to face Franklin College. Tip-off is slated for 2:00 p.m.