HANOVER, Indiana – Hanover College's height advantage and shooting prowess got the better of the visiting Earlham College women's basketball team, as the Quakers dropped a 69-50 decision to the Panthers on Saturday afternoon at Collier Arena.

THE BASICS

Final Score: Hanover 69, Earlham 50
Location: Hanover, Indiana – Collier Arena
Records: Earlham 4-11, 3-5 HCAC / Hanover 8-6, 7-1 HCAC

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Quakers gave the host Panthers a good fight through the first quarter, matching Hanover through the first five minutes and trailing by just six points, 19-13, through the first 10 minutes.

After the two teams traded buckets early in the second stanza, things quickly got away from the Quakers. A 6-0 Hanover run put the Panthers in front by double digits, 27-15, with 7:12 remaining in the frame. The Panthers got on a roll toward the end of the quarter by increased their lead to 18 points, 39-21, with under a minute remaining, before a 3-pointer and a layup by junior Kayla Bowling in the final 22 seconds cut the halftime margin to 39-26.

Hanover outscored Earlham 19-11 in the third quarter, including a 10-0 run over the final three minutes of the frame, to extend its lead to 58-37 through 30 minutes. The Quakers managed to close the deficit slightly in the fourth quarter, but never threatened the Hanover lead.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

Bowling led Earlham with nine points, while seniors Zoe Curtis and Maddy Krodel each registered eight points for the Quakers. Senior Amy Weisner and first-year Cambie Poole tallied six points each.

Ten Earlham players got involved in the scoring, including 31 points off the bench for the Quakers. Hanover was able to keep first-year Trinity McClendon, who charted 21 points in Earlham's last outing against Bluffton, scoreless in 15 minutes on the court.

Junior Acacia Tenette dished out five assists in the win, with McClendon getting credit for four assists. Poole and Krodel led the Quakers with four rebounds each.

Earlham shot 36.5 percent (19-of-52) from the field, but could not match Hanover's 26-of-49 (.531) shooting performance. The Quakers did force the Panthers into committing 20 turnovers, just the third 20+ turnover outing for Hanover this season, which translated into a 19 Earlham points.

WHAT'S NEXT

Earlham women's basketball concludes its run of three-straight road games on Wednesday, Jan. 22, when it travels to Defiance, Ohio, to face the Defiance Yellow Jackets. Tip-off is slated for 7:30 p.m.