Conn. College outlasts Hamilton, 57-50

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Jeanna Dunleavy scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Connecticut College to a 57-50 win over Hamilton College in a NESCAC game in New London, Conn., on Feb. 3.

Tara Gabelman scored seven points to go along with a game-high 12 boards and three blocks for the Camels. Carlee Smith chipped in 10 points and Annie Fierberg added nine rebounds.

Eliza Howe '13 scored a career-high 27 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead the Continentals. Dani Feigin '14 tied a career high with 17 points and Adrianna Pulford '15 collected seven boards.

Connecticut College (16-4 overall, 5-3 NESCAC) took a 9-4 lead when Smith hit a jumper with 16:15 to play in the first half. But Feigin drained a 3-pointer, Howe nailed a jumper, and Feigin converted a traditional 3-point play to cap a quick 8-0 Hamilton run to give the Continentals a 12-9 lead with 14:38 left in the half.

Dunleavy hit a jumper with 2:10 remaining in the half to give the Camels a 23-22 lead. But Feigin's jumper with 54 seconds to play gave the Continentals a 24-23 lead at the break.

After Howe drilled a 3-pointer to give Hamilton a 33-29 lead with 15:36 to play, the Camels responded with a 12-2 run over the next 4:39 to take the lead for good.

Connecticut College led by as many as eight points with 2:35 on the clock. Hamilton cut the Camels' lead to four points twice in the last 33 seconds, but the Continentals were forced to foul and could not get any closer.

Connecticut College held a 47-37 rebound advantage and went 14-for-17 (82.4 percent) at the line over the final 20 minutes to seal the win.

Hamilton travels to Wesleyan University for a NESCAC game on Sunday, Feb. 5, at noon.