ONEONTA, N.Y. — The Keuka College Women's Basketball team lost 64-47 at Hartwick College in an Empire 8 Conference game on Friday night.

Keuka College (3-4, 0-1 Empire 8) was led by Lauren Hill (Cobleskill, N.Y. / Cobleskill-Richmondville) with 17 points and nine rebounds. Meg McGwin (Rochester, N.Y. / Hilton) was right behind her with 13 points and seven rebounds.

Hartwick College 64 vs. Keuka College 47

The two teams traded baskets early with Killian Mahoney (Canandaigua, N.Y. / Canandaigua Academy) hitting a jumper to tie the game at 4-4. Hartwick would take a lead up to five, but the Wolves cut it down to one at 9-8 with four minutes left in the first. The Hawks would push their lead back to six, however, and lead 16-10 after one.

Lauren Hill hit the first shot of the second quarter to cut into the lead. Following a response by Hartwick, Hill drained a pair of free throws and Mary Cotter (Hershey, Pa. / Hershey) followed with a three to cut it to one, 18-17. Again, Hartwick would quickly answer to push the lead back out. The Hawks hit a three with 18 seconds left in the half to make it an 11-point lead, 32-23. Lauren Hill got the inbounds pass and took it coast-to-coast for a basket at the buzzer to cut the margin back to single digits, 32-23, at the half.

The Green and Gold looked to draw it closer in the third. The Wolves would do that as Killian Mahoney converted an old-fashioned three-point play to make it 36-30 with six minutes left in the third. Hartwick continued to have the answer as they pushed their lead back to double-digits. The Wolves continued to fight. Hill again made the final basket of the frame. Keuka College would outscore Hartwick 16-15 in the third but remained behind 47-39.

The Hawks had an answer for every Keuka basket in the final quarter. Hartwick would then use a 6-0 run that spanned five minutes of play to put the game away. The Hawks took the final quarter 17-8 as they defeated Keuka College 64-47.

KC Notes:

• The Wolves fall to 4-7 all-time against Hartwick after dropping their fifth straight to the Hawks
• Keuka College is 0-3 in their Empire 8 Conference openers
• 17 points is a season-high for Lauren Hill and one off of her career-high
• Meg McGwin surpassed 400 career points and 250 career rebounds on Friday

Up Next for Keuka College: The Wolves will conclude their Empire 8 trip on Saturday as Keuka College travels to Russell Sage College to face the Gators.