Mahoney Nets Career-High at Houghton

Game Leaders

Keuka
Pts: Killian Mahoney - 22
Reb: 2 Players (#12, #TM - 5)
Ast: 6 Players (#02, #04, #12, #13, #14, #15 - 1)
Houghton
Pts: Crysta Lacrosse - 14
Reb: 2 Players (#12, #20 - 5)
Ast: Kayla Camacho - 9

Team Stats

Keuka
Houghton

Field Goals

(16-46)
(31-62)

Field Goal %

34.8%
50.0%

Rebounds

27
37

Assists

6
23

Turnovers

18
9

Pts off Turnovers

7
15

2nd Chance Pts

2
16

Pts in the Paint

20
24

Fastbreak Pts

0
4

Bench Pts

16
32
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Jan 21, 2023

HOUGHTON, N.Y. — Keuka College senior Killian Mahoney (Canandaigua, N.Y. / Canandaigua Academy) scored a career-high 22 points, but the Keuka College Women's Basketball team lost 84-53 to Houghton on Saturday.

Meg McGwin (Rochester, N.Y. / Hilton) joined Mahoney in double figures with 10 points as the senior duo led Keuka College (3-13, 0-9 Empire) in scoring.

Houghton University 84 vs. Keuka College 53

Houghton scored nine of the first 11 points as the hosts jumped out to an early lead over the Wolves. Killian Mahoney hit a three to cut the lead to four, but the Highlanders scored seven straight. Keuka closed the first with seven unanswered points to cut into the Houghton lead, but the hosts hit a three in the final seconds to lead 24-17 after one.

Sydney Brown (Lowville, N.Y. / Lowville Academy) opened the second with a basket, but Houghton responded with 13 unanswered points to grow their lead. Meg McGwin ended the run with a pair of free throws midway through the frame, but Houghton was right back on the run with 11 straight points. This time, a Killian Mahoney three ended the stretch, but the game was in Houghton's hands as the Highlanders led 53-28 at the half.

Houghton University saw the game out in the second half. Mary Cotter (Hershey, Pa. / Hershey) scored all five of her points in the third quarter for the Wolves. In the fourth, Keuka College scored 10 of their 16 points from the free throw line, but the Highlanders would outscore the Wolves in each of the quarters. Houghton continued onto the 84-53 conference victory.

KC Notes:

  • Keuka College is now 11-8 all-time against Houghton University, but the Wolves have lost three straight to the Highlanders
  • Mahoney's 22 points set a new high-water mark for the senior, breaking her previous high of 21
  • Mahoney has surpassed 150 points in a season for the first time in her career
  • The difference came from the three-point line. Houghton knocked down 15 threes compared to five by the Wolves
  • Ellen Lavonas (Rochester, N.Y. / Brighton) had three rebounds and a block for the Wolves, setting a new single-season high for both

Up Next for Keuka College: The Wolves will next return home for three straight Empire 8 games. The stretch will start next weekend as Keuka College hosts Russell Sage College at the JMW Recreation and Athletics Center. Tipoff between the Wolves and Gators is set for 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 27.