December 1, 2016
Hamilton College’s women’s basketball team opened their season on Nov. 19, playing against Bridgewater State University in the Williams College Classic at Chandler Gym. Unfortunately, the Continentals suffered a 54-52 loss, with Bridgewater rallying in the fourth quarter. Hamilton’s women played a strong game, with Halie Serbent ’19 finishing with 11 points and Mackenzie Aldridge ’20 with a team-high 12 points in her first collegiate contest. Serbent was also one rebound away from her first double-double, finishing with a career-best nine boards for the Continentals. Aldridge was four of six from long range and Samantha Srinivasan ’18 had eight rebounds and a game-high four assists. Nicole Bostick ’20 of Bridgewater scored 17 of her 21 points in the fourth quarter; she was eight of nine from the floor in just fifteen minutes off the bench. Sara DaSilva ’19 scored 11 points and Chelsea Saucier ’17 added seven, but the Bears were outrebounded 43-29 and committed nine turnovers. The Continentals led for the majority of the game until the Bears tied the game at 47-47 with 2:34 left. Within the next 30 seconds, the Bears were able to get the lead. Hamilton held leads of 12-5 after the first quarter, 28-20 at the half and 36-30 after three.
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