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Robin Campbell 2021-22 Action Shot
Andy Smith
62
Hillsdale HC 11-11,8-8 G-MAC
71
Winner Malone MU 12-8,8-6 G-MAC
Hillsdale HC
11-11,8-8 G-MAC
62
Final
71
Malone MU
12-8,8-6 G-MAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Hillsdale HC 19 17 10 16 62
Malone MU 15 8 19 29 71

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Malone Sports Information - Kate Daugherty

Pioneers Beat Hillsdale with Second Half Comeback

CANTON – On Thursday evening, the Malone University women's basketball team welcomed Hillsdale College for a Great Midwest Athletic Conference matchup.

The Chargers (11-11, 8-8 GMAC) came out and led for all of the first half, taking a 13 point lead to the halftime locker room. However, the Pioneers (12-8, 8-6 GMAC) came out and outscored the visiting team 48-26 in the second half of action to finish the night with a 71-62 victory.

Tonight's win marks four in a row at home for the Pioneers.

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Hillsdale started the evening with a three-point shot from Sydney Mills, but Malone responded with a layup from Emma Kallas.

While the teams a scored a basket, Hillsdale then began to build a small lead on back to back buckets. But the home team kept it close, and the first period ended with a four point lead for the Chargers.

Another layup by Kallas tied the game at 21 a piece with 6:29 in the second quarter. However, any Pioneer momentum from the score was lost as Hillsdale went on a 15-2 run to end the first half, taking a 36-23 lead to the break.

Malone scored first out of the break on another Kallas layup. The teams traded baskets, but Hillsdale reached their largest lead of the night after a pair of free throws from Peighton Nelson. 

The Pioneers then gave Hillsdale a taste of their own medicine as Robin Campbell went back to back shots to start a 15-2 run to finish out the third quarter. It brought the Pioneers within four points of Hillsdale headed into the final period as Kyli Horn scored the final points of the quarter.

The momentum continued as Campbell and Madison Hunter scored to tie the game at 46 at the 9:16 mark. The Chargers made one more attempt at a lead with a jumper by Mills, but the Pioneers responded and never looked back.

Campbell scored ten of her 22 total points in the final period while Alexis Hutchison tacked on seven points of her own including the final two points of the game with a pair of free throws.

Malone's offense exploded with 29 points in the fourth quarter for their best scoring quarter of the season. 

PIONEER POINTS
  • Robin Campbell led all scorers with 22 points. She has now surpassed the double-digit mark in the last nine games. Alexis Hutchison shot 5-13 from the field and 6-8 from the charity stripe to score 17 points. 
  • Emma Kallas secured her second double-double of the season with 12 points and 11 rebounds, nine of which were on the defensive end of the court.
  • The Pioneers outscored the Chargers under the basket with 44 points in the paint compared to Hillsdale's 30. Malone also outscored Hillsdale in bench points 13-5 and second chance points 8-6. Malone also forced the Chargers into 20 turnovers and turned them into 17 points on their end of the court.
  • Despite only scoring eight points in the second quarter, the Pioneers outscored the visitors 48-26 in the second half.
WHAT'S NEXT?
Malone will start their final road stint of the season with a trip to Findlay, Ohio to face the Oilers at the University of Findlay. The February 12 game will tip-off at 1:00 p.m.
 
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