CANTON – On Thursday evening, the Malone University women's basketball team hosted the Hillsdale College Chargers inside Osborne Hall for a Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) match up.

While the Pioneers have secured a top-four spot in the G-MAC postseason tournament, Hillsdale took charge of the game early and never relinquished their lead en route to snapping Malone's five-game win streak.

THE ESSENTIALS

• Final Score: Malone University 45 – Hillsdale College 70
• Records: Malone (19-7, 13-5 G-MAC) | Hillsdale (16-12, 9-9 G-MAC)
• Location: Canton, Ohio | Osborne Hall

THE GAME
Hillsdale had the first points of the game after both team came up empty for the first minute and half. The Chargers quickly gained a 10-0 lead before Alexis Hutchison started Malone's scoring with a three-pointer. 

Towards the end of the opening quarter, Hutchison brought the Pioneers the closest they would get with a layup, but the Chargers scored five more points before the first ten minutes were up.

The second quarter saw Hillsdale maintain a double-digit lead, but Nataley Armstrong closed out the first half with a layup to send the teams to the locker room with the home team down 13.

Emma Kallas capitalized on a defensive rebound to score the first points after resuming play with a layup.

Hillsdale and Malone traded baskets for a bit in the middle of the third quarter. Malone's offensive effort was highlighted with three-pointers from Brianna Fitzgerald and Brinn Hunt.

The Chargers had their largest lead of the night with their three-pointer as the opening score of the fourth quarter at the 8:05 mark. Malone responded with a shot within the paint from Kallas and a three-pointer from Armstrong.

Armstrong and Brooklyn Troyer closed out the game with back to back shots from the paint, but it was not enough as Hillsdale came out on top with the win and snapping the Pioneers five-game win streak.

THE DETAILS

• Brooklyn Troyer and Emma Kallas led the Pioneers with nine points each. Troyer had a game-high 10 rebounds.
• Alexis Hutchison's 29 straight games with double-digit scoring was snapped with her seven points, a record streak since Malone moved to the NCAA.
• The Pioneers were even with Hillsdale with 10 fastbreak points, but edged out the Chargers 7-6 on second chance points. Malone also grabbed eight total steals compared to Hillsdale's three.

WHAT'S NEXT
The women's basketball team will have the weekend off. Their next game is their final road game of the regular season as they travel to No. 1 Ashland University on Thursday, February 23rd. Tip off is at 5:30 p.m.

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