CANTON, Ohio – The Malone University women's basketball team dropped their regular season finale on senior day to Hillsdale College by a score of 68-61. Prior to the start of the game, the Pioneers honored Kyli Horn and Brooklyn Troyer for their efforts in the blue and red.
 
The loss drops Malone to 21-7 overall and they finish 15-5 inside the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC). The Chargers jump them in the league standings at 19-8 overall and 16-4 in league play.
 
Hillsdale opened the game with a 20-10 first quarter. The Chargers were 7-of-13 from the field and held the Pioneers to 25.0% (4-of-16). The second quarter was the opposite as Malone got back to even at 26-26 through 20 minutes. Erin Kaufman scored six points down the stretch and Aila Miller concluded the period with a layup to tie the game after a 10-2 scoring run. Kylee Bruce had five key points in the half.
 
The Pioneers took their first lead of the contest in the third quarter and a layup by Anna Krupa with four minutes remaining extended the lead to double figures at 42-32. 13 unanswered points from Hillsdale gave the visitors at 45-42 edge as the fourth quarter began.
 
Kaufman broke the scoring drought with an and-one to knot the game back up at 45. Veteran experience by Horn and Troyer from downtown kept the Pioneers engaged, but neither team was able to get many stops in a high scoring fourth period. Hillsdale trailed by three at 56-53 with 4:11 to play, but went on an 11-0 scoring run to sneak out of Osborne Hall with a 68-61 victory.
 
Kaufman recorded her fourth double-double in her last six games with 24 points and 10 rebounds. Hillsdale outrebounded Malone 39-33 in total and made the most of their attempts at the free throw line (14-for-14).
 
The Pioneers will host Kentucky Wesleyan College in the G-MAC Tournament Quarterfinals on Tuesday, March 4. Tip-off inside Osborne Hall will be at 5:30 P.M.