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57
Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU 8-15, 2-10 CL
74
Winner Huntington (Ind.) HU 15-8, 8-4 CL
Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU
8-15, 2-10 CL
57
Final
74
Huntington (Ind.) HU
15-8, 8-4 CL
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU 13 14 11 19 57
Huntington (Ind.) HU 14 20 21 19 74

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Huntington uses late third quarter push to defeat Women's Basketball

HUNTINGTON, Ind. – The Spring Arbor University women's basketball team dropped a Crossroads League contest at Huntington University 74-57 on Saturday. The Foresters held a four point lead midway through the third quarter, but closed the period on a 13-0 run and refused to let the Cougars back in the game.

 
 

THE BASICS

FINAL SCORE: Spring Arbor 57, Huntington 74

LOCATION: Platt Arena | Huntington, Ind.

RECORDS: Spring Arbor 8-15 (2-10 CL), Huntington 15-8 (8-4 CL)

 
 

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Spring Arbor looked to slow down red-hot Huntington, who entered Saturday as winners in five of its last six games. The Cougars got off to a strong start with a quick basket from Ryann Laier and a three-pointer from Autumn Goggin. SAU trailed by just one, 14-13, after the first quarter.
  • Huntington shot extremely well in the second quarter, going 8-for-14 from the floor and making seven field goals in a row during a four minute span to stretch the lead to double digits, 32-20. The Cougars responded though before halftime. Goggin hit her second triple of the afternoon and Rachel Nelson scored four quick points to help close the gap to seven, 34-27, heading to the locker room.
  • Spring Arbor continued to play Huntington tough, trailing by only four points midway through the third quarter. However, the Foresters held SAU scoreless over the final 4:33 of the period while pouring in 13 unanswered points.

 
 

FOR THE COUGARS

  • Three Cougars scored in double figures, led by Goggin's 16 points. She also added a team-high six rebounds and four assists. Gracie Cabana finished with 14 points while hitting four three-pointers and Nelson ended with 12 points and three boards.
  • Gabby Barnett chipped in six points and five rebounds.
  • Spring Arbor shot 39 percent (20-for-52) from the field, but hit 11-of-26 shots from three-point range. The Cougars attempted just nine free throws and made six.

 
 

FOR THE FORESTERS

  • Huntington was led by Sarah Fryman and Maddie Richer, who combined for 25 points.
  • The Foresters connected on 51 percent (26-for-51) of their field goal attempts and were 17-for-21 from the free throw line.
  • HU held a 24-16 edge in rebounds.

 
 

UP NEXT

Spring Arbor visits Mount Vernon Nazarene University (14-10, 6-6 CL) on Wednesday, Jan. 31 before returning home to host No. 5 Marian University (22-2, 11-1 CL) on Saturday, Feb. 3.

 
 

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