Elizabeth Brannick's career-high 20 points lead women's basketball team past Saginaw Valley State
Chargers clinch winning season with 72-63 win
Hillsdale 72, Saginaw Valley State 63
February 18, 2012 - Two weeks ago, Elizabeth Brannick had a career-high in scoring and led the Hillsdale College women's basketball team to a win on the road in mid-Michigan. That experience was apparently so much fun, she decided to do it again Saturday night.
Brannick set a new career-high in scoring for the second time in 14 days, this time scoring 20 points to lead Hillsdale to a 72-63 win over host Saginaw Valley State University. The win improves the Chargers to 14-11 overall and 10-8 in the GLIAC and moves the team into a percentage-points tie for fifth place overall in the conference with Lake Erie.
Hillsdale finishes up the regular season Wednesday night on the road against Ferris State University.
Brannick went 9-for-14 from the field and played a well-balanced contest, getting eight in the first half before bringing the win home with 12 second-half points. She also had five rebounds, two assists and a blocked shot. Her previous career-high in scoring came in the team's win over Northwood in Midland on Feb. 4.
The game was closely played throughout the first 30 minutes, with the highlight coming from the right hand of senior guard Chelsea Harrison, who beat the first-half buzzer with a 30-foot shot to give the Chargers a 34-30 lead at the intermission.
Hillsdale extended out to a nine-point lead early in the second half, only to see the Cardinals storm back to take a 55-53 lead. From there, Hillsdale responded with an 18-4 run punctuated by back-to-back-to-back 3-point shots by freshman Kadie Lowery. A terrific spot-up shooter, Lowery found open spots in the defense, and her teammates did an excellent job of locating her with good passes, leading to those game-deciding shots.
Lowery also hit a new career-high in scoring in the ballgame, finishing with 12 points on 4-for-8 shooting from 3-point land. Junior guard Lea Jones added 12 points, six rebounds and four assists in another 40-minute performance for the Chargers.
Hillsdale shot the exact same percentage overall for the game as it did on 3-point shots (40.9 percent). The Chargers were 9-for-22 from beyond the arc, and held a 27-6 scoring edge on the Cardinals in 3-point shooting. Hillsdale's defense shut out SVSU from 3-point territory in the second half, and held the Cardinals to just three attempts from that area on the floor.
February 18, 2012 - Two weeks ago, Elizabeth Brannick had a career-high in scoring and led the Hillsdale College women's basketball team to a win on the road in mid-Michigan. That experience was apparently so much fun, she decided to do it again Saturday night.
Brannick set a new career-high in scoring for the second time in 14 days, this time scoring 20 points to lead Hillsdale to a 72-63 win over host Saginaw Valley State University. The win improves the Chargers to 14-11 overall and 10-8 in the GLIAC and moves the team into a percentage-points tie for fifth place overall in the conference with Lake Erie.
Hillsdale finishes up the regular season Wednesday night on the road against Ferris State University.
Brannick went 9-for-14 from the field and played a well-balanced contest, getting eight in the first half before bringing the win home with 12 second-half points. She also had five rebounds, two assists and a blocked shot. Her previous career-high in scoring came in the team's win over Northwood in Midland on Feb. 4.
The game was closely played throughout the first 30 minutes, with the highlight coming from the right hand of senior guard Chelsea Harrison, who beat the first-half buzzer with a 30-foot shot to give the Chargers a 34-30 lead at the intermission.
Hillsdale extended out to a nine-point lead early in the second half, only to see the Cardinals storm back to take a 55-53 lead. From there, Hillsdale responded with an 18-4 run punctuated by back-to-back-to-back 3-point shots by freshman Kadie Lowery. A terrific spot-up shooter, Lowery found open spots in the defense, and her teammates did an excellent job of locating her with good passes, leading to those game-deciding shots.
Lowery also hit a new career-high in scoring in the ballgame, finishing with 12 points on 4-for-8 shooting from 3-point land. Junior guard Lea Jones added 12 points, six rebounds and four assists in another 40-minute performance for the Chargers.
Hillsdale shot the exact same percentage overall for the game as it did on 3-point shots (40.9 percent). The Chargers were 9-for-22 from beyond the arc, and held a 27-6 scoring edge on the Cardinals in 3-point shooting. Hillsdale's defense shut out SVSU from 3-point territory in the second half, and held the Cardinals to just three attempts from that area on the floor.
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