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HU women outlast Goshen on hardwood

The Huntington University women’s basketball team outlasted visiting Goshen College, winning 65-62 on Wednesday, Dec. 4.

The Crossroads League rivals entered the fourth quarter tied at 46. The squads proceeded to exchange the lead seven times while playing to a pair of ties. The Foresters led by five, 61-56, with 2:19 remaining. The Maple Leafs proceeded to reel off six points in a row, snatching away the lead, 62-61, with 14 seconds remaining. Huntington, however, responded with a basket in the paint by junior Sam Hammel to go back in front, 63-62, with five ticks on the clock. On Goshen’s ensuing possession, Graysen Cockerham turned the ball over, which prompted her to foul the Foresters’ Sarah Fryman. Fryman, a senior, then drilled both high-pressure free throws to give the hosts a three-point cushion with three seconds left. After that, Cockerham missed a game-tying three-pointer as time expired.

Fryman and Hammel came up big in the fourth quarter for Huntington, scoring eight and seven points, respectively. Fryman finished with a team-high 18 points while Hammel was close behind her with 16. Fryman did the balance of her damage from the charity stripe, going a perfect 10 for 10.

The Foresters, 10-1, 2-0 in league play, led 15-6 after the first quarter and 23-19 at the half. The Maple Leafs outscored them 27-23 in the third to forge the 46-46 tie that opened the fourth.

Huntington hit 23 of 61 shots from the field for 37.7 percent and 18 of 19 free throws tries for 94.7 percent.

Hammel helped facilitate the Forester offense, dishing out seven assists.

Fryman pulled down a team-high eight rebounds to help give the hosts a 41-40 edge on the backboards.

Goshen, 6-4, 0-2 in conference, was led by Janara Flowers and TaNiece Chapman, who tallied 19 and 17 points, respectively. Chapman also grabbed 11 caroms to notch a double-double.

Like the Foresters, the Maple Leafs also converted 23 of 61 field goal attempts for 37.7 percent. They added 10 points in 16 attempts at the charity stripe for 62.5 percent.