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Vassar VAS 3-6,2-0 Liberty League

Hamilton Ham 8-5,0-0 NESCAC

Vassar VAS

3-6,2-0 Liberty League

Final

Jan. 03, 2026

Hamilton Ham

8-5,0-0 NESCAC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Vassar VAS	18	11	10	15	54
Hamilton Ham	19	19	21	18	77

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 1/3/2026

Brewers Falter At Hamilton

Lovett matches career-high in scoring

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Clinton, NY – The Vassar College Women's Basketball team opened 2026 Saturday evening with a 77-54 road loss at Hamilton. Erin Lovett (Norwalk, CT) matched her career-high with 14 points and Sierra McDermed (San Antonio, TX) joined Lovett with a team-high in scoring.

Saturday's loss drops Vassar to 3-6 overall on the season while Hamilton improves to 8-5.

How It Happened

Vassar scored the first five points of a tightly contested opening quarter and gained a 14-10 lead on a Lovett bucket with just under three minutes left in the frame.
Hamilton closed the period with a 9-4 spurt, capped by an Erica Hills bucket at the horn, to give the Continentals a 19-18 advantage through 10 minutes of play.
Hamilton opened the second quarter with a 7-1 run with an Abbey Schwoebel jumper moving the advantage to 26-19 with 7:55 left before halftime.
The Continentals' lead grew to double-figures for the first time when a Hills conversion pushed the lead to 33-23.
Lovett closed out the second quarter scoring with a bucket with 13 seconds left to bring Vassar to within 38-29 at the intermission.
Over the opening 20 minutes, Vassar shot 32.4-percent overall and went 2-for-11 from three-point range.
Hamilton converted at 41.7-percent in the first half and knocked down four three-point field goals.
Hamilton broke the game open after outscoring Vassar 21-10 in the third quarter.
A Schwoebel bucket at the 5:34 mark pushed the lead for Hamilton to 46-33.
The Continentals lead ballooned to 59-36 on a pair of Maggie Kernodle free-throws with 1:51 left in the period.
Hamilton's lead grew to a game-high 31 points, at 70-39, on a Jaylen Manning jumper with 6:45 left in the contest.
Vassar was held to 28-percent shooting after halftime and went 1-for-5 from three-point range.
Hamilton shot an efficient 60.9-percent in the second half and canned a trio of three-pointers.

For The Brewers

Lovett reached double-figures for the first time this season and matched her career-high with 14 points. Lovett also led the team with seven rebounds and a pair of blocked shots.
McDermed reached 14 points after going 5-for-10 from the floor and closed the day with three assists, a block and two steals.
Lindsey Shoulders (Glen Allen, VA) chipped in nine points and four rebounds.

For The Continentals

Hills led all players with 17 points on 7-for-8 shooting to go along with five rebounds, three assists and two steals.
Taylor Lambo posted a double-double with 12 points and a game-high 11 rebounds while adding two assists and two blocks.
Kendall Harris totaled 12 points, six rebounds and two steals.
Reagan Dowd led all players with four assists.

Game Statistics

Vassar closed the game shooting 30.5-percent and went 3-for-16 from three-point range.
Hamilton shot 49.2-percent overall and went 7-for-18 from three-point range.
Hamilton held a 36-24 scoring advantage in the paint.
Fast break points went to the Continentals by an 11-5 margin.

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