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The impressive run forced a timeout from Greenwood, a move that stemmed the home team’s momentum. The Indians returned to the court and scored twice to extend their lead back out to six points.

A three from Lucia Perez and a free throw from Lilly Brzezinski once again cut the deficit down to two points, but the Hornets never full closed that gap. Following Brzezinski’s free throw, Colby was held scoreless for six minutes. This allowed Greenwood to put up 13 straight points and take a 30-15 advantage late in the first period. Brynn Polivka hit a floater in the lane to break the scoreless streak, but the game had fully shifted back to the Indians.

The visitors took a 36-19 lead into halftime and then went on to outscore Colby 19-7 over the first nine minutes of the second period. Scoring slowed for both teams in the final quarter of the game, something that did not help the trailing Hornets and Greenwood was able to cruise to the 63-33 victory.

While she did not score after her initial spurt to open the game, Hernandez still led the team with 11 points. She also came up with five rebounds, two assists, and two steals. Perez finished with six points, Polivka and Elizabeth Perez both had four points, and Alia Hamus ended the game with three. Harrison Schmitt and Alexis Vanderhoof both had two points each, with Vanderhoof also collecting four steals and two assists and Brzezinski had one point and a team-high ten rebounds.

The Hornets will try to get back in the win column when they travel to Stanley-Boyd on Friday, Jan. 3. The Orioles are currently 4-6, though they are 3-2 over their last four games. The game will start at 7:15 p.m.