Central Michigan University
Saint Joseph's
CMU Women Fall in Hawk Classic Final
12/29/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Cullen Maksimowski, CMUChippewas.com
PHILLIDELPHIA -- The Central Michigan Women's basketball team scored just five points in the fourth quarter Tuesday, as it fell to Saint Joseph's, 76-66, in the Hawk Classic championship game.
The Chippewas (6-5), who defeated Rider, 76-58, in the opening round on Monday, shot just 34.8 percent from the field including a 23.1 percent clip from 3-point range.
It was the final non-conference game for CMU, which saw its win streak end at two games. The Chippewas play host to Kent State (3-7) on Saturday (1 p.m.) in their Mid-American Conference opener.
Freshman guard Presley Hudson paced CMU with 15 points, senior Da'Jourie Turner scored 13, and Cassie Breen added 10. Reyna Frost collected 11 rebounds to lead the Chippewas and scored eight points.
Sophomore guard Aleah Swary provided a spark off the bench with nine points. Swary recorded a double-double in Monday's victory over Rider.
Tournament most valuable player Ciara Andrews led Saint Joseph's (6-6) with 25 points, while Kathleen Fitzpatrick added 20.
Saint Joseph's held a 45-43 rebounding edge, and made 20 of its 23 free throw attempts (87 percent). CMU was 12-for-19 from the line.
The game featured 16 lead changes and eight ties, the last of which came at the end of the third quarter, 61-61. Saint Joseph's scored the first seven points of the fourth and CMU never got closer than five points the rest of the way.
The Chippewas are 0-2 on the season against teams from the Atlantic 10 conference, which includes a, 68-49, loss to Duquesne on Dec. 3.
