Sydney Fasulo '09 tied a season high with 22 points and Hamilton College defeated Adrian College, 64-56, in the Juniata College Holiday Tournament consolation game at the Kennedy Sports and Recreation Center on Jan. 5.
Fasulo, who is averaging 13.8 points per game and shooting 56.6 percent from the floor, made 7 of 15 field goal attempts and went 8-for-10 at the free throw line. Hamilton (4-4 overall) stopped a three-game losing streak. The Continentals are off until Tuesday, Jan. 15, when they travel to Williams College for a non-league game at 5:30 p.m.
Pumla Sathula '08 added 13 points and a game-high 11 rebounds for her 28th career double-double, and her second in as many days. Sathula -- an all-tournament team selection -- was credited with three of Hamilton's 10 steals. Sarah Schrader '09 made all four of her field goal attempts and finished with 10 points. Schrader also handed out three assists. Jess Barrows '08 chipped in nine points.
The teams traded slim leads early until the Continentals erased a one-point deficit with a 6-0 run for a 14-9 advantage with 12:15 left in the first half. Fasulo scored four of the six points. Hamilton's cushion grew to 11 points at 32-21 at the break thanks in part to 57.7 percent (15-26) shooting from the floor.
The Continentals scored the first four points of the second half to take their largest lead of the game. However, Adrian (3-8) pulled to within three points at 53-50 with just 1:40 remaining. Sathula converted a three-point play 17 seconds later and Hamilton kept it a two-possession game the rest of the way.
The Continentals shot 51.2 percent (22-43) from the field. The biggest advantage was at the free throw line, where Hamilton went 19-for-23 (82.6 percent). Meanwhile, the Continentals were whistled for just six fouls, and the Bulldogs took just six foul shots. Adrian is a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
