WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Sophomore Kami Abdo (Pottsville, Pa./Nativity BVM), junior Meghan Dufner (Washington, N.J./Warren Hills Regional) and junior Ashley Yoh (Myerstown, Pa./Eastern Lebanon County) each had double-digit scoring outputs to lead the Lycoming College women's basketball team to a 73-61 win against Hunter College in the final game of the Hoops for Hounds Classic on Saturday, Dec. 30, at Lamade Gymnasium.
 
Lycoming shot 49 percent (29-of-59) from the field and held Hunter to 32 percent (23-of-73) to go 2-0 at the Hoops for Hounds Classic for the first time since 2016.
 
Abdo had an explosive first half, sparking the team with 10 points in the first quarter and totaling 12 at halftime. In the fourth quarter, Abdo added an additional four points for a season-high 16 in the game. Dufner doubled her points from halftime, finishing with 18, as she went 7-for-9 in the field. Yoh had 13 points and 11 rebounds to go with two assists. First-year Makenna Hartman (Alexandria, Pa./Juniata Valley) had four rebounds and a team-high four assists and senior Emily Lockard (Benton, Pa./Benton Area) added nine points and seven rebounds to reach 500 points in her career.
 
The Warriors (8-3 overall) fell behind 9-2 in the first quarter before taking a 21-16 lead by the end of the quarter thanks to Abdo's 10 points and extended their lead going into halftime with a 42-26 score.
 
Hunter (4-8 overall) closed within seven in the third quarter after the Warriors had led by as many as 19, but a jumper by Yoh to start the fourth quarter scoring extended the lead back to double figures, where it stayed the rest of the way.
 
Alexa Charles led the Hawks with 23 points, four assists and 17 rebounds. Erin Cosio followed with 11 points, three assists and seven rebounds.
 
Hiram beat Misericordia, 65-41, in the other Hoops for Hounds Classic game on Saturday.
 
The Warriors are back to action in 2024 when they hit the road for Washington D.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 3, as they face Catholic University in Landmark Conference play at 6 p.m.