KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Kalamazoo College took command early in Wednesday's Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association women's basketball match up with the visitors from St. Mary's College and as a result, the Hornets came away with a well-round, 71-60, victory.
Kalamazoo jumped out to an 11-2 lead within the first 2:30 of the first quarter as Kelsey Adamski scored nine of the Hornets' first 11 points.
Grace Smith played Adamski's first quarter role in the second quarter as Smith scored nine of the team's 17 points. Kalamazoo extended its lead to 38-28 at halftime.
St. Mary's cut the Kalamazoo lead to five at the 5:25 mark of the third quarter, but a 6-0 run shortly thereafter produced solely by Emily Kozal extended the Hornet lead back to 11.
The Hornets never led by less than nine in the final period and Kalamazoo did not trail St. Mary's at any point throughout the contest.
Adamski provided a stellar all-around performance for the Hornets ending with a game-high 24 points to go along with six assists, two rebounds and a steal.
Kozal followed up Saturday's career-high performance with 17 points and seven rebounds.
Smith also scored in double figures notching 11 points while Danielle Simon recorded eight points, six assists and five rebounds.
Kalamazoo shot 47 percent from the field and 46 percent from downtown.
The Hornets will look to push their winning streak to three games when they travel to No. 4 ranked Hope on Saturday, Jan. 16.