ANGOLA, Ind. - The Kalamazoo College women's basketball team lost 67-58 at Trine University in Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association play on Wednesday.
The Hornets had an opportunity to move a game ahead of Adrian in the standings, but with each team losing tonight the teams remain tied for fourth place in the MIAA heading into the final game of the regular season on Saturday.
Trine led nearly the entire first half, including a six point lead late in the half, but took just a one point lead (25-24) into halftime.
Kalamazoo took the lead early in the second half, but never by more than four points. The score was tied 41-41 with 8:40 left in regulation when Trine used a 9-0 run to begin to pull away. The Thunder led by as many as 13 (58-45) with 4:03 remaining. Kalamazoo scored seven straight points to make it 58-52, but another run by Trine put the deficit back in double digits before ending with the 67-58 defeat.
Trine shot 36.5 percent overall while making 19-of-28 free throws. Kalamazoo shot just 28.6 percent overall, its worst performance since the second game of the season, while making 18-of-27 free throws.
Each team had 48 rebounds with Kalamazoo holding a 13-11 edge on the offensive end.
Emily Lindsay led the Hornets with 19 points on 6-of-13 shooting with four rebounds.
Grace Smith scored nine points with nine rebounds off the bench.
Nicole Antoine finished with eight points and 10 rebounds while Perri (Weiderman) Nicholson scored four points with 13 rebounds.
Morgan Overstreet fouled out with seven points and Querubin Dubois finished with six points.
The Hornets close out the regular season at home against Calvin College on Saturday, Feb. 23 at 3 p.m.