SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Sophomore Amalia Esposito (Coraopolis, Pa./Montour) notched her second double-double in three games but Esposito's career performance comes up short Wednesday night as the Susquehanna University women's basketball team saw their win streak halted at six. Susquehanna (6-2) dropped a 77-62 decision to the visiting Dickinson College Red Devils (3-5) in non-conference action.
 
Susquehanna 62, Dickinson 77
 
How It Happened
First Quarter

• Dickinson opened up a 10-2 at 8:06 on a three-pointer by Halie Maeda and never looked back.
• The River Hawks came within four twice, the last time at 5:26 on an Esposito jumper, before the visitors closed out the first 10 minutes on a 16-7 run.
• Esposito scored 10 of the team's 15 points in the first quarter while Claudia Maira and Emily Paladino each tallied eight as the duo combined for 4-of-7 shooting from downtown.

 
Second Quarter

• Susquehanna scored the first two baskets of the second frame to close the gap to 28-19 but the Red Devils responded with a 16-2 run for a 23-point advantage – their biggest of the game – with 2:29 remaining in the half.
• Hannah Heiring paced Dickinson with eight points in the run as Heiring knocked down a pair of triples.

 
Halftime

• The Red Devils shot 15-of-40 (.375) from the field in the first half, including 9-of-19 from downtown, to own a 45-26 halftime lead while dominating the glass by a 33-14 margin.
• Susquehanna was limited to 1-of-6 from behind the three-point arc.

 
Third Quarter

• Susquehanna edged the Red Devils, 24-23, in the third period as junior captain Erin McQuillen (Cresskill, N.J./Cresskill) tallied nine points.
• The River Hawks registered their best shooting percentage of the game in the first 10 minutes of the second half, making 8-of-17 shots and taking care of the ball with only two turnovers.

 
Fourth Quarter

• SU kicked off the final frame with a 12-4 run to pull within 72-62 with 3:02 left in the game as junior guard Nevin Hoenninger (Lancaster, Pa./Lampeter-Strasburg) completed the three-point play.
• The Red Devils went 0-for-7 from downtown and connected on just two field goals.

 
Inside the Box Score

• Dickinson's 77 points is the most allowed by the River Hawks this season while SU's 62 points is its lowest total in eight games.
• The Red Devils posted a +25 rebounding margin, outrebounding Susquehanna, 63-28.
• Dickinson benefitted from 26 bench points as well as 21 second chance points.
• Before tonight, the two sides had not met since the 1997-98 season. Susquehanna still leads the all-time series, 21-8, since the series began in 1962. Tonight's victory was the Red Devils' first since a 69-63 win in 1988.

 
Top Performers

• Esposito dropped career-highs of 25 points and 14 rebounds. She shot 6-fo-13 from the field and 13-of-20 from the free throw line.
• McQuillen contributed 11 points and five boards while Hoenninger chipped in 10 points and eight caroms.
• Emily Paladino led all players with 27 points and hauled in eight rebounds to lead the Red Devils to their third win of the season.

 
Up Next for the River Hawks

• Dec. 14 at Marywood (2-6) – Scranton, Pa. / Insalaco Arena – 1:00 p.m.

 
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