Hillsdale College women’s basketball advanced to the NCAA Division II Tournament for the first time since 2018 but lost to Northern Michigan University 61-56 in the Midwest Regional Quarterfinal at Grand Valley State University March 14. “It was not the end we wanted, but it ended up being a really close game,” senior Lauren McDonald...
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McDonald hits career high as Hillsdale advances to semis
Hillsdale women’s basketball defeated Cedarville University 81-66 in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinal on Tuesday and defeated Malone University 68-61 on Saturday, March 1. “This is the farthest anyone on our current team has made it, which is really motivating,” sophomore Annalise Pietrzyk said. Since the Chargers were ranked second in conference, Hillsdale...
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Women’s basketball defeats Findlay and Ursuline
The Hillsdale women’s basketball team defeated Ursuline College 74-60 at the Dawn Tibbitts Potter Arena Saturday Feb. 22 and the University of Findlay 68-57 Thursday Feb. 20. The Chargers celebrated senior night during the game against Ursuline, presenting each of the team’s six graduating seniors with flowers and a framed jersey. “It was very surreal,”...
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Women lose narrowly at home, beat Tiffin on the road
Hillsdale women’s basketball lost to the Northwood University Timberwolves at home 85-81 Saturday, Feb. 15, and defeated the Tiffin University Dragons away 65-43 on Thursday, Feb. 13. The Chargers played Northwood for a “Pink Out and Princess Night” in honor of Emerson Sigtryggsson, a Hillsdale student who passed away earlier this academic year. Though Hillsdale...
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Women’s Basketball Loses to Kentucky and Beats Thomas More
Hillsdale’s women’s basketball team lost to Kentucky Wesleyan College 71-68 on Feb. 8, and senior Lauren McDonald scored the 1,000th point of her collegiate career. The Chargers also beat Thomas Moore University 65-59 on Feb. 6. “We had two travel games this week, and we knew that it was going to be a challenging week...