Junior Annalise Pietrzyk takes up a shot through a sea of Kentucky Wesleyan players on the way to a 61-59 victory. Courtesy | Ashley Van Hoose Junior Savannah Smith scored a last-second layup to lift the Hillsdale women’s basketball team over Kentucky Wesleyan College 61-59 at home Feb. 19. “Savannah Smith made an incredibly strong...
Courtesy | Unsplash The Winter Olympics have been filled with ice. Figure skaters have landed the quadruple axel on the ice, luge racers have travelled speeds north of 90 mph, lying on their backs on boogie boards with blades on the ice, and curlers have demonstrated strategy and finesse in chess matches on the ice....
Courtesy: Ashley Van Hoose The Chargers came from behind to defeat Lake Erie College 62-55, with juniors Savannah Smith and Annalise Pietrzyk scoring 25 points apiece on Feb. 12, before losing at Ashland University 65-53 Feb. 14. With the split, the Chargers’ record moved to 13-9 overall and 9-7 in conference play. Hillsdale trailed Lake...
Savannah Smith shoots inside the paint during the overtime win. Courtesy | Ashley Van Hoose The Chargers defeated Tiffin University 76-73 in overtime behind junior forward Savannah Smith’s 25 points Feb. 5, and defeated Ohio Dominican University 63-52 led by senior guard Emma Ruhlman’s second double-double of the season Feb. 7. Hillsdale improved to 12-8...
Sophomore guard Magdalena Sularski goes up for a shot Courtesy | Ashley Van Hoose Hillsdale women’s basketball outscored Ursuline College 21–7 and held the Arrows to 16% shooting from the field in the final quarter to defeat the Arrows 70–54 Jan. 29 on the road before a 72–63 loss at Walsh University Jan. 31. “We...