Alexis Durham
Photo by David Sinclair
53
Notre Dame (MD) NDMU 3-5,3-1 CSAC
73
Winner Hood Hood 4-3,1-1 MAC Commonwealth
Notre Dame (MD) NDMU
3-5,3-1 CSAC
53
Final
73
Hood Hood
4-3,1-1 MAC Commonwealth
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Notre Dame (MD) NDMU 7 11 15 20 53
Hood Hood 19 13 20 21 73

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Gators Downed 73-53 at Hood College

BALTIMORE – The Notre Dame of Maryland basketball team suffered a 73-53 defeat on the road against Hood College (4-3,1-1 MAC) on Monday evening. The Gators forced the Blazers into mistakes all evening but could not capitalize on their offensive touches. The loss will drop the Gators to (3-5, 3-1 CSAC). Notre Dame (Md.) will take a stab at win number four on the CSAC schedule when it hosts Cairn University (4-5, 2-2 CSAC) on Wednesday evening. 


HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Blazers got off to a hot start. Hood went on a 7-0 run to start the game before the Gators found their first score on a Daija Fitchett made field-goal. 
  • Notre Dame struggled finding offensive efficiency in quarter one. The Gators went (2-for-12) on baskets from Amya Durham and Ayana Brim but could not get going from the free-throw line. Hood took a 19-7 lead into the second. 
  • In the second quarter, the Gators saw more offensive production from their starters as NDMU was able to hold Hood to (3-for-11) shooting in the quarter.
  • Alexis Durham had her best night yet scoring the basketball. Led by Durham, the Gators showed a lot of fight in the second half. The freshman had 17 of her 18 points in the second half. 
  • Hood College led by as many as 29 points in the fourth quarter in route to the 73-53 victory.  

OF NOTE
  • Alexis Durham led all scorers with 18 points in addition to forcing a game-high four steals. She added a career-best seven rebounds and tallied three assists on the night. Durham leads the team this season with 34 assists and is top-five amongst conference leaders. 
  • Fitchett rebounded in double-figures for the seventh-straight time this season. Her 37th career game rebounding in double-figures. Fitchett also recorded a steal for the sixth consecutive game.
  • The Gators will fall to 22-10 all-time when facing the Blazers.

UP NEXT

Notre Dame (Md.) will host Cairn University on Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. Watch on the Gators Network and follow live stats at Notredamegators.com. Follow the basketball program on Twitter and Instagram and catch all things Gators on the Gators Network. 

 
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