Maria Tobin (Schenectady, NY/Bishop Maginn) scored 12 points off the bench, including eight in the second half, as Union (6-7) played at home for the first time since December 2. Ciliberto has scored 29 points in the last two games for the Dutchwomen, both victories.
Mara Tichy (Bayport, NY/Bayport) and Lindsay Wilson (Oneida, NY/Oneida) scored 15 points each for the Hawks (3-8), while Jenny Knight (Oak Bluffs, MA/Martha's Vineyard) had a double double with 11 points and game highs of 10 rebounds and six blocks.
Hartwick had an eight point lead (42-34) with 13:22 left in the second half, but the Dutchwomen tied it with a 13-5 run in the next 7:33 to make it 47-47. Tobin had her eight second half points during that run. The Hawks led by four as Wilson made a layup with four minutes remaining to make it 51-47, but Ciliberto scored a basket and made two free throws to tied it at 51-51 with 2:12 left to play. After Katie Caddell (Amsterdam, NY/Amsterdam) made a jumper for a 53-51 Hawks lead with 1:52 remaining, Ciliberto tied it again 22 seconds later.
After the Ormsby layup made it 55-53 with 11 seconds left, the Hawks called a time out, with eight seconds left. Union fouled (only the fifth for the Dutchwomen in the half), and the Hawks called another time out with five seconds left. Ciliberto was called for a foul in the final seconds and the Hawks could not get a shot off before time expired.
Union had a 41-38 rebounding advantage. Krystal Hammond (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) led the Dutchwomen with nine rebounds, and Michelle Rogers (Clarence, NY/Clarence) added six boards off the bench. Union had a 17-9 point advantage off second chances, and outscored the Hawks' bench, 16-5.
Hartwick vs Union 1/16/07 7:00 PM at Viniar Athletic Center, Schenectady, NY At Viniar Athletic Center, Schenectady, NY UNION 55, HARTWICK 53 HARTWICK (3-8) Lindsay Wilson 6-20 2-2 15; Mara Tichy 7-14 1-2 15; Jenny Knight 5-9 1-2 11; Kara Foro 2-7 0-0 5; Samantha Galm 1-3 0-0 3; Danee Harrison 0-0 2-2 2; Katie Caddell 1-4 0-0 2; Shamia Dean 0-1 0-0 0; Alanna Adams 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-59 6-8 53. UNION (6-7) Devon Ciliberto 5-11 4-4 15; Maria Tobin 5-10 0-1 12; Selin Whitham 3-7 0-0 8; Krystal Hammond 2-9 4-6 8; Rachel Ormsby 3-11 0-0 6; Michelle Rogers 2-3 0-1 4; Sarah Krammen 1-4 0-0 2; Marissa Dwyer 0-4 0-0 0; Rachel Scott 0-1 0-0 0; Rachel Titcomb 0-0 0-0 0; Lucia Reed 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-60 8-12 55. Hartwick...................... 27 26 - 53 Union......................... 26 29 - 55 3-point goals-Hartwick 3-17 (Kara Foro 1-5; Samantha Galm 1-2; Lindsay Wilson 1-3; Katie Caddell 0-3; Shamia Dean 0-1; Alanna Adams 0-1; Mara Tichy 0-2), Union 5-16 (Maria Tobin 2-6; Selin Whitham 2-2; Devon Ciliberto 1-3; Sarah Krammen 0-2; Marissa Dwyer 0-2; Rachel Scott 0-1). Fouled out--Hartwick-None, Union-None. Rebounds-Hartwick 38 (Jenny Knight 10), Union 41 (Krystal Hammond 9). Assists-Hartwick 11 (Katie Caddell 5; Lindsay Wilson 5), Union 10 (Michelle Rogers 2; Maria Tobin 2; Selin Whitham 2). Total fouls-Hartwick 10, Union 11. A-194