Opponent: at Chipola College Indians
Score: #16 Harford 56 - #3 Chipola 70
Records: Harford 13-1 | Chipola 14-0
Location: Marianna, Fl.
The Short Story: The Harford women's basketball team took national powerhouse Chipola College to the wire, but ultimately the Fighting Owls fell for the first time this season by the score of 70-56. Harford went into the first half with a 32-30 lead on the back of Dominique Walker's 13 first half points, but Chipola took control of the game in the second half as the Indians stayed undefeated with a 70-56 win.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The 15 hour bus ride would not stop the Fighting Owls from getting out to a great start as they went into the first intermission with a 17-14 lead.
• Harford got up to a lead as large as nine at 30-21 with three minutes left in the first half, but Chipola went on a 9-0 run to tie the game. The Fighting Owls were able to get a last shot off as Dominique Walker hit a jumper at the buzzer to give Harford a 32-30 lead at halftime.
• The third quarter was not as fortunate for the ladies in blue as Harford couldn't get a shot to fall and found themselves trailing 46-39 after 30 minutes of play.
• Harford was able to get back within 8 points in the fourth quarter, but Chipola was able to pull away at the end for a 14 point win that was not indicative of how close the game was.
• The Fighting Owls starting forwards were fantastic in the game led by Dahnye Redd with 14 points on 6-9 shooting from the floor along with 14 rebounds before fouling out of the game after 25 minutes on the court.
• Dominique Walker was also great leading the team with 17 points as well as 7 rebounds.
• Daisa Harris tallied 14 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists with Danielle Durjan adding 9 points.

GAME NOTES AND QUOTES:

• Head Coach Michael Seney: "I thought we fought hard all game long. The shots just didn't fall in that dreadful third quarter and that was pretty much the difference in the game."
• Forward Dahnye Redd: "We played great team ball but we have to remember to never get content. We have to keep our foot on the pedal the whole 40 minutes."
• Forward Dominique Walker: "The little mistakes lost us the game, but we never gave up and we will never give up."
• Durjan, Harris, and Walker all played 39 minutes before being pulled at the end when the result was no longer in question.
• Nichole Collins and Redd both fouled out for the first time this season.
• Harford was plagued by their three-point shooting as they were just 2-22 from behind the arc as a team.

UP NEXT:

• The #16 ranked Fighting Owls will continue their Florida trip in Panama City where they will face #1 ranked Gulf Coast State.
• Gulf Coast is the reigning NJCAA Division I National Champions and are currently 14-0 this season.
• This game will be the last one for the Fighting Owls in 2016.