Liberty lost against Hamilton back in January of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Liberty Eagles might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 61-40 to the Hamilton Cardinals, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now lost three in a row.
Claire Obert and Leila Parkhill certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Obert scored seven points along with six rebounds, while Parkhill posted seven points plus six steals. Parkhill has become a key player for Liberty: the team is 4-1 when she posts at least three steals, but 1-2 otherwise.
Hamilton found their leader in sophomore Grace Grothaus, who went 5 for 11 en route to 21 points plus six assists and four steals. Those 21 points set a new season-high mark for Grothaus. Another player making a difference was Jadyn Climer, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.
Liberty's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Hamilton, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
Liberty will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Brown County at 7:00 p.m. on December 12th. Hamilton has already played their next game, a 46-42 loss against Illini West on the 2nd.
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