The Hawken Hawks were the 51-42 winner over the Holy Name Green Wave when they last played one another back in February of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. Hawken was the victim of a tough 60-38 defeat at the hands of Holy Name on Saturday. Hawken has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hawken lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Sophia Cicerini, who scored 15 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Cicerini has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Cami Courtad, who scored seven points along with ten rebounds and three steals.
Hawken was without their leading scorer, Julia Scales, in Saturday's contest. With Scales sitting this one out, Lynette Zuzindlak got some extra time on the court (20 vs. her season average of 5.71).
Holy Name found their leader in underclassman Claire Coljohn, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 16 rebounds. Coljohn has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Layla Rudolph was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds.
Hawken has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 13 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-15 record this season. As for Holy Name, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-9.
Hawken will head out on the road to challenge Wickliffe at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Wickliffe is coming into the matchup with seven straight wins at home, so Hawken is out to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Holy Name will take on Westlake at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Holy Name is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 50.9 points per game this season.
