GAMBIER – Down by as many as 15 points in the third quarter, Hiram College (6-3, 1-1 NCAC) rallied to defeat Kenyon College (5-2, 0-1 NCAC) 62-61 on a Kaylee Shockley layup with two seconds left on Saturday afternoon in a North Coast Athletic Conference game at Tomsich Arena.
 
Shockley's layup along the left baseline came after Ladies' forward Bailey Dominguez swished a long three-point shot on the previous Kenyon possession which put the home team up 61-60.
 
Dominguez matched her season-high with 21 points as she hit six 3-pointers to lead Kenyon. Freshman Jessica Gerber tallied a season-best 17 points as she connected on 6-of-10 from the field and 4-of-6 from three-point range. Griffin Tullis added seven points and grabbed five rebounds to round out Kenyon's best efforts.
 
Until late in the fourth quarter, Hiram held just one lead which came on the first bucket of the game from Allison Vannoy beyond the three-point line.
 
Kenyon went ahead 12-5 with 5:14 left in the first as Tullis finished a fast-break layup after Ifeoma Archimalo came up with a steal. But the seven-point lead was cut down by Hiram who got a jumper from Mercedes Jones with 40 seconds left which brought the tally to 15-14.
 
Second-quarter action was dominated by Kenyon which saw the home team extend their lead to 10 by the end of the period. The Terriers attempted just seven shots in the second quarter while turning the ball over nine times. Lane Davis gave the Ladies its 10-point halftime lead following a layup on an assist from Charlotte Bussema.
 
Hiram turned the ball over 18 times in the first half which led to 20 Kenyon points.
 
In the third quarter, Kenyon maintained its lead throughout and got its biggest margin (42-27) at the 4:48 mark following Miranda Diesz's jumper in the paint.
 
Heading into the fourth quarter, it wasn't until less than four minutes left in the game that they begin to chip away at Kenyon's 8-point lead (58-50). The Terriers' 8-0 run started with a three-pointer by Savana Lowery. Two possessions later, Shockley hit another three which tied the game at 58.
 
On the next possession, Shockley converted two free throws to put Hiram up 60-58 with 22 seconds left. Kenyon's ensuing trip down the court resulted in Dominguez's three-pointer but the Ladies couldn't hold a slim one-point lead as Shockley delivered on the game's final possession.

The Ladies will look to rebound December 9 when they host Allegheny College at 6 p.m.