MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The W women's basketball closed it's pre-Christmas slate of games with a tough, non-conference, loss at Huntingdon College, 67-60, at Roland Arena. The Owls (1-9) were swept in the home-and-home season series versus the Hawks (4-3).    
 
But unlike the first encounter between the teams – a 14-point loss back on November 1 in Columbus – MUW was in the thick of things right to the very end this time. With 1:12 left to play in the fourth quarter, a made layup by Conley Langford had the Owls within a single possession, 61-59.
 
Unfortunately for The W, it would not convert another field goal the rest of the way. HC outscored MUW by a 6-1 margin to close the contest, after Langford's bucket.
 
The third quarter – which has been the equivalent of a trip to the dentist office for the Owls on several occasions in 2024-25 – once again proved problematic. MUW went scoreless for the first 3:34 of that period, until a made layup by Calysia Phillips ended the drought and cut the deficit to seven, 36-29. The Hawks led by as many as 12 points late in the third quarter.
 
Phillips led all scorers with 26 points – 21 in the second half - and had an all-around solid performance. She pulled down five rebounds, dished three assists and made four steals.
 
Senior Conley Langford was the only other Owls' player in double-digit scoring with 15 points. Langford was 6-of-9 on free throws and also grabbed seven rebounds.
 
Reshya Hudson shared high rebounder honors by corralling 12 caroms, to go along with her five points.
 
A glaring statistical disparity facing MUW was in bench scoring. The Huntingdon reserves out-pointed the Owls by a 17-to-4 margin.
 
The W will next be in action on January 4 when it travels to Lyon College for a St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference match-up in Batesville, Arkansas.