Jamaica, N.Y. - January 2, 2020 - Playing for the first time in 2020, the Mount Holyoke College basketball team fell to York (N.Y.), 62-23, at the York College Gymnasium on Thursday evening.

First-year point guard Ellie Hayward (Westmoreland, N.H.) and junior forward Annika Brooks (Portland, Maine) both had eight points to lead the Lyons as Brooks led with 10 rebounds, while Hayward recorded three steals in 40 minutes of play.

In a low-scoring first quarter of play, Mikayla McEwen (South Hadley, Mass.) canned a pair of free throws and Brooks made a jumper, before the junior drained another in the second quarter but Mount Holyoke College would face a sizeable deficit at the halftime break. 

Sophomore Kelly Lynch (Quincy, Mass.) hit a jumper with 5:51 to play in the third quarter that sparked the Lyons offense. From there, Brooks would make two free throws before Hayward followed up with a three pointer with 3:21 on the clock. Hayward then hit another jumper with 2:46 remaining, before Olivia Aries (Brewster, N.Y.) canned a three with 21 seconds to play in the stanza. 

Brooks made a lay-up for the Lyons with 8:06 to play, before Hayward converted her second triple of the evening with 1:48 on the clock.

The Lyons were 8-for-57 (14.0%) from the field in the setback and posted 37 rebounds. All eight of Mount Holyoke College's field goals were assisted.

Up next, the Lyons will return to Howard Gymnasium and will host Wentworth at 7 p.m. on Saturday, January 4.

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