SALISBURY, N.C. – Chantel Roberts' career night not enough as the Hawks' last second efforts fall short in a 75-72 loss to Catawba on the road on Monday evening.

THE BASICS

FINAL | Chowan 72, Catawba 75

RECORDS | Chowan 4-1, Catawba 2-3

LOCATION | Salisbury, N.C. (Goodman Gym)

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

Chantel Roberts scored a career-high 29 points knocking down six triples.  Roberts' 29 points is fifth most in program history.  Roberts hauled in eight rebounds.

Jada Lee tallied 15 points and five assists in the loss.  Mariah Coker tied her career-high with eight assists.

The Hawks outrebounded the Indians 45-37.

HOW IT HAPPENED

First Quarter:

Chowan led 6-3 in the opening minutes of the contest before Catawba used a 12-3 run to lead 15-9 after the first ten minutes.

Jada Lee and Dhyamond Crenshaw grabbed early baskets before Jada Lee widened the early gap to 6-3 just three minutes in.

Danielle Weldon added a free throw followed by a Chantel Roberts layup ended the scoring in the quarter.

Second Quarter:

Dhyamond Crenshaw and Chantel Roberts tallied baskets to cut into the Catawba lead in the second quarter.

Chowan continued to chip away at the deficit going on a small 5-0 run.  Danielle Weldon converted from the charity stripe before Chantel Roberts finished up the old-fashioned three point play.

Catawba would keep the distance at five, before two Chantel Roberts' triples knotted the contest at 30-all.  Dhyamond Crenshaw hit a jumper with five seconds left to keep the contest tied but Catawba knocked down a three at the buzzer to lead 35-32 at the break.

Third Quarter:

The Hawks would see their first lead of the contest since the early going as Dhyamond Crenshaw opened the half with a jumper off a Mariah Coker pass.  Jada Lee drilled back-to-back threes including a four-point play to tie and give the Hawks a 41-37 lead at the 6:50 mark of the quarter.

Chowan and Catawba continued to trade the lead down the stretch of the quarter before a Catawba three allowed the Indians to lead 50-47 heading to the final quarter.

Fourth Quarter:

The Indians looked to run away with the contest pushing their advantage to seven with 7:39 to play.

Chowan used a 7-1 run to cut the deficit to one, 61-60, two minutes later.  Joanne Williams started the run off with a fastbreak layup.  An Indian turnover allowed Jada Lee to score on a layup at the other end.  Chantel Roberts capped off the run with a trey from the wing.

The Hawks were unable to regain the lead as the shots were not falling for Chowan.  Catawba would lead by eight, 71-63 with 1:04 remaining in the contest.

Chantel Roberts knocked down three straight triples to offset the Catawba free throws to bring the contest back to a one point contest, 73-72 with seven seconds remaining.

Catawba converted from the line to push the lead back to three, 75-72.  Chantel Roberts was unable to find the equalizer as time expired.

UP NEXT

Chowan will travel to Fayetteville State to compete in the FSU Broncos Thanksgiving Classic on November 24-25.  The Hawks start off the Classic against St. Augustine's on Friday and finish with Fayetteville State on Saturday in non-conference action.