HIRAM, Ohio – November 29, 2023 - The Hiram women's basketball team faced Heidelberg University at home on Wednesday in a tightly contested battle.
 
The Terriers lost by a final score of 68-64, falling just short despite a late-game rally in their second contest inside Price Gymnasium this season.  
 
Hiram was able to start off hot in the first 10 minutes of the game, as the Terriers led going into the second quarter by a score of 18-14. The home team doubled up its opposition in points in the paint during that span, 12-6.
 
Heidelberg found the hot hand in the second quarter, as it scored 25 points and took a 4-point lead heading into the intermission. Four different Heidelberg student-athletes registered at least 10 points throughout the non-conference matchup.
 
The Terriers kept the game close in the second half, with the overall scoring over the final 20 minutes being tied, 29-29. Hiram cut a 15-point deficit to 3 points with 37 seconds remaining in regulation, but the perimeter defense of the Student Princes sealed the victory.
 
Junior Brooke Hickman added to her impressive season, leading all student-athletes in the game with 15 points and 3 blocks. Maddie Rakestraw and Payton Black each scored in double-figures to go along with 7 rebounds each.
 
The Terriers had 11 steals in the game, too, marking their third straight game with 10+ steals.
 
The Hiram Terriers will next face off against Thiel College on Monday, December 4, at 7 p.m. in Greenville, PA.