Box Score CLINTON, N.Y.—The William Smith College basketball team dropped a Liberty League game at Hamilton 64-44 tonight in Scott Field House. The Herons slip to 13-10 overall and 7-5 in the conference, while the Continentals improve to 14-8 on the season and 7-5 in the league.

Senior guard Latasha Coney (Lyons/Lyons, N.Y.) led William Smith with 10 points, seven rebounds, three steals, and three assists, while first-year forward Carrie Stevens (Cazenovia/Cazenovia, N.Y.) added a game-high nine boards and eight points, including 6-7 from the free throw line.

Sydney Fasulo paced Hamilton with a game-high 22 points and seven assists. She also pulled down five rebounds. Sarah Schrader tallied 11 points and six caroms for the Continentals.

Hamilton jumped out to an early 17-11 advantage with 11 minutes, 44 seconds to play in the first half. Over the next six and a half minutes, William Smith went on a 9-0 run to take a 20-17 lead with 5:45 on the clock. The Herons' run was capped by a three-pointer from senior guard Paige Myers (Massena/Massena, N.Y.).

The Continentals went on to end the half with a 12-3 scoring run, including eight points from Fasulo, and took a 29-23 lead into the break.

William Smith began the second stanza with four quick points to cut its deficit to 31-27, thanks to a jumper from first-year forward Kristen Kush (Fulton/Fulton, N.Y.) and a lay-up by senior forward Erin Cunningham (Morris Knolls/Rockaway, N.J.) .

Hamilton took over from there, however, as Schrader sparked a 13-2 run which gave the Continentals command of the game. With 4:40 to play in regulation, the hosts had built an 18-point lead. They increased that lead to 20 with less than two minutes remaining.

The Herons were held to 30.2 percent shooting, while the Continentals connected on 54.2 percent of their shots.

William Smith will be back in action Feb. 20, when the Herons travel to Union for a Liberty League contest at 6 p.m.