PURCHASE, N.Y. - Saturday's contest was a tale of two halves for the Purchase College women's basketball team, as the Panthers lost to the Hawks of Hunter College, 62-48, in a non-conference battle.

During the opening 20 minutes, Purchase led by as many as nine points before the guests rallied late in the second quarter to tie things up at 28-all. From there, the hosts concluded the half on a 5-0 run, including a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from Ariella Johnson (SO/Brooklyn, NY), to lead 33-28 at the break.

The third frame began nicely for the Panthers, as they extended their margin back to seven points, 37-30, before three-straight 3-pointers from Hunter turned the tide in the contest.

After the 3-point barrage, the hosts stopped the bleeding with a layup from Shamoni Berrios (SO/Bronx, NY), tying the game at 39-all. However, Purchase never tied or lead again in the contest, as the guests closed out the third quarter with an 8-3 scoring run to lead 47-42.

In the fourth, the Hawks opened with seven-straight points and an 11-2 run to put some distance between the squads, before eventually earning the 14-point win. 

On the day, the Panthers finished with a better overall shooting percentage compared to Hunter, outpacing them 38.3 to 34.3 percent. However, the guests nailed 12 3-pointers to Purchase's two in the win and easily won the turnover battle, 27-15. 

Individually, Shadai Plowden (SR/Yonkers, NY) paced the home team with 14 points and nine rebounds. Johnson added 10 points, while Berrios grabbed 11 rebounds in the defeat.

With the result, the Panthers dropped to 0-8, while Hunter moved to 3-6. 

Up next for the women's basketball team is a few weeks off for the winter break, before they return to action at home against the United States Merchant Marine Academy. That Skyline Conference battle is set for January 4th at 7 p.m. and you can follow along right here.