Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State women's basketball team limited Bethany College to just 14 points in the second half en route to a 71-29 victory in the MSU Holiday Tournament Saturday.

The Red Hawks (6-4) will play York College (Pa.) in the Championship Game tomorrow at 3 p.m. York knocked off Hartwick College 51-46 in the other matchup, and the Hawks and Bison (2-8) will meet at 1 p.m. in the Consolation Game.

With 6:02 left in the first period, Courtney Walker hit a three-pointer to give the Bison a 7-5 advantage. Senior ALEX MCKINNON reeled off the next six MSU markers before rookie NICKIE CARTER hit a jumper with 52 seconds remaining in the first to give the Red Hawks a 13-10 edge entering period two.

Montclair held Bethany off the scoreboard for the first 6:44 of the second stanza as the Bison missed their first 10 attempts from the field. The host Red Hawks took advantage, opening up a double-digit lead thanks to a 13-0 run. A layup with .1 in the first half by junior TAYLOR BROWN sent Montclair into halftime with a commanding 13-point lead at 28-15.

Bethany was just 5-of-28 (17.9%) from the field in the first 20 minutes, with both sides forcing eight turnovers. Carter led all scorers in the first half with 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting, including 2-of-4 from three.

The Bison scored six of the first eight markers of the third quarter to bring the game to within single digits, but a fast-break layup in transition by Carter with 4:!7 left helped Montclair State pull away from the scrappy Bison. The Red Hawks closed the frame out with the final 13 tallies, punctuated by a triple from junior KIM CALLOWAY. The fourth quarter was more of the same, as Montclair surrendered just six points on 2-of-12 shooting.

Montclair held Bethany to just 10 field goals, which were a season-low by an opponent this year. Led by two each from junior KAYLA BUSH and Calloway, the Red Hawks tallied seven blocks. Carter scored a career-high 25 points by going 11-of-21 from the field, with Bush adding nine points and five boards. Rookie JADA BAKER scored her first collegiate points, converting a layup with 1:01 remaining. Walker led the Bison with nine points and six rebounds in the setback.