Newburgh, N.Y. - Junior Morina Bojka (Prospect, Conn.) poured in a career-high 29 points and sophomore Lauren Desrats (Warwick, N.Y.) scored a career-best 22 points as the Mount Saint Mary College Women's Basketball team won its third straight game against non-conference foe Hunter 72-63.

The Knights knocked down back to back threes to start the contest as Desrats and Lyndsay Pace (Cranford, N.Y.) each knocked down a triple. Hunter countered with seven straight points and took its final lead of the game on a Maya Thompson lay-in at 12-10 with 5:48 remaining in the first quarter. The Mount knocked down all seven of its three-pointers in the first stanza and held a five point lead at the end of the quarter.

After both teams shot a high percentage from the field in the first period, they combined for just 13 points in the second quarter. Following the Hawks cutting the Mount Saint Mary lead to three points on a layup by Isabella Santos, the Knights finished the quarter on a 9-2 lead to hold a 10 point lead at the halftime intermission.

Desrats finished the first half with 12 points on four three-point field goals made and Bojka poured in 11 points. Pace added three assists over the first 20 minutes and Annie Keenan (Nesconset, N.Y.) grabbed six rebounds. The Knights shot 43.3 percent from the field in the first half while Hunter shot 32.3 percent and made just two threes compared to the Mount's seven.

The Mount's largest lead of the game came just 22 seconds into the second half on a Desrats jumper which pushed the lead to 12. Hunter could only cut the lead to five points with 4:18 remaining in the third quarter but the Knights ended the third stanza with a nine-point lead on eight straight points from Bojka in the last three minutes.

The Knights lead was bolstered up to 11 points multiple times in the fourth quarter as they continued to get easy buckets in transition after breaking the Hawks pressure. The lowest lead for the Mount came at the 5:22 mark of the period following a Kristina Krslovic two-point field goal.

Bojka added 18 points in the second half while Desrats chipped in 10 in the half. Keenan grabbed eight rebounds in the period as the Knights shot 48.3 percent in the second half. Hunter's shooting improved to 44.1 percent from the field as neither team could make a three-pointer in the half. 

Bojka's career night finished with 29 points on 10 for 15 shooting and 8-10 at the free throw line and seven rebounds. Desrats added 22 points on 8 for 16 shooting and 4 for 8 from behind the three point arc. Keenan chipped in nine points and 14 rebounds as Pace added nine points, six rebounds and five assists.

Janine Conway led the way for Hunter with 22 points on 10 of 28 shooting and added five rebounds. Phoebe Valenton scored 18 points while grabbing eight rebounds and handing out four assists. 

Mount Saint Mary finished the game shooting 45.8 percent and made seven threes while the Hawks shot 38.5 percent and made just two threes. Hunter outscored the Knights 38-30 in the paint and 13-10 in points off turnovers.

Tuesday's victory pushes the Mount to 4-1 overall on the season. Following Thanksgiving break, the Knights return to action against reigning Skyline Conference champion United States Merchant Marine Academy. Tip-off with the Mariners in Kings Point is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.