PALATINE, Ill. - The Harper College women's basketball game put forth one of their best defensive efforts in the first half, holding Madison College to 23% shooting before halftime.  But  a 14-0 run at the beginning of the second half doomed the Hawks in a xx-xx loss to WolfPack, the final regular season game of the 2012-13 season.

Rachel Payne (Wheeling, Ill., Schaumburg Christian Academy) paced the Hawks with 15 points, 12 of which came in the second half.  Monica Hinderer (Arlington Heights, Ill., The Willows Academy) added 13 points and 12 rebounds despite limited minutes due to foul trouble while Nicole Soderholm (Arlington Heights, Ill., Buffalo Grove) scored ten points.

Harper (10-13, 5-9 N4C) put the clamps on Madison in the first half, allowing the WolfPack to hit just six of their 26 first half shots.  Trailing 17-8 midway through the first half, the Hawks quickly got themselves back in the game.  Hinderer scored twice sandwiched around a driving basket from Soderholm to make it 17-14.  After two free throws from Madison's Taylor Pfeuti, Soderholm found Hinderer for baskets on consecutive possessions to make it a 1-point game.

The turning point in the game came when Hinderer picked up her fourth foul with 2:28 left in the first half and the team trailing 19-18.  Without the services of the 5-foot-11 center, Harper hung close as free throws from Payne and Soderholm helped the Hawks go into the halftime break down just 25-20.

The WolfPack, however, turned a 25-21 second half lead into a 43-23 advantage with 13:46 left.  Calli Dahl, who scored a game-high 26 points, had four points and three assists during the stretch.

The Hawks tried to work their way back into the game as a 9-0 run cut the deficit to 11.  Soderholm canned a jumper before Payne connected from long distance.  Tiffany Jost (Hoffman Estates, Ill., Schaumburg) added a rebound and bucket before Sancha Ogden (Hanover Park, Ill., Hoffman Estates) capped the spurt with a free throw.  But Madison countered with a 10-0 run to put the game out of reach.

In addition to Hinderer, Payne, Soderholm, Ogden and Jost all had at least five rebounds as the Hawks had a 39-38 advantage on the boards.