WELLAND, Ont. - The Mohawk Mountaineers women's basketball team could not come away with the win on the road, falling to the Niagara Knights 62-54.

The Mountaineers found themselves down early in the first quarter allowing the Knights to start the game on a 9-0 run. 

A Kendra Oliver (Ajax, Ont.) layup with seven minutes remaining in the quarter would provide the spark for a six point Mohawk run to cut the deficit to three. 

A slu of turnovers and fouls from the Knights allowed the Mountaineers to come away with a 12-11 lead heading into the next frame.

In the second quarter, Mohawk continued to keep it a close affair as Maddie Anderson (Whitby, Ont.) would sink three of her four free throws to keep it at a 27-22 deficit at the half.

After allowing Niagara to extend their lead to 12 early in the third quarter, the Mountaineers would turn it on late, scoring nine straight points to keep the Knights lead to 44-39 at the end of the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter Mohawk could not hold on as the Knights would go on a 12-point run in the final four minutes of the game, with no answer from the Mountaineers.

Mohawk would finish the game shooting 35 per cent and made just one of their 14 attempts from the three point line.

Anderson led the way for the Mountaineers scoring 14 points, while Lauren Snider (Branford, Ont.) in her season debut provided some secondary scoring from the bench as she notched 10.

Mohawk will look to bounce back on Nov. 22 when they travel to Windsor, Ont. to play the St. Clair Saints with tip-off scheduled for 6 p.m.