THE BASICS:

RESULT: Stony Brook 58, Hartford 35
RECORDS: Hartford (6-11, 2-2 AE); Stony Brook (13-5, 5-0 AE)
LOCATION: Island Federal Credit Union Arena (Stony Brook, N.Y.)
ATTENDANCE: 816

THE LEAD: The University of Hartford women's basketball team dropped a 58-35 decision at first-place Stony Brook on Monday evening. Sophomore Darby Lee paced the Hawks with 14 points, while junior La'Trice Hall contributed eight rebounds and four points in the losing effort.

Stony Brook, which improves to 5-0 in the America East, placed two players in double-figures. Ogechi Anyagaligbo had 16 points and eight rebounds to pace the Seawolves in both categories. Adding 10 points and seven rebounds was Elizabeth Manner.

FIRST HALF:
Hartford took an early lead over Stony Brook, using a turnover produced out of its full-court pressure to go up, 8-5, with 6:26 left in the opening quarter. But the Seawolves picked up the pressure, as they used two Hawks' miscues to fuel an 8-0 run that put them in front with a 13-8 advantage. With a quick take to the rim, freshman Lindsey Abed would close the gap down to three before the end of the stanza at 13-10.

Opening the quarter with a 6-0 spurt, the Seawolves pushed their lead into double-digits for the first time in the contest with an Anyagaligbo triple with 2:11 remaining until halftime. Hartford was able to cut into the deficit before the break, though, as Darby Lee dropped in back-to-back layups to make it a 24-17 game heading into the locker room.  

SECOND HALF:
After the break, Hartford continued to cut into Stony Brook's lead. Lee closed the gap down to five on two occasions, delivering a jumper 26 seconds in before knocking down a pair of free-throws less than a minute later. But Stony Brook, which posted a 1-for-4 start from three-point land in the first half, started to heat up from long range. Three-pointers on back-to-back possessions pushed the advantage back to 11 (32-21). The Seawolves would go 4-for-7 from downtown in the third to extend their lead to 39-26 by the end of the quarter.

Stony Brook started the fourth with a big rally, opening the stanza with a 12-2 run to go up, 51-48. The Seawolves would not look back from there, as they continued to build on their lead late in the game.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• With the exception of one free-throw from Janelle Harrison, each of the Hawks' points in the first-half came from inside of the three-point circle. Furthermore, all of those points came inside of the paint.
• The Hawks have committed fewer turnovers than their opposition in each of their four league games this season.
• Hartford was solid from the free-throw line, making 11-of-13 for a season-best 84.6 percent clip.
• Sophomore Mary Pattison recorded her first points of the season on a 2-for-2 effort from the free-throw line.
• The Seawolves held the Hawks without a make from three-point land. It marks the first time in 86 contests – since Feb. 20, 2013 against New Hampshire – that Hartford goes without a three-pointer in a game.

• The Hawks forced the Seawolves into 16 turnovers while committing just 11 of their own..

UP NEXT:                                                                                                                              
A Thursday night tilt against UMBC kicks off a brief two-game homestand for the Hawks, as they are slated for a 7 p.m. opening tip from the Reich Family Pavilion. Tickets for the game are still available, and can be purchased by calling 860.768.HAWK, online at www.HartfordHawks.com, or at the Malcolm and Brenda Berman Athletics Ticket Office.