THE BASICS:
RESULT:  UAlbany 66, Hartford 53
RECORDS: Hartford (14-10, 6-5 AE); UAlbany (20-5, 9-3 AE)
LOCATION: SEFCU Arena (Albany, N.Y.)
 
THE LEAD:
A late UAlbany push lifted the Great Danes past the University of Hartford women's basketball team, 66-53, on Sunday afternoon.
 
UAlbany redshirt-senior Jessica Fequiere led all scorers with 20 points, while senior Janelle Harrison led the Hawks with 16.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• UAlbany jumped out to an early 8-1 lead, as Hartford opened the game 0-of-12 from the field. The Hawks quickly caught fire, though, hitting back-to-back threes from junior Lindsey Abed and senior Kelly Douglass to ignite a 10-0 run and take an 11-8 lead at the end of the first quarter.
• The Great Danes and Hawks went back and forth in the second quarter before four straight UAlbany free throws knotted it up at 20 with 1:57 remaining. Senior Darby Lee drained a 15-foot jumper with three seconds remaining in the half, putting the Hawks back on top, 22-20.
• The Great Danes opened the second half by scoring eight-straight points, giving them a 28-22 advantage. After exchanging layups, the Hawks went on a 7-0 run to reclaim a one point lead at 31-30 with six minutes remaining.  
• Over the next two minutes, the Hawks and Great Danes exchanged the lead four times before UAlbany closed the quarter on an 8-2 run, taking a 43-37 advantage into the fourth.
• UAlbany continued to expand its lead over the fourth quarter, going up by as many as with 2:20 remaining to take the 66-53 decision.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS & NOTES:

• Hartford tallied two more steals than UAlbany (11-9), while capitalizing and scoring 27 points off turnovers.
• With her pair of three pointers, Abed now sits tied for seventh all-time in made threes, matching Mary Silvia and Shanise Bultron with 122.
• The Great Danes finished with the advantage on the boards (41-34) and from the free-throw line (22-16).

UP NEXT:
The final stop of Hartford's three-game road trip lands the Hawks in Durham, N.H., for an early morning tilt on Valentine's Day. The Hawks and Wildcats are slated for an 11 a.m. tip on Wednesday from Lundholm Gymnasium.