Box Score WEST HARTFORD, Conn. –In the battle of the top two teams in the America East, Hartford scored its first win over Maine since 2015 with the 49-46 victory Wednesday evening at Reich Family Pavilion.

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Senior Lindsey Abed scored a game-high 16 points, as the Hawks improve to 11-7 on the year and 4-0 in the America East. Sophomore Dor Saar finished with a team-high 13 points, as the Black Bears fall to 11-7 overall and 4-1 in conference play.
 
HARTFORD 49 MAINE 46
After a back-and-forth start to the game, Hartford pushed ahead midway through the opening quarter, finishing the period off on a 9-2 run. In the second quarter, the Hawks held Maine to six points and pushed their lead all the way to 11, capped off by a quick layup from sophomore Jade Young with 30 seconds remaining in the period, making the halftime score 28-17. Hartford took advantage of its pressure, scoring 14 points off 11 Black Bears' turnovers.
 
Maine took the momentum back in the third quarter, outscoring the Hawks 22-12 in the period moving to within one heading into the final quarter at 40-39. The Black Bears climbed ahead by three with 2:45 remaining in the game after red-shirt senior Tanesha Sutton made one-of-two from the free throw line, for the 46-43 lead. Hartford, however, scored the final six points of the game, including a great pass from freshman Jabria Ingram too Young for the eventual game-winning basket, giving the Hawk's senior class its first victory over Maine, 49-46. 
 
NEWS AND NOTES

• Tonight's victory over Maine snaps a seven-game losing streak to the Black Bears, and is the first regular season win against Maine since December 11, 2013
• Hartford pushes its winning streak to six games for its longest rally since the 2011-12 season, when the Hawks won eight straight games. 
• Graduate student Ella Awobajo registered her fifth double-figure scoring effort in her last seven games with 13 points and five rebounds. 
• At 4-0, Hartford is off to its best start in conference play since the 2009-10 Hawks rattled off 16 straight America East wins to go undefeated in America East play.  

 
NEXT ON TAP
Hartford hits the road once again to take on UMass Lowell Saturday afternoon. Opening tip is at 1 p.m. on ESPN3.