AMHERST, Mass. — Junior Jada Lucas tallied a team-high 15 points as the Hartford women's basketball team fell to UMass, 74-48, on Sunday afternoon in its first road contest of the season. With the loss, the Hawks fell to 0-4 on the year, while the Minutewomen improved to 2-2.
 
UMASS 74, HARTFORD 48
UMass opened the contest with a 20-2 run in the first 6:08 of the contest, never relinquishing the lead. UMass extended its lead to 28-8 by the end of the first quarter and pushed it to as much as 44-17 by halftime.
 
The Minutewomen's largest lead reached 37 points when they held a 74-37 lead over the Hawks with 6:26 remaining in regulation. However, Hartford closed the game with an 11-0 run, holding UMass scoreless for the final 6:24 of the game for the 74-48 final.
 
INSIDE THE BOX AND NOTES

• Lucas was the lone Hawk to reach double-figures with 15 points
• Sierra Smith grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds in the loss
• Carmen Villalobos added nine points and nine rebounds in the loss
• Hailey Leidel led UMass with a game-high 17 points

 
NEXT ON TAP
The Hawks return to action on Friday (Nov. 22), when they travel to take Harvard. Tip-off from Lavietes Arena is set for 6 p.m. on ESPN+.

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