WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Senior
Lawrencia Moten scored career-high 10 points and added a game-high three blocks, as the Hartford women's basketball team fell to William & Mary on the road at Kaplan Arena, 61-44, on Friday evening. With the loss, the Hawks fell to 0-7 on the year, while the Tribe improved to 5-1.
WILLIAM & MARY 61, HARTFORD 44
The Tribe used the opening five minutes of the contest to go on an 11-2 run, however, the Hawks cut the deficit to 15-9 after outscoring the Tribe 7-4 to close the first quarter. William & Mary countered with a 10-3 run to open up a 25-12 lead, its largest margin of the half. However, the Hawks used the final 2:42 of the half to hold the Tribe scoreless, cutting the deficit to 27-18 at the break.
Trailing 29-18, the Hawks used a 9-3 run to cut the Tribe's lead to 32-27 with 6:16 left in the third quarter. William & Mary responded by closing the quarter with a 13-4 run of its own, taking a 45-31 lead into the fourth. The Tribe's lead reach as high as 19 points, proving to be too much for the Hawks as they ultimately fell 61-44.
INSIDE THE BOX AND NOTES
- Moten's 10 points surpassed her previous career-high of six points
- Jordan McLemore scored a game-high 12 points and Jada Lucas added 10 points
- It was the first time all season the Hawks had more than two players reach double-figure scoring
- Moten's four blocks gives her a total of seven in the last two games
- Sierra Smith grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds
- William & Mary had three different players score 10 points apiece
NEXT ON TAP
The Hawks return to action on Monday (Dec. 2), when they travel to take on Penn. Tip-off from the Palestra is set for 7 p.m.
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