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69
Winner Maine Maine 9-14,5-4 America East
52
Hartford Hart 0-22,0-9 America East
Winner
Maine Maine
9-14,5-4 America East
69
Final
52
Hartford Hart
0-22,0-9 America East
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Maine Maine 17 18 20 14 69
Hartford Hart 12 12 13 15 52

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Hartford Sports Information

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WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — Jada Lucas scored a team-high 13 points, as the Hartford women's basketball team fell to America East foe Maine, 69-52, inside Reich Family Pavilion on Saturday afternoon in the Hawks' Breast Cancer Awareness Game. With the loss, the Hawks fell to 0-22 on the year and 0-9 in the America East, while the Black Bears improved to 9-14 on the season and 5-4 in conference play.

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MAINE 69, HARTFORD 52
With the score tied at 8-8 with 3:07 left in the first quarter the Black Bears used the final three minutes of the period to outscore the Hawks, 9-4, taking a 17-12 into the second. Maine used the first 6:30 of the quarter to go on an 18-6 run, pushing its lead to 35-18. The Hawks closed the half with a 6-0 run to cut the deficit to 35-24 at the break.

Maine used the first 3:08 of the second half to go on a 13-4 run, pushing its lead to 20 points. Despite Hartford responding with a 9-4 run to cut the deficit to 15 points, Maine's Maddy McVicar drilled a three at the buzzer to give the Black Bears a 55-37 advantage heading into the fourth. with 5:52 left in the third quarter. The Hawks used the opening 3:15 of the fourth quarter to go on an 11-5 run, cutting the deficit to 64-48 with 4:35 left in regulation. However, the deficit proved to be too much for the Hawks, as they eventually fell, 69-52.

INSIDE THE BOX AND NOTES
  • Jada Lucas led the Hawks with a team-high 13 points
  • Jordan McLemore totaled eight points and six assists in the loss
  • Carmen Villalobos contributed seven points and a game-high nine rebounds 
  • Lawrencia Moten added eight points off the bench
  • Anne Simon led Maine with a game-high 18 points
 
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The Hawks return to action on Wednesday (Feb. 5), when they play host to America East foe UMBC. Tip-off from Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion is set for 7 p.m. on ESPN+. Tickets can be purchased by calling 860-768-HAWK or by clicking here.
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