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64
Winner Hartford Hart 3-2,3-2 America East
54
Binghamton Bingha 1-6,1-4 America East
Winner
Hartford Hart
3-2,3-2 America East
64
Final
54
Binghamton Bingha
1-6,1-4 America East
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Hartford Hart 19 14 19 12 64
Binghamton Bingha 12 13 6 23 54

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Hoops Wins Third Straight in 64-54 Victory Over Binghamton

VESTAL, N.Y. —  Senior Breyenne Bellerand scored a career-high 16 points as the Hartford women's basketball team beat Binghamton, 64-54, on Dr. Bai Lee Court inside Events Center on Saturday afternoon to extend the Hawks' win streak to three games. Sierra Smith added six points and grabbed a career-high 21 rebounds, the second most in a single game in program history.

With the win the Hawks improved to 3-2 on the season and in the America East, while the Bearcats fell to 1-6 on the season and 1-4 in conference-play.

HARTFORD 64, BINGHAMTON 54
Hartford used the opening four minutes of the contest to jump out to a 9-0 start, before allowing Binghamton to score its first basket midway through the first quarter. Despite the Hawks' hot start, the Bearcats were able to cut the deficit to 13-12. However, back-to-back threes from Jada Lucas and Breyenne Bellerand gave Hartford a 19-12 lead entering the second quarter.

The Hawks opened the second quarter by outscoring the Bearcats 7-3, pushing the lead to 10 points. Hartford forced Binghamton to shoot 35% from the field in the second quarter, carrying a 33-25 lead into the break.

Hartford held Binghamton to 2-for-16 shooting from the field in the third quarter, building its lead to 22 points at one point and carrying a 52-31 lead into the fourth. The Bearcats cut it as close as 10 points in the fourth quarter, but the Hawks held on for the 64-54 win.

INSIDE THE BOX AND NOTES
  • With the win, the Hawks earn their third win in a row, the longest streak under head coach Morgan Valley
  • Bellerand led all players with 16 points
  • Lucas added 13 points off the bench
  • Smith added six points and a career-high 21 rebounds
  • Smith's 21 boards are the second-most rebounds a Hawk has grabbed in a single-game
  • Smith's performance marked the first time a Hartford player has grabbed 20 or more rebounds in a game since M.J. Besselink during the 1992-93 season
  • Kaylee Wasco led Binghamton with 13 points

NEXT ON TAP
The Hawks will be back in action on Sunday, Jan. 3, when they close the weekend series against Binghamton on Dr. Bai Lee Court inside the Events Center. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. on ESPN+.
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