WEST HARTFORD, Conn. —  Senior guard Jada Lucas led the Hawks with 10 points, as the Hartford women's basketball team fell to Stony Brook, 67-47, at Chase Arena inside Reich Family Pavilion on Saturday afternoon. 

With the loss the Hawks fell to 3-8 on the season and in the America East, while the Seawolves improved to 9-4 on the season and 7-2 in conference-play.

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STONY BROOK 67, HARTFORD 47
The Seawolves used the opening three minutes of the contest to go 4-of-5 from the field, jumping out to a 9-2 lead to force a Hartford timeout. Out of the timeout Hartford responded with an 11-4 run, capped by an Abby Streeter floater to knot the game at 13-13 with 1:54 to go in the period. However, Stony Brook's Gigi Gonzalez nailed a three-pointer from the wing at the end of the quarter to give the Seawolves a 16-13 advantage entering the second.

Stony Brook used the first 5:20 of the period to outscore Hartford 15-6 to push its lead 31-19. After a Jordan McLemore baseline jumper and Jada Lucas three cut the Hawks' deficit to seven with 3:27 to go before the break, Stony Brook outscored Hartford 5-2 to close the half, taking a 36-26 lead into halftime. 

After Hartford trimmed the deficit to nine points, Stony Brook went on an 11-2 run to take an 18-point lead. However, Hartford used the final 2:50 of the third quarter to outscore Stony Brook 7-2, capped by a three-pointer from Charlette Leurs to cut the Seawolves lead to 51-38 entering the final period.

Hartford was able to cut the deficit to as close as 10 with 8:51 to go in regulation, however, Stony Brook's 10-0 run essentially put the game out of reach before claiming victory, 67-47.

INSIDE THE BOX AND NOTES

• Lucas led the Hawks with a 10 points
• Nina Farkic added nine points and five rebounds
• The Seawolves outrebounded the Hawks 37-30
• Stony Brook outshot Hartford 43.3 percent to 34.0 percent
• India Pagan led the Seawolves with a game-high 18 points

NEXT ON TAP
The Hawks will be back in action on Sunday, Jan. 31, when they close the weekend series against Stony Brook at home at Chase Arena inside Reich Family Pavilion. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. on ESPN3.

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