WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — Graduate Abby Streeter scored 12 points to pace the Hawks, but it wasn't enough for the Hartford women's basketball team as it dropped a 71-62 decision against Sacred Heart. The Hawks dip to 0-1 on the young season while the Pioneers improve to 1-0. 
 
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SACRED HEART 71, HARTFORD 62
The two sides would battle back and forth in the opening stanza, trading baskets the entire first quarter. Sacred Heart would take the lead after a buzzer-beating three to end the first quarter.

The Pioneers would carry that moment in to the second quarter, opening up on an 8-2 run before later pushing the margin to 24-15 with a 7-0 run. Junior Carmen Villalobos would end the Pioneers momentum with back-to-back threes to pull Hartford within five. The Hawks would get within one after a Streeter three, but another buzzer beater would propel Sacred Heart to a 36-30 halftime lead.

The Pioneers capitalized off of 10 first half Hartford turnovers, scoring 21 points.
 
Sacred Heart began to pull away in the third quarter, extending its lead to double digits. But Hartford ended the stanza strong, using a 5-0 run capped by a Sophie Benharouga layup to enter the final quarter trailing by nine. The Hawks would not go down easy, soaring for a 9-0 run to cut Sacred Heart's lead to 68-58, but they were unable to pull any closer down the final stretch.

INSIDE THE BOX & NOTES

• Sonia Smith paced three Pioneers in double figures with 22 points on 9-for-19 shooting
• Sacred Heart scored 21 of its points off of 20 Hartford turnovers
• The Hawks outshot the Pioneers, going 42.9 percent from the field and 36.4 percent from beyond the arc
• Streeter shot 3-of-6 from the field to pace the Hawks
• All of Streeter's points came from behind the three-point line
• Graduate Jada Lucas (11 points) and junior Carmen Villalobos (10 points) joined Streeter in double figures
• Benharouga (8 points) and freshmen Najla Cecunjanin (3 points) also scored on their Hartford debuts
• The Pioneers snapped an eight-game losing streak against Hartford
• The Hawks fall to 9-2 all-time against Sacred Heart

 
NEXT ON TAP
Hartford will wrap up its two-game homestand with a matchup against Penn on Sunday, Nov. 14. Tipoff from Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion is set for 2 p.m.

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