STONY BROOK, N.Y. —Graduate student Abby Streeter dropped a career-high 21 points as the Hartford women's basketball team fell in its conference opener, 77-39, to Stony Brook on Sunday afternoon. The Hawks dip to 0-12 overall and 0-1 in conference play while the Seawolves improve to 10-2 overall and 1-1 in the America East. 
 
STONY BROOK 77, HARTFORD 39
The first quarter started out as a defense battle, as the Hawks took a 3-2 lead after an Abby Streeter three, two minutes into the first. Stony Brook responded with an 8-0 run, but another a pair of triples from Streeter cut the Seawolves lead to 12-9 with 1:50 remaining. Stony Brook would end the quarter on a 5-0 run to take a 17-9 lead after the first. Stony Brook carried its momentum into the second quarter, outscoring the Hawks 18-4, to hold a 35-13 advantage at the half. Streeter paced the Hawks with 12 points in the first half.
 
Stony Brook would build upon its lead in the third quarter, taking a 53-27 lead into the fourth.  Streeter would net her seventh three at the 7:15 mark, scoring her 21st  point to set a new career-high, but the deficit proved too much as the Seawolves secured a 77-39 decision.

INSIDE THE BOX & NOTES

• Streeter dropped a career-high 21 points
• She shot 7-of-10 from behind the arc
• Junior Carmen Villalobos finished with a team-high eight rebounds
• Sophomore Sophie Benharouga finished with a career-high three blocks
• The Hawks outshot the Seawolves from three, 34.8 percent compared to 25.0 percent

 
NEXT ON TAP
Hartford returns to West Hartford for its first conference home game, facing off with Maine on Wednesday, January 5. 

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