It was a coming-out party for freshman Adrianna McCoy.

The guard scored 31 points off the bench, but one bad quarter hampered the University of Hartford women's basketball team as the Hawks fell to Williams Sunday, 78-67, in the Chase Arena at the Reich Family Pavilion.

McCoy tallied the most points of any Hartford women's basketball player in their collegiate debut, and the 31 points were tied for fourth-most of any Hartford player in a game. She was 10-of-19 from the field, including 6-of-10 from three-point range.

Hartford opened up an eight-point lead with 1:41 left in the opening quarter, but the Ephs scored the final six points of the stanza to pull to within two. The spurt was just a harbinger of what was to come as Williams tallied the first six points of the second quarter.

The second quarter was the ultimate downfall for the Hawks as they were outscored 20-8 over the 10-minute span. It was the only quarter in which Hartford was outscored.

Freshman Madison Baird finished with 12 points, three assists, and two rebounds. Freshman Kendall Rieman pulled down a team-high eight rebounds, while freshman Sidnee Bowden added seven rebounds.



INSIDE THE BOX & NOTES

• Hartford had 12 assists on 19 total baskets with Baird, Bowden, and Rieman picking up three assists each.
• Twelve of Hartford's 19 baskets were from three-point range as McCoy connected on half of them.
• Hartford shot just 25 percent (3-of-12) in the second quarter as Williams shot a blistering 75 percent (12-of-16) to seize control of the game.
• The teams combined to shoot 53 free throws with 48 fouls called. Four Hartford players fouled out in the game.
• Four players – freshman Taryn Blevins, Baird, Reiman, and McCoy – all played at least 30 minutes.

WHAT'S NEXT
Hartford (0-1) welcomes Vermont State - Johnson to Chase Arena 6 p.m. Wednesday.