Freshmen Taryn Blevins and Adrianna McCoy combined for 40 points as the University of Hartford women's basketball team overcame 38 turnovers to post the 90-86 win over Commonwealth Coast Conference foe Nichols Wednesday inside the Chase Family Arena.

Back-to-back three-pointers, first by Blevins and then by freshman Kendall Rieman, early in the fourth quarter pushed the Hartford lead to eight points. The Bison were able to trim the Hartford lead to one with 1:51 remaining, but the Hawks went 7-of-8 from the foul line to secure the victory.

It took some time for the Hawks to get adjusted to the chaotic nature of the Bison's defensive nature. Hartford missed their first four shots and turned it over four times, but remained close with stout defense. The deficit was as much as five, but they scored nine of the last 11 points to take the lead after the first quarter.

The Hawks trailed just briefly in the second quarter and led by as much as five – which was the halftime lead. Hartford controlled the third period to lead by as much as 10 and led by seven at the end of three quarters.



INSIDE THE BOX & NOTES

• Rieman finished with her first career double-double with 11 points and a career-high 13 rebounds.
• Freshman Sidnee Bowden had a career-high 12 points with six boards.
• McCoy has now scored 20 points in three of the team's four games, while this is the second time in which Blevins has reached the scoring plateau.
• The whistle was blown a lot with 56 fouls called, leading to 74 free-throw attempts. Hartford was 26-of-38 from the charity stripe, while the Bison were 21-of-36.
• Nichols took 84 shots and 36 three-pointers compared to 69 shots for the Hawks.
• Hartford was plus-14 (60 to 46) on the glass.

WHAT'S NEXT
Hartford (3-2 overall, 1-0 CCC opponents) travels to Gordon 1 p.m. Saturday.