BRISTOL, R.I. – The University of Hartford women's basketball team dropped its fifth straight game, falling to reigning Commonwealth Coast Conference champion Roger Williams Tuesday, 48-34, inside the Campus Rec Center Gymnasium.
Hartford's defense did all it could do to keep it in the game, holding Roger Williams to a season-low 49 points. It was the offensive struggles that ultimately hindered the Hawks Tuesday. The 34 points were the second-fewest scored this season.
Midway through the second quarter, following a three-pointer by freshman
Adrianna McCoy, Hartford trailed by just one point, 17-16. For the next 20 minutes, Roger Williams scored 24 of the next 30 points to open up its largest lead of the game.
Freshman
Ella Marchesani and McCoy combined for 21 points to lead the Hawks. McCoy finished with 12 points, three steals, two assists, and two rebounds. Marchesani had nine points on 3-of-8 shooting.
Freshman
Ava Naszimento pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds in just 23 minutes before fouling out.
INSIDE THE BOX & NOTES
- Marchesani failed to reach double figures for the first time in seven games. It's only the third time she didn't hit a three-pointer and the first time in seven games.
- For the second time this season, Naszimento grabbed double-figure rebounds.
- Hartford shot just 21.2 percent from the floor, the second lowest this season.
- Roger Williams shot 28 free throws, making just 14, compared to the 10-of-16 from the line for Hartford.
WHAT'S NEXT
Hartford (6-7 overall, 2-4 CCC opponents) travels to Milton, Mass. noon Saturday to face Curry.
