Naszimento
Steve McLaughlin
41
Hartford HARTFORD 0-1
68
Winner Connecticut Col. CONN 2-0
Hartford HARTFORD
0-1
41
Final
68
Connecticut Col. CONN
2-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Hartford HARTFORD 7 6 16 12 41
Connecticut Col. CONN 21 15 18 14 68

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Hawks Fall in Season Opener to Connecticut College

NEW LONDON, Conn. - The University of Hartford women's basketball team kicked off the 2024-25 season on Saturday falling to Connecticut College by a 68-41 final. 

Rapid Recap:
  • The Hawks and Camels traded buckets to kick off the season as sophomore Ava Naszimento (Secaucus, N.J.) put in the first basket on an assist by sophomore Ella Marchesani (Saddle Brook, N.J.). Conn. College would score the next 11 points to take a lead stopped by a bucket for sophomore Sidnee Bowden (Canton, Ohio). Marchesani would net the first three-pointer for the Hawks in the season as the Camels led 21-7 headed into the second quarter. 
  • Connecticut College opened the half with five-straight points which was stopped by an old fashioned three-point play by Bowden. Sophomore Taryn Blevins (St. Louis, Mo.) dropped in a three to cut the deficit to 28-13, but the Camels would close on an 8-0 run to take a 23 point lead into the break. 
  • Naszimento kicked off the second half with a jumper in the paint, but another 14-point run for the home team pushed the lead to 50-15. A pair of shots from the charity stripe ended the run for the Hawks, before five-consecutive points by freshman Emma O'Hare (Drexel Hill, Pa.) had the game to 50-22. Freshman Mikaela Williams (Windsor, Conn.) finished a tough layup to start a 7-2 closing Hawks run as the lead was 54-29 headed into the fourth quarter. 
  • Naszimento started off the fourth quarter with another layup as the lead was down to just 23 points. Sophomore Lauren Sabia (Simsbury, Conn.) made back-to-back buckets including an and-one to cut the lead down to 58-36 with 4:07 to play. The Camels would continue to hold on eventually winning by a 68-41 final. 
Inside the Numbers:
  • Naszimento led the Hawks with nine points (4-11 FG, 1-3 FT), three rebounds and one assist. O'Hare netted six points (1-3 FG, 4-6 FT), four rebounds and two steals in her first collegiate game. Bowden added five points (2-5 FG, 1-3 FT) four rebounds, two steals and two blocks. 
  • Addi Hunter led the Camels with 16 points (7-11 FG, 2-2 FT), six rebounds and three assists. Catie Donadio added 12 points (6-7 FG) and six boards in the win. 
  • Conn. College scored 30 points off turnovers in the win, while Hartford just mustered nine points off of turnovers.  
Up Next: 
The Hawks will travel to Williamstown, Mass. to take on Williams College on November 20th at 7:00 PM. 

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