WEST HARTFORD, Conn. - The Hartford women's basketball team fell at home for the first time in 2026-27 dropping a non-conference game to Trinity College 58-55.
Rapid Recap:
- The teams traded baskets in the early going with the Bantams holding an early 9-2 lead after three minutes. Sophomore Allie Shenloogian (Park Ridge, N.J.) would kick start a Hawks comeback scoring six points on a 8-0 run as Hartford took the lead 10-9. Sophomore Gabrielle Matthews (Raleigh, N.C.) would make a layup followed by another by Shenloogian as Hartford took a 14-12 lead into the second.
- Sophomore Jordyn Bay-Kent (Norwich, Conn.) would finish a layup in transition for the first Hawks bucket in the second, but Trinity took a 19-16 lead on a three from Madeline Zuppe. Bay-Kent would get another jumped followed by a layup for freshman Kaylee Saucier (Woodstock, Conn.) as the teams were tied once again with 3:10 to play in the half. Both teams would each hit a three, but a late bucket for Avery Marzo kept the visitors ahead 27-25 into the second half.
- Senior Ava Naszimento (Secaucus, N.J.) would score four of the first six points coming out of the half as the Hawks led 31-29. The Bantams would punch back on a 12-4 run to lead 41-35. The lead would push all the way to 50-41, but a free throw by sophomore Lily Soller (Cresco, Pa.) had Hartford trailing by eight heading into the final frame.
- Soller would score four of the first six for Hartford in the fourth as they still trailed 54-50 with 4:57 to play. Senior Kendall Rieman (Chicago, Ill.) would knock down a triple, but the Bantams would respond with a bucket. Shenloogian would get a paint finish as the game was now 56-55 in favor of Trinity will under a minute to play. The Bantams would get the last basket of the contest as the Hawks missed a chance to tie it late.
Inside the Numbers:
- Shenloogian led the offense scoring 14 points (7-10 FG) to go with five assists and three rebounds. Naszimento was the only other Hawk in double-figures with 10 points (2-16 FG, 6-6 FT) to go with five boards. Matthews notched six points (3-9 FG, 0-3 3PT), seven rebounds and three steals, while Bay-Kent added six points (3-6 FG) and five rebounds.
- Kiki Fossbender paced the Bantams with 17 points (8-16 FG, 1-6 3PT, 0-4 FT). Avery Marzo added 11 points (5-10 FG, 1-4 3PT, 0-1 FT), seven boards and two steals.
- Hartford held a 36-22 points in the paint advantage while Trinity College hit seven threes to just Hartford's two.
Up Next:
The Hawks host Wentworth Institute of Technology on November 18th with a 5:30 PM start time in the Conference of New England (CNE) opener.
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