West
Hartford, Conn. ? Senior Danielle Hood scored 20 points and pulled down eight
rebounds to lead Hartford to a 63-55 win over UAlbany in America East
Conference women's basketball action on Saturday afternoon at Chase Arena.
Hartford (15-4, AE 5-1), the coaches'
preseason selection to win the conference, used back-to-back three-pointers
from Hood and MaryLynne Schaefer to open the second half to pull away from the
Great Danes. Hood, a 6-foot-1 center who made 6-of-10 from the field and all
seven of her free throw attempts, connected on a layup with 8:22 remaining in
the second half as Hartford
built its largest lead at 51-37.
UAlbany (4-14, AE 2-3) scored the
game's next eight points to close with six at the 5:36 mark on Sherri Mikus' jump
shot in the paint. Mary Silvia followed with a basket and Diana Delva converted
layups on consecutive possessions as Hartford
pushed the lead back to 57-45 two minutes later.
Sophomore TaNika Thrower, a 5-foot-6
guard, tallied seven of her team's final 10 points to deliver the final score.
Thrower tallied 17 points, one off her season-high, and was the lone Great Dane
in double figures. She added six
rebounds, two assists and two steals.
"Our goal was to play hard,
with intensity, and don't play softly,” said UAlbany head coach Trina Patterson, whose team dropped its third
straight conference game after starting league play with a pair of wins. “We
played well, especially in the second half. We knew they were post-dominant,
and we had a hard time stopping (Danielle) Hood. Their offensive rebounds hurt
us."
Schaefer and Erica Beverly each
recorded 10 points to join Hood in twin figures for the Hawks, who remained
tied atop the America East standings with Vermont. Delva registered a game-high 12 rebounds,
including six off the offensive glass, to go along with nine points in 20
minutes off the bench.
Hartford jumped out to a 17-9 lead midway
through the opening half on Delva's layup. The Great Danes responded with 14 of
the game's next 23 points to close within three at 26-23 with 3:58 remaining in
the stanza on a Kirsten Peterson layup. Thrower keyed the run by hitting a
three-pointer and a jump shot. The
Hawks closed out the half with a stretch of seven straight points to go into
intermission with a 33-24 advantage. Hood tallied four of her 12 first half
points in that span.
Hartford 63, UAlbany 55 (01/26/07 at West Hartford, CT (Chase Arena))
Box Score
Official Basketball Box Score
Official Basketball Box Score
ALBANY vs Hartford
01/26/07 2:00 pm at West Hartford, CT (Chase Arena)
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VISITORS: ALBANY 4-14, 2-3 AE
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
02 McGee, Britney...... * 1-8 1-5 0-0 0 3 3 0 3 4 1 0 1 26
05 Thrower, Tanika..... * 7-12 3-4 0-0 4 2 6 1 17 2 2 0 2 28
15 Mikus, Sherri....... * 2-5 0-0 3-5 0 2 2 5 7 1 1 0 3 30
23 Iromuanya, Charity.. * 3-5 0-1 2-2 1 2 3 4 8 2 2 0 1 27
31 Higy, Kristin....... * 4-13 1-4 0-0 1 4 5 2 9 0 2 0 2 32
01 Ford, Amira......... 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 16
03 Lindsay, Ashley..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
10 Aiken, Janea........ 4-10 0-4 0-2 1 1 2 0 8 0 0 0 1 21
14 Clements, Kim....... 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2
44 Sterling, Joy....... 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
55 Peterson, Kirsten... 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 3 5 2 2 0 1 0 0 13
TEAM................ 3 3 6 2
Totals.............. 22-59 5-18 6-11 13 21 34 16 55 9 13 0 10 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 8-28 28.6% 2nd Half: 14-31 45.2% Game: 37.3% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd Half: 2-9 22.2% Game: 27.8% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3% 2nd Half: 1-5 20.0% Game: 54.5% 2
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HOME TEAM: Hartford 15-4, 5-1 AE
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
04 Jamie McCabe........ * 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 23
23 Lisa Etienne........ * 2-12 1-4 0-1 2 1 3 2 5 3 2 1 1 29
24 Danielle Hood....... * 6-10 1-1 7-7 5 3 8 1 20 2 2 2 0 31
32 Erica Beverly....... * 4-7 0-0 2-2 3 6 9 3 10 1 0 1 1 22
33 MaryLynne Schaefer.. * 4-7 2-5 0-0 0 2 2 0 10 2 2 0 1 30
01 Jackie Smith........ 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 4
10 Courtney Gomez...... 0-3 0-1 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 15
21 Jonyce Hollins...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2
22 Mary Silvia......... 2-5 0-0 0-1 1 4 5 0 4 1 2 0 0 15
40 Diana Delva......... 4-7 0-0 1-2 6 6 12 2 9 2 1 2 1 20
44 Katie Kelley........ 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 0 3 0 0 9
TEAM................ 3 3 1
Totals.............. 24-59 5-15 10-14 17 28 45 10 63 14 18 6 5 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-31 38.7% 2nd Half: 12-28 42.9% Game: 40.7% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd Half: 3-7 42.9% Game: 33.3% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 7-8 87.5% 2nd Half: 3-6 50.0% Game: 71.4% 1
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Officials: Tom Danaher, Duane Mack, Angela Lewis
Technical fouls: ALBANY-None. Hartford-None.
Attendance: 1678
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
ALBANY........................ 24 31 - 55
Hartford...................... 33 30 - 63
