Durham,
N.H. - Cari Reed scored a game-high 19 points, including five 3-pointers to lead New Hampshire to a 60-46
win over UAlbany in America East Conference women's basketball action on Thursday
evening at Lundholm Gymnasium.
UAlbany raced out to a 9-0 advantage after a lay-in
by Tabatha Makopondo before the 16-minute media timeout. Kelsey Hogan ended the
scoring drought for the Wildcats with a 3-pointer at 13:32, but UAlbany's
Adrienne Jones responded with a jumper in the lane to keep the Great Danes
ahead, 11-3. Melia Basavand drained a long-range trey from the top of the arc
to put UAlbany up by 11, with 12:37 left to play. UNH cut the lead back to
single digits at 9:16, as Cari Reed hit a 3-pointer from the left side of the
court, pulling the Wildcats within 16-8. After Cassandra Callaway hit two free
throws to put UAlbany ahead, 20-8, UNH went on a 10-0 run to pull within 20-18
with 3:17 left to play in the first half. The Great Danes ended the rally when
Jones converted a conventional three-point play and Ebone Henry hit both ends
of a one-and-one free throw opportunity for two of her 11 first-half points to
set the halftime score at 25-18.
Reed got the Wildcats going in the second half,
hitting two 3-pointers sandwiching a jumper by Julie Forster to pull UNH within
27-24 after a minute and half of play. New
Hampshire pulled within 27-26 on a Kate Early jumper
with 14:49 on the clock. The Wildcats took their first lead of the game, 29-27,
on Reed's fourth 3-pointer of the game, forcing UAlbany to take a timeout with
12:58 left to play. The Great Danes came out of the timeout and Henry hit a
running jumper in the lane to tie the game at 29-all.
Makopondo hit converted two layups and a free throw
to give UAlbany a 34-31 advantage at 10:54, but UNH scored seven unanswered
points to build up a 38-34 lead before Jones hit a shot in the paint to end the
rally. However, Reed added four points to her total on back-to-back baskets to
keep the Wildcats ahead, 40-36, with 7:24 on the clock, before Henry hit two
free throws to pull the Great Danes back within two.
Sarah Frankenberger, who finished with nine points,
nailed consecutive 3-pointers to put UNH up, 48-40, with just over four minutes
on the clock. Kelsey Hogan hit two free throws to give the Wildcats their first
double-digit lead at 50-40 just before the final media timeout of the game. A
free throw by Henry and a jumper by Callaway cut the lead back to seven, but
Reed, who was named the America East Player of the Game, dropped in three points
to give New Hampshire its second 10-point advantage, but Callaway hit a trey
from the top right-hand side of the arc to cut the Wildcat advantage to eight,
54-46, with 1:30 left to play. The Wildcats continued to roll on their home
court, as Frankenberger and Hogan hit six-of-eight from the charity stripe in
the final minute, setting the final score.
Henry, UAlbany's Player of the Game, scored 16 points
for the Great Danes, while Jones added 11 points. Callaway chipped in with seven
points and a team-high six rebounds. Hogan scored 13 points for New Hampshire (7-15, AE 4-6),
while Denise Beliveau added nine points and a game-high seven boards.
UAlbany (12-10, AE 5-4) will return to action on
Saturday, hosting Hartford
at 4:30 p.m. for the first half of the Big Purple Growl.
New Hampshire 60, UAlbany 46 (02/03/11 at Lundholm Gymnasium (Durham, N.H.))
Official Basketball Box Score
ALBANY vs New Hampshire
02/03/11 7 p.m. at Lundholm Gymnasium (Durham, N.H.)
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VISITORS: ALBANY 12-10, 5-4 AE
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
01 Callaway, Cassandra. * 2-9 1-5 2-2 2 4 6 2 7 3 3 0 1 38
05 Henry, Ebone........ * 4-13 2-9 6-9 1 3 4 3 16 2 4 0 3 39
11 Forster, Julie...... * 1-5 0-0 0-2 2 2 4 3 2 0 4 1 2 25
24 Jones, Adrienne..... * 5-10 0-0 1-2 0 2 2 5 11 1 0 0 1 33
33 Makopondo, Tabitha.. * 3-8 0-0 1-1 3 2 5 2 7 0 4 0 2 31
03 Basavand, Melia..... 1-4 1-4 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 15
20 Cronin, Kate........ 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9
21 Williams, Keyana.... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 10
TEAM................ 4 4
Totals.............. 16-50 4-19 10-16 12 16 28 18 46 7 16 1 10 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 8-28 28.6% 2nd Half: 8-22 36.4% Game: 32.0% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-11 27.3% 2nd Half: 1-8 12.5% Game: 21.1% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 6-9 66.7% 2nd Half: 4-7 57.1% Game: 62.5% 3
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HOME TEAM: New Hampshire 7-15, 4-6 AE
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
10 Beliveau, Denise.... * 3-11 2-6 1-2 1 6 7 1 9 4 1 1 0 40
20 Hogan, Kelsey....... * 2-5 2-3 7-8 1 5 6 2 13 3 6 0 1 38
24 Reed, Cari.......... * 7-13 5-10 0-0 0 5 5 2 19 2 3 1 1 31
25 Wells, Lauren....... * 0-3 0-2 0-0 2 1 3 4 0 2 1 0 1 22
33 McDonald, Jill...... * 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 2 4 2 6 1 1 25
12 Frankenberger, Sarah 2-4 2-3 3-4 0 1 1 3 9 2 0 0 2 18
14 Friel, Jilliane..... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5
45 Flynn, Kelley....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
55 Early, Kate......... 3-4 0-0 0-0 2 4 6 3 6 1 0 0 0 18
TEAM................ 4 1 5
Totals.............. 19-45 11-25 11-14 10 25 35 18 60 16 19 3 6 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 7-21 33.3% 2nd Half: 12-24 50.0% Game: 42.2% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-13 30.8% 2nd Half: 7-12 58.3% Game: 44.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0% 2nd Half: 11-14 78.6% Game: 78.6% 3
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Officials: Kathy Lonergan, Pamela Lomerson, Debra Garcia
Technical fouls: ALBANY-None. New Hampshire-None.
Attendance: 301
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
ALBANY........................ 25 21 - 46
New Hampshire................. 18 42 - 60
Points in the paint-ALBANY 16,UNH 8. Points off turnovers-ALBANY 15,UNH 17.
2nd chance points-ALBANY 6,UNH 8. Fast break points-ALBANY 0,UNH 0.
Bench points-ALBANY 3,UNH 15. Score tied-2 times. Lead changed-3 times.
Last FG-ALBANY 2nd-01:29, UNH 2nd-02:56.
Largest lead-ALBANY by 12 1st-06:22, UNH by 14 2nd-00:29.
