SCORE: Hartford 52, UAlbany 49
 
LOCATION: Chase Arena - West Hartford, Conn.
 
RECORDS: UAlbany 10-5, 3-1 America East | Hartford 1-13, 1-2 America East
 
SHORT STORY: The Great Danes battled trading leads but the Hawks closed the game with a 52-49 win, Monday afternoon.
 
COACH COLLEEN MULLEN: "Today just wasn't our day. Defensively, we had some breakdowns that Hartford was able to capitalize on. We are a very good team and I know we will learn and grow from this game."
 
KEY STATS

• Sophomore Kayla Cooper led the team with 22 points and four rebounds.
• Junior Helene Haegerstrand also totaled double-digit points (11).
• Junior Grace Heeps owned team-highs with four assists and three steals.
• Cooper led shooting 56% from the field while freshman Freja Werth went 3-6 from outside the arc to lead the team.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Hartford scored the first basket but UAlbany quickly followed, gaining an 8-3 lead.
• The Hawks came back to tie the score at 10 with 5:59 on the first-quarter clock.
• After closing the first quarter with a Great Dane lead, 17-16, UAlbany jumped to a 22-18 advantage early on in the second quarter.
• Second-quarter play continued back-and-forth and the Hawks closed the first half with a one-possession lead, 30-27.
• The Great Danes came to play after the halftime break. 
• UAlbany tallied a 16-2 scoring run to take a seven-point lead. The largest lead of the game.
• Headed into the final quarter, the Great Danes held a five-point lead. 
• The Hawks totaled 16 points in the fourth quarter to take the lead and the eventual win.

 
NEXT: The Great Danes will return home to host UMBC on January 19. UAlbany looks to welcome multiple student groups for its Commitment to Education day.

For more information on the University at Albany women's basketball team, follow the squad's official social media accounts shown below.
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