SCORE: UAlbany 52, Binghamton 41
 
LOCATION: Dr. Bai Lee Court at Events Center - Vestal, N.Y
 
RECORDS: UAlbany 14-6, 7-2 America East | Binghamton 5-11, 1-5 America East
 
SHORT STORY: After a slow start to the game, the Great Danes powered through the second to gain the lead and the eventual win, Monday night.
 
COACH COLLEEN MULLEN: "I am so proud of the way the team competed tonight, especially after a slow start. We knew we needed to defend and rebound the ball and we were able to hold them to 41 points. This was a gritty team win on the road and I continue to be impressed with our players' resiliency and toughness."
 
KEY STATS

• Sophomore Kayla Cooper topped the Great Danes with 15 points and six rebounds, including four defensive rebounds and two offensive rebounds.
• Junior Helene Haegerstrand was close behind with 11 points, nine of which came from three-point baskets.
• Redshirt-sophomore Morgan Haney shot a team-high 66.7% from the field while owning five assists and two steals - also team-highs.
• Haegerstrand and senior Lucia Decortes each tallied a block.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Bearcats tallied a defensive first quarter, holding the Great Danes to four points - a free throw and a three-point basket.
• UAlbany answered by scoring 10 points in the first three and half minutes of the second quarter to take the lead, 14-13, with 6:32 on the clock.
• A Binghamton layup in the final minute of the half closed the Great Danes' 22-point scoring run. 
• After allowing just one Bearcat basket in the second quarter and taking the lead, UAlbany entered halftime with a 26-15 advantage.
• In the second quarter alone, the Great Danes went 9-11 from the field, owning 81.8% accuracy on the basket.
• The Bearcats began what proved to be a much more evenly played third quarter. 
• Binghamton and UAlbany traded field goals but the Bearcats held the third-quarter advantage, 18-13, with a couple of free throws to close the Great Dane lead to 39-33 at the end of the 10-minute period.
• Scoring 13 points once again, UAlbany held Binghamton to 10 fewer points in the final quarter.
• The Bearcats played the beginning of the fourth similar to their third-quarter play, keeping the Great Danes to a six-point or less lead.
• UAlbany was able to get ahead with a layup from Morgan Haney followed by a steal from Haney that led to a layup from senior Ellen Hahne. The two layups in a row gave the Great Danes a nine-point lead with less than three minutes to play.
• After a scoreless two minutes, UAlbany sealed the victory with a final layup from Haney at 00:28 to win the game, 52-41.

 
NEXT: The Great Danes will continue on the road at UMBC on February 2.

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