SCORE: UAlbany 77, Stonehill 38
 
LOCATION: Broadview Center - Albany, N.Y.
 
RECORDS: UAlbany 9-2, 0-0 America East | Stonehill 0-11, 0-0 NEC
 
SHORT STORY: A double-double performance by senior Kayla Cooper and a strong first quarter helped the Great Danes extend their winning streak to five with a 39-point victory over Stonehill, Saturday afternoon.
 
COACH COLLEEN MULLEN: "Stonehill is a well-coached team and I am really proud of the way our entire team contributed at both ends of the floor. We shared the ball extremely well and put four quarters together defensively."
 
KEY STATS

• Kayla Cooper led the Great Danes in four out of five major stats - 16 points, 11 rebounds, six assists, and five steals.
• Freshman Deja Evans followed closely behind with 13 points and seven rebounds with a team-high two blocks.
• Junior Meghan Huerter tallied 11 points to make it the second consecutive game with three Great Danes in the double-digits.
• With three each, Huerter and junior Lilly Phillips combined for six of UAlbany's nine three-pointers against the Skyhawks.
• Dressing 10 players, all of them scored at least one field goal to help contribute to the score.
• As a team, the Great Danes shot 50% from both the field and from behind the arc.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Winning the opening tipoff, UAlbany scored on its first possession from a corner three made by graduate student Helene Haegerstrand.
• Holding the Skyhawks off, Stonehill tallied their first field goal with 4:13 on the first-quarter clock.
• Nearing the end of the first quarter, the Great Danes scored nine straight points to gain a 22-7 advantage with just under 90 seconds remaining.
• Trading three-pointers to begin the second quarter, the Great Danes continued to hold a double-digit lead, 27-15, three minutes into action.
• As the second quarter progressed, the contest became more defensive as both sides slowed the scoring by forcing turnovers.
• Beginning with 2:21 on the clock, a 12-point scoring run gave UAlbany their biggest lead yet going into halftime, 43-21.
• The two teams went back and forth to begin the third with the Great Danes gradually extending the point gap. 
• Meghan Huerter made it a 28-point gap with a three-pointer at 6:14.
• After about three minutes without a UAlbany basket, Lilly Phillips hit a three to begin a 7-2 scoring run that closed the third quarter, 63-31.
• Defense was the name of the game in the beginning of the final quarter. With just three field goals in the first five minutes, the Great Danes held a 67-33 lead with 5:10 remaining in the contest.
• Deja Evans and sophomore Marie Sepp combined for nine points in the fourth quarter as UAlbany worked for a 41-point advantage, 77-36, the largest of the contest, with just over a minute in the game.
• The Skyhawks got the last say with a jumper to make it a 39-point victory for the Great Danes.

 
NEXT: The Great Danes will head on the road to face UMass on Wednesday, December 20.
 
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