SCORE: UAlbany 56, CCSU 37
 
LOCATION: Detrick Gym - New Britain, Conn.
 
RECORDS: UAlbany 6-2, 0-0 America East | CCSU 1-8, 0-0 NEC
 
SHORT STORY: The Great Danes gained a first-quarter lead and held it throughout the contest. Holding the Blue Devils to four points in the fourth, UAlbany earned a double-digit victory, Wednesday night.
 
COACH COLLEEN MULLEN: "Our team defense really stood out tonight. We were struggling to score at times, but we didn't let that affect our defensive focus. We did a terrific job on the offensive glass, which allowed us to capitalize on second-chance opportunities. This was a gutsy road win for our team."
 
KEY STATS

• Senior Kayla Cooper and graduate student Helene Haegerstrand led the team with 14 points each.
• Junior Meghan Huerter added 10 points, including six from outside the arc.
• Cooper notched 12 rebounds for a double-double while also owning the team-high with three blocks.
• Three Great Danes tallied at least three assists - graduate student Sarah Karpell (4), junior Lilly Phillips (3), and Cooper (3).
• Phillips grabbed two of UAlbany's six total steals.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Just second after winning the tip, freshman Deja Evans went in for a layup attempt on the basket.
• Holding what proved to be their only lead of the contest, the Blue Devils answered with the first successful field goal attempt.
• In a defensive start to the game, each team had made just one field goal in the first seven minutes of competition.
• Trading baskets to close the first quarter, the Great Danes held a two-possession lead, 14-9, after 10 minutes.
• Capped off with a three-pointer from Meghan Huerter at 4:30, UAlbany gradually made its way to a double-digit point lead in the second quarter.
• The Blue Devils closed the point gap with two jumpers in the final minute of action.
• Coming back from halftime up by six, 26-20, the Great Danes tabbed three consecutive baskets for a 13-point lead at 8:46.
• Despite facing a defense that would not allow shots throughout much of the third quarter, UAlbany maintained and extended its lead with multiple successful free throws. Seeing 16 total free throw attempts through the first three quarters, including eight in the third alone, the Great Danes made all but one.
• CCSU came back from a 16-point deficit in the final 90 seconds of the quarter to make it a nine-point game ahead of the final 10 minutes of action.
• In a defensive start to the fourth quarter, the Blue Devils tallied the first basket in the third minute.
• With 13 consecutive points, including baskets from Huerter, Kayla Cooper, and Helene Haegerstrand, the Great Danes held a 20-point lead with just over two minutes left in the contest.
• Each team added one additional basket - a layup for CCSU and a free throw for UAlbany - before the Great Danes completed the 19-point win.

 
NEXT: The Great Danes will return home to face Marist in their 'Toys for Tots' game. 
 
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