Score: New Hampshire 56, UAlbany 51
  
Location: Broadview Center - Albany, N.Y.
  
Records: UAlbany 11-9, 1-6 America East | New Hampshire 7-13, 1-6 America East 

Short Story: The University at Albany women's basketball team put up a tough battle at home against the New Hampshire Wildcats on Saturday afternoon, but ultimately fell by a score of 56-51.

Key Stat Lines 

• Delanie Hill led the Great Danes with 15 points, followed closely by Amaya Stewart with 14.
• Gabriela Falcao tallied a team-best nine rebounds for UAlbany, as well as six points and a block.
• Four Great Danes tallied at least four rebounds; Falcao (9), Martina Borrellas (7), Stewart (4), and Júlia Palomo Vicente (4).
• As a team, UAlbany went 19-48 (39.6%) from the field, 4-18 (22.2%) from beyond the arc, and tallied 28 rebounds.

 
How it Happened: 

• Delanie Hill got the scoring started for UAlbany with a three-pointer early in the first.
• New Hampshire answered back with an 8-2 run that put the Wildcats up 8-5 halfway through the first quarter.
• The Great Danes outscored UNH 8-5 as the quarter came to a close, highlighted by four points from Gabriella Falcao to even it up at 13 heading into the second.
• Each offense started the frame hot by scoring a combined 13 points in the first two and a half minutes, with New Hampshire holding a 21-18 advantage with 7:44 remaining.
• Both teams tallied 11 points as the first half came to a close with the Wildcats maintaining their three point lead, 30-27.
• Just over a minute into the second half, Martina Borellas hit a three to even the score at 32 each. UNH responded with a 9-2 run that lasted three minutes and pushed the score to 41-34.
• Following a UAlbany timeout, New Hampshire continued to expand its lead by outscoring the Great Danes 6-3 as the third came to a close to make the score 47-37 heading into the fourth quarter.
• UAlbany started the fourth quarter hot when they scored six unanswered, including four from Hill, and forced three turnovers to cut the lead to 47-43 with 6:22 left in the game.
• After a UNH timeout, the Wildcats found their footing and pushed the lead to 56-48 with just under three minutes to go.
• The Great Danes battled back in the final 2:30 of the game but were unable to overcome the deficit and New Hampshire walked away with a 56-51 win.

  
Next: The Great Danes are set to travel for two road games next week, visiting NJIT on Thursday night and UMBC on Saturday afternoon.
 
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