WORCESTER, Mass.—
Molly Stokes found
Marina Callahan with 1.8 seconds remaining in regulation to lift the No. 20/RV Assumption University women's basketball team past the University of New Haven, 54-52 in a battle of two unbeaten Northeast-10 Conference teams Tuesday evening in Laska Gymnasium.
THE BASICS:
Score: Assumption University 54, University of New Haven 52
Records: Greyhounds (6-1, 2-0 NE10), Chargers (4-1, 2-1 NE10)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
After a flurry of traveling calls in the first quarter,
Marina Callahan recorded the first basketball of the contest at 7:42 before the two teams traded baskets throughout the frame, with
Avah Ingalls hitting a corner three to close out the opening frame with Assumption up 14-12.
The Greyhounds opened up the second quarter with
Emma Dahl hitting her first three-pointer of the contest and
Kaijhe Hall converting on a layup in the paint, giving the hosts their largest lead of the first half, 19-12. The Chargers slowly closed the gap before Sabrina Ahayeva connected from long range, regaining the lead for New Haven with 2:16 remaining in the half. The two teams would trade baskets down the stretch, as the two teams would head into halftime tied at 26-26.
The two teams continued to trade baskets in the second half, as the Chargers saw their largest lead of the game coming with 3:57 remaining in the third, as they supported a five-point advantage (32-29). In the fourth, the guests had a three-point lead with 4:28 left in regulation, but
Molly Stokes tied the game at 50-50 with a corner three before hitting a pair from the line, tying the game again at 52-52. UNH missed a floating jump shot in the lane with 4.0 seconds left, but after, Hall corralled a rebound with 3.4 showing on the game clock. After a timeout, Stokes inbounded the ball to a cutting Callahan in the lane, giving the Hounds the 54-52 win.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Emma Dahl led the Greyhounds with 12 points, while Molly Stokes added 11.
- The Hounds outrebounded the Chargers 30-28, led by Hall with a game-high 11 boards.
- Assumption leads the all-time series 21-9.
UP NEXT:
- Assumption at Mercy, Sunday, December 1, 12:00 pm
- New Haven vs. Southern New Hampshire, December 4, 5:30 pm
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