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Forbes leads the way for the Hawks’ offensive output, posting 7.8 ppg after scoring double figures in three of her first 10 career outings.
30 GUARD 5-8 FRESHMAN
2022 SCHEDULE
DAY
SAT. 11/12 LIU L, 54-70 MON. 11/14 AT QUINNIPIAC L, 30-85
SAT. 11/19 AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY L, 45-73
MON. 11/21 AT STONEHILL L, 35-62
FRI. 11/25 AT PROVIDENCE* L, 30-60
SAT. 11/26 BRYANT* L, 46-74 SUN. 11/27 WEBER STATE* L, 44-71
SAT. 12/3 AT BROWN L, 52-68
MON. 12/5 CORNELL L, 38-89 WED. 12/7 AT RHODE ISLAND L, 34-88
SUN. 12/18 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT 2 PM TUE. 12/20 AT BINGHAMTON 6 PM THURS. 12/22 UMBC 2 PM
FRI. 12/30 AT ST. FRANCIS (PA.) 7 PM MON. 1/2 AT LA SALLE 9 PM THURS. 1/5 AT NVU-JOHNSON 2 PM
TUE. 1/10 AT PENN 7 PM
THURS. 1/12 AT PRINCETON 6 PM
SAT. 1/21 AT MERRIMACK 3 PM
TUES. 1/24 AT BRYANT 7 PM
SAT. 1/28 CHICAGO STATE 1 PM
SUN. 1/29 CHICAGO STATE 1 PM
WED. 2/8 AT CENTRAL CONNECTICUT 7 PM
SUN. 2/12 VILLA MARIA 1 PM
THURS. 2/16 MERRIMACK 5 PM
SAT. 2/25 AT CHICAGO STATE 1 PM
SUN. 2/26 AT CHICAGO STATE 1 PM
RED - HOME GAMES (CHASE ARENA) + ALL TIMES EASTERN AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE * FRIAR THANKSGIVING CLASSIC TOURNAMENT
H AWKSRISE
DATE OPPONENT TIPOFF+/RESULT
Hartford and CCSU will battle on the hardwood for the 36th time in program history. The Hawks hold a commanding 24-11 advantage in the all-time series against the Blue Devils. In games played at Chase Family Arena, Hartford owns a 16-4 edge over CCSU.
LAST MEETING
The two teams last met a season ago on Dec. 17, 2021, where the Blue Devils would walk away victorious over the Hawks by a score of 73-50. Paula Maurina led Hartford’s scoring output, finishing with 10 points off the bench. Marisa Lee added eight points and grabbed team-high six rebounds on the night.
CCSU, 50-73 (12/17/21)
4 HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE L10 STREAK L2 40.8 POINTS PER GAME 54.8 74.0 POINTS ALLOWED 66.1 28.9 REBOUNDS/GAME 34.9 -20.6 REBOUND MARGIN -3.3 .258 FG% .352 .458 FG% DEFENSE .442 .186 3-PT FG% .268 .335 3-PT FG% DEF .312 .667 FT% .733 7.0 ASSISTS/GAME 11.1 15.6 TO/GAME 15.2 6.8 2.4 STEALS/GAME BLOCKS/GAME 7.2 2.8 TALE OF THE TAPE HARTFORD HAWKS (0-10) THE MATCHUP vs. SERIES HISTORY
All-Time Series
At Hartford ..................................................Hartford
At CCSU .............................................................
At Neutral Venue
Current Streak ................................................
Last Meeting
SERIES BREAKDOWN CENTRAL CONN. BLUE DEVILS (2-7, 0-0 NEC)
Hartford leads, 24-11
leads, 16-4
Hartford leads, 8-7
N/A
CCSU, two games
TODAY’S MATCH
The Hartford women’s basketball team welcomes in-state rival Central Connecticut State University to Chase Family Arena Sunday, Dec. 18. Tipoff between the Hawks and Blue Devils is set for 2 p.m.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
CCSU enters Sunday’s contest after falling to Providence and UMass Lowell in its previous two matchups. The Blue Devils fell to the River Hawks, 60-47, before dropping a 77-45 decision against the Friar’s on Dec. 10. Lara Rohkohl, Meghan Kenefick and Dejah Jenkins all rank amongst the top-10 in the NEC in rebounding. Rohkohl ranks fifth (6.1 rpg), while Kenefick ranks sixth (6.0 rpg), and Jenkins at ninth (5.7 rpg). The Blue Devils as a team average 11.8 offensive rebounds per game after grabbing 38 offensive boards in the last three games. Jenkins not only ranks top-10 in rebounding, she also leads the squad averaging 11.7 points per game. Forever Toppin has been a menace to opposing ball-handlers, leading the team grabbing 2.1 steals per game.
LAST TIME OUT
The Hawks dropped their last outing, 88-34, at Rhode Island on Dec. 7. Freshman Zaiha Minnis came off the bench to drop a career-high 12 points on 50 percent shooting from the field. Freshman Tatum Forbes added eight points and recorded team-highs with six rebounds and three assists. URI outrebounded Hartford 50-21, while Emmi Rinat led all scorers, finishing with
23 points for the rams.
RETURNING SCORERS
Two of Hartford’s returners, senior Irene Primo and sophomore Nayeli Dowding have been consistent scoring options in the Hawks’ rotation. Dowding ranks second on the squad averaging 7.0 ppg, after notching her 100th career point against Cornell on Dec. 5. Primo follows closely behind with 6.4 ppg, while also dishing out 1.7 assists per game. The Tres Cantos, Spain native enters play 31 points off her milestone of 200 career points. The senior has recorded a career-high 64 points on .250 shooting from the field thus far into the season.
FRESHMAN STANDOUTS
The Hartford freshman class has averaged 18.8 ppg, good for 46 percent of the Hawks’ scoring totals. Forbes continues to lead the way for Hartford, posting 7.8 ppg, while Minnis and freshman Elena Houghton rank top-five scoring 5.9 and 3.7 ppg, respectively. Houghton has been a beast in the defensive paint for the Hawks, averaging a team-leading 1.2 blocks per game. Forbes and Minnis have led the Hawks’ offense in scoring in six of the team’s first 10 outings.
NEXT ON TAP
The Hawks hit the road Monday, traveling to Vestal, N.Y., to take on Binghamton Tuesday, Dec. 20. Tipoff between Hartford and the Bearcats is set for 6 p.m. from the Dr. Bai Lee Court.
HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE 5
# Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown/Last School 0 Elena Houghton Fr. F 6-1 Washington, D.C. / Friendship Collegiate Academy 1 Zaiha Minnis Fr. G 5-10 Clinton, Md. / Maret School 2 Jasmine Barnes Gr. G 5-7 Plano, Texas / Harding University 3 Paige Loughman Fr. G 5-11 Bernardston, Mass. / Hermon School 4 Brianna Williams So. F 6-1 Brampton, Ontario / Southwest Academy 5 Abigail Cherry Fr. G 5-8 Randolph, Mass. / Brockton 11 Ta’Nya Outten So. G 5-8 North Chesterfield, Va. / Central State University 12 Lanae Johnson-Kleinpeter Jr. G 5-8 Fort Worth, Texas. / Crowder College 13 Nayeli Dowding So. G 5-5 Baldwin, N.Y. / Baldwin 14 Lenaijah Ferguson So. F 6-0 Baltimore, Md. / The Fredrick Gunn School 15 Irene Primo Sr. G 5-4 Tres Cantos, Spain / Club Baloncesto Tres Cantose 23 Najla Cecunjanin So. F 6-1 Cromwell, Conn. / Wilbraham Monson Academy 24 Kymilondra Nance Jr. G 5-7 Dunkirk, N.Y. / Jamestown CC 30 Tatum Forbes Fr. G 5-8 Pawtucket, R.I. / St. Marks 31 Siena Hallberg Fr. G 5-7 Schenectady, N.Y. / Schalmont (0-10 OVERALL) HEAD COACH POLLY THOMASON - First Season - Austin College ‘99 ASSISTANT COACHES MEREDITH MESARIS - First Season - Scranton ’15 KATIE KORIOTH - First Season - UT Dallas ‘13
# Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown/Last School 1 Forever Toppin G Sr. 5-8 Paterson, NJ/Sinai Christian Academy 2 Belle Lanpher G So. 5-5 Princeton, MA/Wachusett Regional 5 Amaya Williams G So. 5-5 Syracuse, NY/Nottingham 10 Emma Bruen G So. 5-8 Middletown, NJ/Saint John Vianney 11 Dejah Jenkins G Jr. 5-7 Dorchester, MA/Cathedral 12 Ally Sentance G Fr. 5-9 Thorold, Ontario/Lincoln Prep 14 Brooke Lechleitner F Fr. 5-11 Conrath, WI/Lake Holcombe 15 Livvy Pizzitola G So. 5-5 Southington, CT/Southington High School 21 Ciera Pearson G Fr. 5-8 Teaneck, NJ/Saddle River Day School 23 Carla Bastida G Jr. 5-10 Barcelona,Catalonia,Spain/Escola Garbi Pere Verges 24 Lara Rohkohl C/F Fr. 6-2 Hannover, Lower Saxony/ IGS Roderbruch 32 Meghan Kenefick F Jr. 6-0 Oakton, VA/Saint Paul VI Catholic 33 Tatiana Brown C Fr. 6-0 Virginia Beach, Virginia/ Tallwood High School 34 Allison Napoli F So. 6-0 Amesbury, MA/Amesbury CCSU BLUE DEVILS (2-7 OVERALL, 0-0 NEC) HEAD COACH KERRI REAVES - Third Season - Marquette ‘96 ASSISTANT COACHES ANDREW STEPHENS - Fifth Season - Arizona State ‘97 ASHLEY WILSON - Second Season - Wayne State ‘16
8 HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE 14 15 HARTFORD HAWKS 0 elena HOUGHTON FR | 6-1 | FORWARD 1 zahia MINNIS FR | 5-10 | GUARD 2 jasmine BARNES FR | 5-7 | GUARD 3 paige LOUGHMAN FR | 5-11 | GUARD 4 brianna WILLIAMS SO | 6-1 | FORWARD 5 abigail CHERRY FR | 5-8 | GUARD 11 ta’nya OUTEEN SO | 5-8 | GUARD 12 lanae JOHNSON-KLEINPETER JR | 5-8 | GUARD 13 nayeli DOWDING SO | 5-5 | GUARD 15 irene PRIMO SR | 5-4 | GUARD 23 najla CECUNJANIN SO | 6-1 | FORWARD 1416 lenaijah FERGUSON SO | 6-0 | FORWARD
HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE 9 HARTFORD HAWKS POLLY THOMASON HEAD COACH First Season KATIE KORIOTH ASSISTANT COACH First Season 30 tatum FORBES FR | 5-8 | GUARD 31 siena HALLBERG FR | 5-7 | GUARD MEREDITH MESARIS ASSISTANT COACH First Season 16 24 kymilondra NANCE JR | 5-8 | GUARD
HARTFORD HAWKS
Team Statistics HART OPP
Scoring 408 740 Points per game 40.8 74.0 Scoring margin -33.2 -
Field goals-att 150-581 285-622 Field goal pct .258 .458
3 point fg-att 42-226 79-236 3-point FG pct .186 .335 3-pt FG made per game 4.2 7.9
Free throws-att 66-99 91-134 Free throw pct .667 .679 F-Throws made per game 6.6 9.1
Rebounds 289 495
Rebounds per game 28.9 49.5 Rebounding margin -20.6Assists 70 186 Assists per game 7.0 18.6
Turnovers 156 174 Turnovers per game 15.6 17.4 Turnover margin +1.8Assist/turnover ratio 0.4 1.1 Steals 68 93 Steals per game 6.8 9.3 Blocks 24 43 Blocks per game 2.4 4.3 Winning streak 0Home win streak 0Attendance 455 5525 Home games-Avg/Game 2-228 6-921 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 2-226 Score by Periods Team 1st
2022-23 Hartford Women's Basketball Overall Team Statistics Specific games Page 1/1 as of Dec 18, 2022
4th OT TOT
2022-23 TEAM STATISTICS OVERALL: 0-10 HOME:
• AWAY: 0-6 • NEUTRAL: 0-2
2nd 3rd
Hartford 87 113 90 118 0 408 Opponents 200 199 185 156 0 740
0-2
HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE 11 2022-23 Hartford Women's Basketball Extended Season Box Score Specific games Page 1/1 as of Dec 18, 2022 Game Records Record Overall Home Away Neutral ALL GAMES 0-10 0-2 0-6 0-2 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 0-10 0-2 0-6 0-2 Team Box Score Extended No. Player Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds GP-GS MIN AVG FG-FGA FG% 3FG-3FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG PF DQ A A/G TO TO/G A/TO BLK BLK/G STL STL/G PTS AVG 30 FORBES, Tatum 10-5 249:08 24.9 28-88 .318 7-27 .259 15-20 .750 7 40 47 4.7 24 1 18 1.80 35 3.50 0.51 2 0.20 13 1.30 78 7.8 13 DOWDING, Nayeli 10-10 290:16 29.0 28-104 .269 5-46 .109 9-13 .692 3 16 19 1.9 14 0 5 0.50 22 2.20 0.23 1 0.10 7 0.70 70 7.0 15 PRIMO, Irene 10-10 293:55 29.4 19-76 .250 13-48 .271 13-15 .867 3 21 24 2.4 21 0 17 1.70 23 2.30 0.74 0 0.00 10 1.00 64 6.4 1 MINNIS, Zaiha 10-2 159:15 15.9 24-81 .296 8-35 .229 3-5 .600 3 13 16 1.6 6 0 4 0.40 11 1.10 0.36 1 0.10 4 0.40 59 5.9 0 HOUGHTON, Elena 10-10 252:53 25.3 18-69 .261 1-9 .111 0-0 .000 20 33 53 5.3 17 0 5 0.50 15 1.50 0.33 12 1.20 7 0.70 37 3.7 12 JOHNSON-KLEINPETER, Lanae 10-4 196:39 19.7 7-33 .212 3-13 .231 6-10 .600 3 16 19 1.9 21 0 4 0.40 14 1.40 0.29 1 0.10 7 0.70 23 2.3 2 BARNES, Jasmine 10-4 143:01 14.3 8-38 .211 2-21 .095 4-4 1.000 5 13 18 1.8 12 0 5 0.50 9 0.90 0.56 0 0.00 3 0.30 22 2.2 11 OUTTEN, Ta'Nya 10-4 171:54 17.2 8-38 .211 0-2 .000 4-10 .400 7 21 28 2.8 12 0 2 0.20 6 0.60 0.33 5 0.50 7 0.70 20 2.0 24 NANCE, Kymilondra 10-0 89:04 8.9 4-31 .129 1-14 .071 8-18 .444 7 4 11 1.1 7 0 3 0.30 10 1.00 0.30 0 0.00 6 0.60 17 1.7 3 LOUGHMAN, Paige 9-1 113:16 12.6 4-18 .222 2-11 .182 2-2 1.000 5 7 12 1.3 2 0 6 0.67 3 0.33 2.00 0 0.00 4 0.44 12 1.3 14 FERGUSON, Lenaijah 3-0 14:03 4.7 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 3 4 1.3 5 0 0 0.00 1 0.33 0.00 2 0.67 0 0.00 4 1.3 5 CHERRY, Abigail 4-0 08:52 2.2 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 0.3 2 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 0.5 31 HALLBERG, Sienna 4-0 17:43 4.4 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0.25 0 0.00 1.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.0 Total 10 2000 150-581 .258 42-226 .186 66-99 .667 79 210 289 28.9 143 1 70 7.00 156 15.60 0.45 24 2.40 68 6.80 408 40.8 Opponents 10 2000 285-622 .458 79-236 .335 91-134 .679 139 356 495 49.5 136 0 186 18.60 174 17.40 1.07 43 4.30 93 9.30 740 74.0 Score by Periods Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TOT Hartford 87 113 90 118 0 408 Opponents 200 199 185 156 0 740 2022-23 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS NayeliDowding