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Minnis has been a consistent scoring threat coming off the bench for the Hawks, tallying 132 total points on the season for 6.0 points per game, ranking top-five on the squad.
FRESHMAN
H AWKSRISE DAY DATE OPPONENT TIPOFF+/RESULT 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 L, 55-69 TUE. 12/20 AT BINGHAMTON L, 34-70 THURS. 12/22 UMBC L,52-76 FRI. 12/30 AT ST. FRANCIS (PA.) L, 36-46 MON. 1/2 AT LA SALLE L, 30-77 TUE. 1/10 AT PENN L, 30-76 THURS. 1/12 AT PRINCETON L, 37-84 SAT. 1/21 AT MERRIMACK L, 66-79 TUES. 1/24 AT BRYANT L, 52-75 SAT. 1/28 CHICAGO STATE L, 59-76 SUN. 1/29 CHICAGO STATE L, 49-57 THURS. 2/5 AT NVU-JOHNSON W, 63-53 WED. 2/8 AT CENTRAL CONNECTICUT L, 55-72 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
2022 SCHEDULE
Sunday marks the first meeting of all-time between Hartford and Villa Maria. The battle on the hardwood will be the first time the Hawks have faced off against a USCAA opponent in program history.
SERIES HISTORY
TALE OF THE TAPE
In games played against fellow New York schools, Hartford holds a 133-110 overall record. With a win on Sunday, the Hawks would earn their first win inside Chase Arena this season.
4 HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE L1 STREAK W1 44.6 POINTS PER GAME 60.6 71.7 POINTS ALLOWED 62.3 31.2 REBOUNDS/GAME N/A -17.3 REBOUND MARGIN N/A .279 FG% N/A .437 FG% DEFENSE N/A .207 3-PT FG% N/A .324 3-PT FG% DEF N/A .624 FT% N/A 7.8 ASSISTS/GAME N/A 16.3 TO/GAME N/A 6.6 2.4 STEALS/GAME BLOCKS/GAME N/A N/A
HAWKS
THE MATCHUP vs.
HARTFORD
(1-22)
SERIES HISTORY
All-Time Series ................................................... N/A At Hartford ......................................................... N/A At Chicago State .................................................. N/A At Neutral Venue ............................................... N/A Current Streak N/A Last Meeting....................................................... N/A
SERIES BREAKDOWN
VILLA MARIA VIKINGS (8-6, 2-0 NIAC)
TODAY’S MATCH
The Hartford women’s basketball team welcome Villa Maria to Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion on Sunday, Feb. 12. Tipoff between the Hawks and Vikings is set for 1 p.m.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
The Vikings enters Sunday’s contest with an overall record of 8-6 while posting an early 2-0 record in conference play. Villa Maria took down World of Life last time out by a score of 67-46. Mia McCarthy finished as the leading scorer for the Vikings, dropping 21 points on the night. Maria Falanga leads her squad in scoring, averaging 13.5 points per game. Talia Bush leads the frontcourt, dropping 9.5 ppg while hauling in 10.3 rebounds per game. McCarthy and Autumn Adams-Edwards provoide extra scoring threats for the Villa Maria offense. The guard tandem join Falanga in double figures averaging 12.7 and 10.5 ppg, respectively.
LAST TIME OUT
The Hawks dropped a, 55-72, decision to Central Connecticut State on Wednesday. Freshman Tatum Forbes finished with a team-high 18 points to notch her 200th career milestone. Sophomore Nayeli Dowding added 10 points of her own. Forbes also finished with a team-high six boards on the night. CCSU outrebounded Hartford 50-32, while Belle Lanpher led all scorers, finishing with 19 points for the Blue
Devils throughout the contest.
ZAIHA “ZIGGY” MINNIS
Minnis has been a consistent scoring threat for the Hawks throughout the season. Coming off the bench in 17 of 21 appearances the Clinton, Md., native has lit up the scoresheet. Tallying 132 total points for 6.0 ppg which ranks top-five on the squad. Minnis has also led the team in scoring in three games with a career-high of 15 points coming against Merrimack on Jan. 21.
SEASON REVIEW
The Hawks earned their first win of the season on Monday, Feb. 5 against Northern Vermont-Johnson. The Hawks took down the Badgers by a final score of 63-53.
Senior Irene Primo led the way for the Hawks posting a career-high 21 points on 5-of-11 shooting from beyond the arc.
NEXT ON TAP
Hartford closes out its home slate on Thursday, Feb. 16 against Merrimack. Tipoff between the Hawks and Warriors is set for 5 p.m.
HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE 5
HEAD COACH
POLLY THOMASON - First Season - Austin College ‘99
ASSISTANT COACHES
MEREDITH MESARIS - First Season - Scranton ’15
KATIE KORIOTH - First Season - UT Dallas ‘13
School
# Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown/Last
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 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 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 (1-22
OVERALL)
HEAD COACH
# Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Last School 1 Angelique Castro Fr. Buffalo, N.Y. 4 Shanughnessy Bennett G 5-6 Sr. Scarborough, Canada 5 Athena Sarris G 5-4 Fr. 11 Autumn Adams-Edwards G 5-5 Sr. 15 Daishya Stallings So. Albany, N.Y. 23 Kiara Sweeney Jr. Albany, N.Y. 25 Mia McCarthy G 5-8 So. 32 Ellanda Francois F 5-10 So. 33 Talia Burgess G 5-9 Sr. 34 Talia Bush F 5-10 Sr. 35 Maria Falanga G 5-9 Sr. VILLA MARIA VIKINgS (8-6, 2-0 NIAC)
McCARTHY - Fourth Season
MICHAEL
8 HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE 14 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 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 30 tatum FORBES FR | 5-8 | GUARD 16 24 kymilondra NANCE JR | 5-8 | GUARD 1416 lenaijah FERGUSON SO | 6-0 | FORWARD
HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE 9
POLLY THOMASON HEAD COACH First Season KATIE KORIOTH ASSISTANT COACH First Season 31 siena HALLBERG FR | 5-7 | GUARD MEREDITH MESARIS ASSISTANT COACH First Season
HARTFORD HAWKS
HARTFORD HAWKS
2022-23 TEAM STATISTICS
2022-23 Hartford Women's Basketball Overall Team Statistics Specific games Page 1/1 as of Feb 11, 2023 Team Statistics HART OPP Scoring 1026 1650 Points per game 44.6 71.7 Scoring margin -27.1Field goals-att 378-1355 619-1418 Field goal pct .279 .437 3 point fg-att 106-512 158-488 3-point FG pct .207 .324 3-pt FG made per game 4.6 6.9 Free throws-att 164-263 254-375 Free throw pct .624 .677 F-Throws made per game 7.1 11.0 Rebounds 718 1115 Rebounds per game 31.2 48.5 Rebounding margin -17.3Assists 180 381 Assists per game 7.8 16.6 Turnovers 375 387 Turnovers per game 16.3 16.8 Turnover margin +0.5Assist/turnover ratio 0.5 1.0 Steals 152 210 Steals per game 6.6 9.1 Blocks 56 83 Blocks per game 2.4 3.6 Winning streak 0Home win streak 0Attendance 1175 7974 Home games-Avg/Game 6-196 15-532 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 2-226 Score by Periods Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TOT Hartford 235 272 236 283 0 1026 Opponents 456 411 417 366 0 1650
OVERALL: 1-22 HOME: 0-4 • AWAY: 1-14 • NEUTRAL: 0-2
TatumForbes
2022-23
2022-23 Hartford Women's Basketball Combined Team Statistics
HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE 11
Page 1/1 as of Feb 11, 2023 Game Records Record Overall Home Away Neutral ALL GAMES 1-22 0-6 1-14 0-2 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 1-22 0-6 1-14 0-2 Score by Periods Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TOT Hartford 235 272 236 283 0 1026 Opponents 456 411 417 366 0 1650 Team Box Score 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 TO BLK STL PTS AVG 30 FORBES, Tatum 23-14 592:36 25.8 70-213 .329 16-70 .229 53-79 .671 18 84 102 4.4 58 2 51 75 5 22 209 9.1 13 DOWDING, Nayeli 23-22 680:29 29.6 70-268 .261 19-113 .168 17-28 .607 17 38 55 2.4 28 1 16 51 1 17 176 7.7 15 PRIMO, Irene 23-23 674:04 29.3 58-181 .320 37-106 .349 18-21 .857 12 38 50 2.2 48 0 33 56 1 19 171 7.4 1 MINNIS, Zaiha 22-4 365:02 16.6 47-166 .283 17-76 .224 21-25 .840 16 38 54 2.5 23 0 10 33 2 5 132 6.0 0 HOUGHTON, Elena 23-23 560:10 24.4 45-135 .333 2-17 .118 7-11 .636 39 72 111 4.8 44 0 17 29 30 17 99 4.3 4 WILLIAMS, Brianna 7-4 143:24 20.5 12-31 .387 0-1 .000 4-8 .500 14 19 33 4.7 13 0 1 9 4 4 28 4.0 11 OUTTEN, Ta'Nya 23-10 359:23 15.6 26-92 .283 0-4 .000 8-31 .258 26 46 72 3.1 40 0 4 16 9 18 60 2.6 24 NANCE, Kymilondra 21-0 182:58 8.7 14-74 .189 5-33 .152 17-30 .567 12 10 22 1.0 22 0 9 23 0 13 50 2.4 12 JOHNSON-KLEINPETER, Lanae 23-7 437:28 19.0 12-75 .160 5-35 .143 10-16 .625 5 38 43 1.9 45 0 21 27 1 16 39 1.7 2 BARNES, Jasmine 23-7 331:07 14.4 14-81 .173 2-40 .050 4-6 .667 14 35 49 2.1 30 0 11 23 0 9 34 1.5 14 FERGUSON, Lenaijah 12-0 48:44 4.1 5-10 .500 0-0 .000 1-4 .250 3 7 10 0.8 10 0 0 7 2 3 11 0.9 3 LOUGHMAN, Paige 17-1 167:27 9.9 4-23 .174 2-14 .143 2-2 1.000 8 10 18 1.1 4 0 6 3 1 7 12 0.7 5 CHERRY, Abigail 7-0 13:11 1.9 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 1 1 2 0.3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.3 31 HALLBERG, Sienna 11-0 43:56 4.0 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.1 4 0 1 3 0 2 3 0.3 Team 38 58 96 20 Total 23 4600 378-1355 .279 106-512 .207 164-263 .624 223 495 718 31.2 371 3 180 375 56 152 1026 44.6 Opponents 23 4600 619-1418 .437 158-488 .324 254-375 .677 342 773 1115 48.5 328 2 381 387 83 210 1650 71.7 Team Statistics HART OPP Scoring 1026 1650 Points per game 44.6 71.7 Scoring margin -27.1Field goals-att 378-1355 619-1418 Field goal pct .279 .437 3 point fg-att 106-512 158-488 3-point FG pct .207 .324 3-pt FG made per game 4.6 6.9 Free throws-att 164-263 254-375 Free throw pct .624 .677 F-Throws made per game 7.1 11.0 Rebounds 718 1115 Rebounds per game 31.2 48.5 Rebounding margin -17.3Assists 180 381 Assists per game 7.8 16.6 Team Results Date Opponent Score Att. 11/12/2022 LIU L 54-70 227 11/14/2022 at Quinnipiac L 30-85 345 11/19/2022 at Boston U. L 45-73 521 11/21/2022 at Stonehill L 35-62 213 11/25/2022 at Providence L 30-60 459 11/26/2022 vs Bryant L 46-74 250 11/27/2022 vs Weber St. L 44-71 201 12/03/2022 at Brown L 52-68 187 12/05/2022 Cornell L 38-89 228 12/07/2022 at Rhode Island L 34-88 3800 12/18/2022 Central Conn. St. L 55-69 215 12/20/2022 at Binghamton L 34-70 966 12/22/2022 UMBC L 52-76 118 12/30/2022 at Saint Francis (PA) L 36-46 148 01/02/2023 at La Salle L 30-77 246 01/10/2023 at Penn L 30-76 159
Specific games
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS