BOX SCORE WEST HAVEN, Conn. - Bria Moore (West Haven, Conn./Hill Regional Career) scored a career-best 26 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the University of New Haven women's basketball team to a 74-62 victory over American International College on Tuesday night at Charger Gymnasium. The win snapped the Chargers' losing streak and improved the team to 3-21 overall and 3-17 in conference play. The Yellow Jackets dropped to 10-14 overall and 9-11 in conference play.

After a Yellow Jackets' turnover to open play, Moore got right on the board with a three-pointer just 16-seconds into the first half. AIC answered right back with five unanswered points in the first minute. Scoring went quiet for the next four minutes until AIC put in a layup at the 15:42 mark to take a 7-3 lead. The Yellow Jackets controlled the lead until the 8:20 mark when Nikita Reddy (Germantown, Md./Germantown) hit a three-pointer to put the Chargers up 20-18. The three was part of a 12-0 run for the Chargers who took a four-point lead after a Moore layup with under seven to play in the first half. New Haven then held on to the lead for a majority of the closing minutes of the first half. In the final 60-seconds, AIC went on a 4-0 run to take the lead back. The Yellow Jackets led 31-30 at halftime.

A pair of AIC free throws open scoring in the second half, while Anh-Dao Tran (Webster, Mass./Holy Name) tied the game at 33-33 with a three-pointer at the 18:08 mark. The Yellow Jackets would eventually regain the lead and hold the advantage for the next 13 minutes of the second half. Trailing 60-53, Moore sparked an 8-0 UNH run and gave the Chargers a 61-60 lead with 4:37 remaining. A pair of AIC free throws gave the Yellow Jackets back the lead with 4:20 left, but New Haven responded. The Chargers' offense came alive and the defense played tough as UNH went on a 13-0 run to close the game and snap a 15-game losing streak.

The Chargers out-shot the Yellow Jackets 43-percent to 32-percent, but AIC held a slight 43-41 advantage on the boards. The Chargers held a slight 18-15 advantage in points off turnovers, but AIC led 18-13 in second-chance points.

Moore went 9-of-15 from the floor and 4-of-5 from the line on the night. She also dished out three assists in all 40 minutes. Aquillin Hayes (Harlem, N.Y./Wings Academy) added a double-double as well with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Hayes also recorded four blocks, three assists and two steals. Anh-Dao Tran (Webster, Mass./Holy Name) added 15 and Elizabeth Cruso (Westerly, R.I./Westerly) contributed 12 points.

New Haven will return to action in its final regular season home game on Saturday when it hosts Southern Connecticut State Unviersity. Game time at Charger Gymnasium is set for 3:30 p.m. For complete coverage, stay posted to www.NewHavenChargers.com.