New Haven vs. Adelphi
Saturday, Dec. 7 – 3:30 p.m.
West Haven, Conn. – Charger Gymnasium
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Opening Tip
The University of New Haven women's basketball team returns to Northeast-10 action with a Southwest Division clash against the unbeaten visitors from Adelphi University.
 
Chargers' Last Time Out
Aquillin Hayes recorded her third-straight double-double to lead New Haven to a 74-53 victory at Dowling on Wednesday in Oakdale, N.Y.
 
Hayes scored a team-high 15 points, shooting 6-for-10 from the field and 3-for-4 from the charity stripe. The Northeast-10's leading rebounder completed her fourth double-double of the season with 13 rips. Hayes' all-around performance also included four assists, one block and one steal.
 
Bria Moore and Briana Bradford scored 11 points apiece, while Lauren Hebert and Ayana Duncanson both contributed 10 points.
 
In total, five Chargers scored in double figures for the first time this season.
 
The Chargers went 25-of-56 from the floor (44.6 percent) and 6-of-17 from three-point territory (35.3 percent). UNH also connected on 18-of-20 free throws (90 percent) in the game to lead in all three categories.
 
Rykema Stone added nine rebounds in the win to help New Haven to a 39-36 advantage on the glass.
 
Bradford and Hebert led the Chargers to 28 bench points, while Dowling got 11 tallies from its reserves.
 
The win snapped a two-game streak for Dowling in the all-time series. The Golden Lions are the reigning East Coast Conference and East Region Champions, posting a 30-4 mark and advancing to the NCAA Division II National Championship Game last winter.
 
New Haven Notes
Aquillin Hayes' double-double (15 points, 13 rebounds) at Dowling was her fourth of the season and third straight after notching a team-best seven double-doubles in 2012-13. Hayes, who was selected as the women's NewHavenChargers.com Student-Athlete of the Week for her performance in Florida, averages 10.9 points and a Northeast-10-leading 12.4 rebounds per game.
 
Last Saturday's overtime contest at No. 17 Rollins was Hayes' second career game with at least 20 rebounds. She hauled in 21 boards to go along with 12 points and eight blocks in a win over Le Moyne last winter. That effort on the glass was the best by a Charger since Joy Jeter had 23 rebounds against Keene State on Jan. 23, 1988. A New Haven Athletics Hall of Famer, three-time All-America honoree and the NCAA Tournament's Most Outstanding Player for the 1987 National Championship team, Jeter is New Haven's all-time leader in both career points (2,299) and career rebounds (1,486).
 
This season, Briana Bradford has surpassed 20 points in three of the five games she has played en route to a team-high 18.0 points per contest. She is shooting 26-for-48 (54.2 percent) from the floor, 12-for-23 (52.2 percent) from three-point range and 26-for-29 (89.7 percent) from the free throw line. Bradford scored a career-high 24 points with five three-pointers in the Nov. 13 win over Saint Rose. She also drained five from beyond the arc en route to 21 points in the conference win at Pace on Nov. 23.
 
Bria Moore has scored in double figures in six games this winter, including a season-best 19 points at American International on Nov. 26. She averages 11.0 points and 4.8 rebounds per contest and has provided a spark from long range, shooting 14-for-31 (45.2 percent).
 
Two of the breakout performers throughout the season have been Elizabeth Cruso and Rykema Stone. Cruso is averaging 6.9 points per game from the perimeter, while Stone has contributed down low with 8.9 points and 6.5 rebounds per contest.
 
The Chargers have knocked down eight or more three-pointers in three games this season, including 10 treys in the Nov. 13 win over Saint Rose. In a two-game span featuring NE-10 divisional contests at Pace and American International, New Haven combined to shoot 17-for-27 (63 percent) from long range. For the season, the Blue and Gold have connected on 44-of-110 attempts (40 percent) from beyond the arc.
 
The Chargers' 4-0 start was the first for the program since the 1989-90 team won its first six outings. The Blue and Gold also began at 3-0 in the conference for the first time since 2009-10.
 
Prior to the season-opening win at Dominican and the Nov. 30 loss at Rollins, New Haven last played an overtime game on Jan. 2, 2011 at crosstown and Northeast-10 rival Southern Connecticut State (L, 60-54). The Chargers last won in an extra session prior to this season on Jan. 26, 2010 at Southern New Hampshire (W, 67-65).
 
The Nov. 29 win over Davis & Elkins was the first New Haven victory outside of the East Region since a 72-67 win at Lynn in Boca Raton, Fla. on Dec. 20, 2009. The East Region is defined in NCAA Division II women's basketball as the Northeast-10, East Coast and Central Atlantic Collegiate Conferences.
 
Up Next
After today's action, the Chargers will break for final exams before returning to the court with a non-conference visit from Saint Michael's on Friday, Dec. 20 at 6 p.m.