New Haven (10-4, 5-3 NE-10) at Saint Michael's (11-2, 6-2 NE-10)
Tuesday, Jan. 14 – 7:30 p.m.
Colchester, Vt. – Ross Sports Center
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Opening Tip
The University of New Haven women's basketball team plays its first repeat opponent of the 2013-14 campaign with a trip to Saint Michael's. The Chargers upended the Purple Knights, 74-66, as a part of the non-conference slate on Dec. 20, 2013 in West Haven.
 
Last Time Out
Assumption snapped New Haven's four-game winning streak with a 70-64 decision on Saturday in Worcester.
 
With 14 points off the bench, Briana Bradford led the Chargers in scoring for the third consecutive game. Aquillin Hayes netted 12 points with five rebounds, while Bria Moore led the way on the glass with seven rips in addition to nine points. Ayana Duncanson also tallied nine points, and Audrey Cunningham knocked down two three-pointers on her way to eight bench points.
 
As a unit, the Chargers shot 28-for-65 (43.1 percent) from the field, 4-for-13 (30.8 percent) from the free throw line and 4-for-7 (57.1 percent) from the free throw line.
 
New Haven stifled the Greyhounds defensively, forcing 18 turnovers that led to 23 Charger points and holding the hosts to 25-for-63 (39.7 percent) shooting from the floor. However, Assumption hauled in 18 offensive rebounds that led to 21 second-chance points. Overall, the Greyhounds held a 48-32 rebounding advantage.
 
The Chargers overcame a late nine-point deficit as consecutive Bradford three-pointers sparked a 10-0 run that sent New Haven into the lead, 62-61, with under two minutes remaining. However, the final run would prove decisive with Assumption netting the next five points and then sinking 4-of-5 free throws in the final 32 seconds to seal the six-point win.
 
The Chargers have accumulated two separate four-game winning streaks and have not lost back-to-back games this season.
 
New Haven Notes
At 10-4, New Haven is off to its best 14-game start since the 2006-07 campaign. The Chargers began that season at 12-4 and finished 25-6 en route to their second consecutive NYCAC/ECC Championship.
 
The Chargers rank third in the Northeast-10 with 61.1 points per game allowed and lead the NE-10 with an opponents' field goal percentage of 35.7 percent. Led by 21 rejections by Rykema Stone, the Blue and Gold are also third in the NE-10 with 3.7 blocks per game. Offensively, New Haven slots seventh in the conference with 69.7 points per game.
 
Aquillin Hayes has recorded six double-doubles this season en route to 11.4 points and a conference-leading 10.5 rebounds per game. Hayes posted a team-high seven double-doubles last winter.
 
Hayes has two career games with at least 20 rebounds, including the November overtime contest at No. 17 Rollins. She hauled in 21 boards to go along with 12 points and eight blocks in a win over Le Moyne last winter.
 
This season, Briana Bradford has surpassed 20 points in four games en route to a team-high 15.7 points per contest to rank seventh in the Northeast-10. She scored a career-high 24 points with five three-pointers in the Nov. 13 win over Saint Rose. Bradford also drained five from beyond the arc en route to 21 points in the conference win at Pace on Nov. 23. She most recently scored 14 points - her third consecutive game with a team-high scoring output, on Saturday at Assumption.
 
Bria Moore has scored in double figures in 10 games this winter, including a streak of seven outings in a row from Nov. 26 through Dec. 22. She averages 11.9 points and 5.1 rebounds per contest and has provided a spark from long range, ranking fourth in the NE-10 at 42.9 percent (18-for-42) from distance. Moore scored a season-high 20 points against Adelphi on Dec. 7.
 
Rykema Stone's double-double against Saint Michael's on Dec. 20 added to a breakout winter for the junior. She currently averages 8.9 points and 6.1 rebounds while ranking second in the Northeast-10 with 1.5 blocks per contest.
 
The Chargers have knocked down eight or more three-pointers in four games this season, including 10 treys in the Nov. 13 win over Saint Rose.
 
With 91 career three-pointers to her credit, Audrey Cunningham has climbed to eighth on the Chargers' all-time list.  She is one trey shy of tying her former teammate Dominique Stellmacher (2007-11) for seventh place and with nine more triples would become the sixth player to knock down 100 attempts from distance for the Blue and Gold.
 
The four teams that have defeated the Chargers this winter are currently are a combined 44-13. Additionally, the Panthers and Tars are both ranked in the USA Today Sports Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll at No. 13 and No. 14, respectively.
 
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).
 
Up Next
New Haven returns home on Saturday, Jan. 18 to host Franklin Pierce at 3:30 p.m.