New Haven (14-7, 9-6 NE-10) at Saint Rose (9-12, 4-11 NE-10)
Saturday, Feb. 8 – 1:30 p.m.
Albany, N.Y. – Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium
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Complete Game Notes (PDF)
 
Opening Tip
The University of New Haven women's basketball team looks to keep pace with the top half of the Northeast-10 Southwest Division with a Saturday trip to Saint Rose. The Chargers took the first meeting, 71-68, on Nov. 13 in West Haven.
 
Last Time Out
New Haven saw its three-game winning streak against crosstown rival Southern Connecticut State come to end as the Owls took a 71-66 decision on Tuesday at Charger Gymnasium.
 
Aquillin Hayes scored 18 points and collected a game-high 13 rebounds to record her seventh double-double of the season.
 
Ayana Duncanson added 10 points with eight rebounds.
 
Briana Bradford knocked down a pair of three-pointers en route to eight points off the New Haven bench, while Bria Moore and Audrey Cunningham added six points apiece.
 
Elizabeth Cruso and Jasmine Gibson each tallied five, and Rykema Stone and Ashley LeBlanc netted four points each to round out the Chargers' offense.
 
Duncanson and Lauren Hebert each handed out four assists, with Duncanson also posting three blocked shots.
 
New Haven was edged on the boards, 45-41, and each club collected 19 offensive rebounds. The Chargers committed 19 turnovers compared to 16 giveaways by the Owls.
 
In a game that featured six ties and 13 lead changes, New Haven opened up a 66-60 advantage with 6:33 remaining. However, New Haven would not score for the remainder of the evening as the Owls ran off the game's final 11 tallies to take a 71-66 win.
 
New Haven Notes
At 14-7, the Chargers have matched their win total from all of 2012-13. A 17-win season would be New Haven's highest win total since joining the Northeast-10 prior to the 2008-09 campaign. The Chargers have reached the Northeast-10 Championship Quarterfinals on three occasions, winning First Round games in 2008-09 and 2009-10 and earning a bye to the Quarterfinals as the sixth-seeded team last winter.
 
New Haven has limited 10 opponents to fewer than 60 points this winter, including a season-low 43 tallies surrendered to Davis & Elkins on Nov. 29. Opponents have been held to a conference-low 35.8 field goal percentage as well as a 31.5 three-point percentage while committing an average of 16.3 turnovers per game against the Blue and Gold's defensive pressure.
 
The Chargers rank third in the Northeast-10 with 62.5 points allowed per game. Offensively, New Haven slots sixth in the NE-10 with 69.4 points per game.
 
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.
 
Bria Moore has scored in double figures in 14 games this winter, including a streak of seven outings in a row from Nov. 26 to Dec. 22. She averages 11.7 points and 4.8 rebounds per contest and has provided a spark from long range, ranking sixth in the NE-10 at 41.1 percent (23-for-56) from distance.
 
Aquillin Hayes has recorded seven double-doubles this season en route to 13.7 points per contest and ranks second in the Northeast-10 with 9.9 rebounds per game. Hayes, who posted a team-high seven double-doubles last winter, netted a career-high 27 points at Saint Michael's on Jan. 14 and matched her personal best on Jan. 25 at Stonehill.
 
Hayes shot 9-for-9 from the free throw line against the Skyhawks. The last perfect day from the stripe for a Charger with at least nine attempts was a 12-for-12 showing by Helin Marte at Southern New Hampshire on Jan. 26, 2010.
 
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 13.9 points per contest. 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.
 
With 98 career three-pointers to her credit, Audrey Cunningham has climbed into sixth on the Chargers' all-time list. She is two shy of 100 career treys, which would also tie Lauren Hood (2005-09) for fifth place all-time. Cunningham is in the midst of her third active season with the Blue and Gold.
 
The seven teams that have defeated the Chargers this winter currently boast a combined record of 97-38 (.719). Among those teams, Bentley is the unbeaten No. 1 ranked team in the USA Today Sports Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll at 21-0, while Rollins (18-4) checks in at No. 15. Additionally, Stonehill and Adelphi have both been nationally ranked during the 2013-14 campaign.
 
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 Northeast-10 Conference for the first time since 2009-10.
 
In the Northeast-10
Adelphi (10-5 NE-10) leads 9-5 New Haven by one game at the top of the NE-10 Southwest Division standings. The Panthers won the first meeting, 84-81, and will host the second clash with the Chargers on Feb. 25 to conclude the regular season. American International and Southern Connecticut State currently share third place at 8-7.
 
In the NE-10 Northeast, Bentley stands alone at 16-0 as part of a 21-0 overall record for Division II's top-ranked team. Stonehill owns a two-game cushion in second place at 11-4 against conference foes.
 
Up Next
The Chargers road swing concludes with a trip to Le Moyne on Tuesday, Feb. 11. Action returns to Charger Gymnasium on Saturday, Feb. 15 for a 1:30 p.m. visit from Pace.