WORCESTER, Mass. – The University of New Haven women's basketball team forced 27 Assumption turnovers, but the Chargers were upended by the Greyhounds 63-54 in a Northeast-10 Conference game on Saturday afternoon.
 
With the win, Assumption is 11-5 overall with a 7-4 record in the NE-10. New Haven is 7-9 with a 3-7 conference mark.
 
Briana Bradford (Waterbury, Conn./Holy Cross) led New Haven with 24 points, her fourth consecutive 20+ point effort. It is the first time since February of 2013 that a women's basketball player has netted 20 or more in four straight games. She also tied a career-high with nine rebounds for the second game in a row. Lauren Hebert (North Reading, Mass./North Reading) joined Bradford in double figures with 12 points, while Alexandria Kerr (Montclair, N.J./Montclair) chipped in seven points and pulled down seven rebounds.
 
A slow shooting start forced the Chargers to fight out of a hole early. After converting the first two free throws of the game, the Blue and Gold saw Assumption go on a 19-1 run that spanned into the second period. New Haven battled back, hitting 8-of-15 shots, keyed by nine first half points from Bradford to climb back to 22-16 before heading into the locker room at halftime trailing 29-20.
 
To open the third period, Assumption scored the first six points before the Chargers made their move going on a 17-9 run, cutting the lead to 44-37 entering the final quarter. The spurt was keyed by six points from Kerr and included New Haven scoring the final five points of the stanza.
 
In the fourth, the Chargers sliced the lead to four on a pair of occasions before finally breaking the barrier on a jumper in the lane by Hebert cut the lead to 48-46. The Greyhounds scored the next four points to pump the lead back to six. A trio of free throws by Bradford pulled the Blue and Gold back to 52-49, but that was as close as it would get as Assumption hit on 6-of-6 free throws in the final 67 seconds.
 
New Haven is back in action on Wednesday, Jan. 20 when it hosts Franklin Pierce in a Northeast-10 Conference matchup. Tipoff from Charger Gymnasium is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.