WEST HAVEN, Conn. – Allieyah Cubbage (North Plainfield, N.J./Roselle Catholic) connected on a running floater with 13.2 seconds remaining as the University of New Haven women's basketball team downed the Southern Connecticut State University Owls 60-57 on Senior Night at Charger Gymnasium. New Haven is now 7-17 on the season with a 5-13 mark in the Northeast-10 Conference.

The Chargers got off to a good start, jumping out to a quick 6-2 lead thanks to a pair of baskets by Katia Oge (New City, N.Y./Immaculate Heart Academy) sandwiching a layup by Cubbage. That four point edge was the largest lead for either team for the remainder of the first period as the Blue and Gold held a slim 16-15 lead at the end of the stanza. The tight matchup continued in the second as the Chargers held a 26-22 lead with 3:49 remaining before an 8-0 Owls run put Southern Connecticut on top 30-26, helping SCSU take a two-point lead into halftime.

The Owls maintained the lead through the midway mark of the third quarter as a free throw from Murphy Murad gave SCSU a 38-34 lead at the 4:58 mark. On the ensuing possession Khayla Trowell (Temple Hills, Md./Elizabeth Seton Catholic) connected on a three-pointer, the first of three straight treys for New Haven, propelling the Chargers on 15-4 run to close the period with a 49-42 lead.

Undaunted, the Owls came back, scoring 10 of the first 12 points of the fourth period, taking a 52-51 lead on a Taylor McLaughlin layup at the 5:46 mark. Neither team held more than a three point advantage the remainder of the game as SCSU went up 57-54 with 2:46 left. New Haven closed the game strong, scoring the final six points of the contest. Trailing 57-56 and with time winding down on the shot clock, Cubbage came off a screen at the top of the arc and drove to the right blocks before lifting a floater that tapped the back of the iron twice before falling through the net. A pair of free throws from Micah Wormack (Cumberland, Md./Allegany) capped the final result.

Prior to the game, the women's basketball program honored India Dotson (Akron, Ohio/Frederick (Md.) / Monmouth University) and Sade King (Mount Vernon, N.Y./Mount Vernon / Hampton University) for their three years of dedication each to the Chargers.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Trowell and Cubbage each scored 13 points to lead New Haven.
• Wormack and Kim Talley (Quakertown, Pa./Lansdale Catholic) each provided a spark off the bench, scoring eight points apiece with Wormack also collecting seven rebounds.
• Oge had two blocks in the game, giving her 71 for her career as she moves into a tie for ninth place all-time at New Haven with Rykema Stone and Ty Grace.
• The Chargers bench outscored the Southern Connecticut State reserves 16-5.

FIRST QUARTER NOTES

• The Blue and Gold opened up a quick 6-2 lead less than two and a half minutes in before holding a 16-15 edge at the end of the quarter.
• The Chargers were able to hold the lead thanks to shooting 42.9 percent for the period and despite seeing the Owls collect eight offensive rebounds.
• Trowell led the way for New Haven with three points and four rebounds.

SECOND QUARTER NOTES

• The Chargers held a 26-22 lead with just under four minutes remaining in the frame before an 8-0 Owls run allowed SCSU to take the lead into halftime.
• Southern Connecticut shot 50 percent from the floor in the period.
• Wormack played all 10 minutes, scoring four points and grabbing three rebounds.

THIRD QUARTER NOTES

• SCSU maintained the lead midway through the half before New Haven went on a 15-4 run to end the stanza, taking a 49-42 lead.
• The Chargers shot 4-for-4 from three-point range in the frame, two of them by Trowell. Talley and King connected on one each.
• Six different players scored in the quarter for the Blue and Gold, led by eight from Trowell.

FOURTH QUARTER NOTES

• The Owls opened the period, scoring 10 of the first 12 points to take a 52-51 lead just more than four minutes into the frame.
• New Haven battled back to tie the game at 54-54. After SCSU went back up 57-54, the Blue and Gold scored the final six points of the game to come away with the win.
• Cubbage scored five points in the period including the game-winning basket with 13.2 seconds remaining.

UP NEXT
New Haven closes its season on the road with two games in the Empire State as they travel to Pleasantville, N.Y. to battle Pace on Feb. 18 and end the regular season in Syracuse, N.Y. against Le Moyne on Feb. 21.