WEST HAVEN, Conn. – A 16-point performance from junior Micah Wormack (Cumberland, Md./Allegany) and a career-high 11 points from redshirt sophomore Luzdali Ocasio (Davenport, Fla./New Hampton) helped the New Haven women's basketball team upset nationally-ranked No. 19 Bentley, 53-40 on Tuesday afternoon. The game was played in front of a packed house of West Haven fourth graders for the Chargers 8th annual Class at the Court game. Freshman Aurora Deshaies (Syracuse, N.Y./Bishop Ludden) added eight points and tied her career-high with 13 rebounds, and junior Jasmine White (Huntington, N.Y./St. Anthony's) scored six points on a pair of three-pointers. Ocasio finished with a career-best 11 points on a trio of three-pointers and added four assists. Junior Brie Pergola (Torrington, Conn./Torrington) had a game-high six assists.

The win extends the Chargers' home court winning streak to 11 games and marks their first victory over a top-25 nationally-ranked opponent since topping No. 13 Stonehill in March 2015. It also marks the Chargers' first win over Bentley at Charger Gymnasium since December 1988.

Defensively, New Haven (12-3, 6-2 NE10) forced 20 turnovers, collected 11 steals, and outrebounded Bentley 34-29. The 40 points allowed by the Chargers is their fewest allowed in a game this season and the lowest scoring output for Bentley, who entered averaging just under 70 points per game.

The Chargers shot 39.6 percent from the floor, 7-for-17 from three-point range, and were 8-for-9 from the free throw line. New Haven held Bentley to 28.6 percent from the floor and a 24.1 percent clip from the arc.

QUOTES FROM THE COACH: Debbie Buff

"I think our scout was really on point and our team really followed it to a tee. Bentley has been a great program for years and they just came off a 101-point win, so we knew we couldn't take quick shots. We had to lock down on defense and I thought switching defenses really helped us at times."

"I just thought collectively our kids came in and gave us great minutes. Aurora was outstanding on the boards, (Ocasio) was our quarterback the whole game and ran our sets very well. Micah and Jasmine gave us great minutes and also played very well. I knew we would have to get back and play transition defense, control the boards, and not take bad shots."

"After their run to open the second half, we talked about controlling the ball better and making the sure pass. I'm really happy for this team, the program and the staff; to have this kind of win in our second year feels amazing."

FIRST QUARTER

• New Haven bookended the opening quarter with a pair of 6-0 runs to shoot 46.7 percent (7-for-15) in the opening 10 minutes while holding Bentley to just one field goal on eight attempts.
• After a 6-0 New Haven run, Pergola found Wormack down low for a layup to beat the shot clock for an 8-3 lead at 5:12.
• DeBose knocked down a big three following a cross-court pass from Pergola to up the edge to 13-5 with 1:26 remaining.
• Wormack completed a three-point play with an offensive putback while being fouled to give the Chargers a 16-5 lead after one.

SECOND QUARTER

• New Haven got the lead to double digits at 18-8 at the 7:32 mark with a pair of free throws from Pergola.
• Chambers used a putback layup to get the lead to 20-8 before Bentley rattled off a 7-0 run to get back within five at the 3:11 mark.
• White sank her first three-pointer from straightaway to end the run with 56 seconds left in the half to give New Haven a 23-15 lead it carried into the locker room.
• Bentley ended the half hitting just one of their last five field goals and was scoreless over the final 3:11.
• The Chargers held the Falcons to just 23.8 percent shooting in the opening half and a 2-for-14 clip from three-point range.

THIRD QUARTER

• After a Deshaies basket to open the third, Bentley stormed back with an 11-0 run to take their first lead, 26-25, highlighted by consecutive threes.
• Trailing 30-29, the Chargers scored eight unanswered points courtesy of a Wormack jumper, and back-to-back triples from White and Ocasio to pull ahead 37-30 with 1:31 remaining.

FOURTH QUARTER

• The Falcons clawed back to within five early in the fourth, but the Chargers answered with an 11-0 run of their own, scoring 13 of the game's final 18 points overall.
• Ocasio sandwiched two three-pointers around a Wormack layup, then added two from the free throw line to get the advantage to 15, then Pergola followed with a free throw to get the edge to a game-high 16 points, 51-35, with 2:20 remaining.

The Chargers will hit the road for the next matchup on Saturday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. at Stonehill.