WEST HAVEN Conn. – Junior Jasmine White (Huntington, N.Y./St. Anthony's) recorded her first career-double-double with career-highs of 15 points and 10 rebounds to help power New Haven to a 64-59 win over Franklin Pierce at Charger Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon. Fellow junior Brie Pergola (Torrington, Conn./Torrington) chipped in 16 points, six rebounds and five assists on 4-of-7 shooting, including 3-of-4 from beyond the arc. Senior Micah Wormack (Cumberland, Md./Allegany) added 12 points and four rebounds. Freshmen Aurora Deshaies (Syracuse, N.Y./Bishop Ludden) also tabbed eight points and eight rebounds on 4-of-6 from the field. Redshirt sophomore Luzdali Ocasio (Davenport, Fla./New Hampton) tied Pergola for the team-high five assists.

The Chargers (14-6, 8-5 NE10) shot 38.3 percent from the floor in the game, including a 5-for-7 mark from three-point range in the third quarter. Defensively, the Chargers outrebounded the Ravens 41-37 and limited FPU (9-11, 3-10 NE10) to 17-of-53 (32.1 percent) from the floor. New Haven also held a 28-12 edge in the paint.

QUOTES FROM THE COACH: Debbie Buff
"Our team was able to stay poised down the stretch to finish off the win against a good Franklin Pierce team that is well coached. We took better care of the ball today than we have been and we followed our scout very well. Jasmine and Brie were outstanding on both sides of the ball."

FIRST QUARTER

• Both teams traded baskets in the early going. White found Wormack down low for two to get the Chargers within 11-10 before FPU build a game-high four-point edge at 14-10 with 1:45 remaining.
• Bionca Chambers (Bronx, N.Y./New Milford) fed Wormack for a layup to beat the buzzer and pull New Haven within 14-12 at the end of the quarter.

SECOND QUARTER

• Deshaies tied it early in the second quarter with a putback before the Ravens went back up by four, 20-16.
• New Haven retook the lead with a mini 6-0 run, featuring a jumper from Camryn DeBose (Wellington, Fla./Wellington Community), and consecutive layups from Deshaies to go on top 22-20 at the midway point.
• Deshaies made it six points in a row with another layup to put New Haven up 24-23.
• White and Wormack scored two apiece to grow the lead to 30-24 as New Haven carried a three-point, 30-27 lead into the locker room.

THIRD QUARTER

• New Haven scored the first 10 points of the second half to take control, starting with the team's first three-pointer of the game from White.
• Pergola found Wormack down low to build the lead to 10, then Pergola knocked down a three of her own to grow the lead to 13, forcing another Ravens timeout at the 5:36 mark.
• Franklin Pierce scored the next seven unanswered points after the timeout to crawl within 40-34, forcing a New Haven timeout at 3:54.
• New Haven worked to get the edge back to 10 on three occasions over the rest of the quarter, including a three-pointer from Ocasio, a jumper by White, and New Haven's fifth three on seven attempts by Pergola with just six seconds left to build a 51-41 lead heading into the fourth.

FOURTH QUARTER

• Ocasio fed White for a layup to get the lead to a game-high 12 in the opening seconds.
• Franklin Pierce chipped away and used a 10-2 run to make it a one-possession game at 58-55 with 3:10 remaining.
• The Ravens would get within three twice more, with Pergola and Ocasio answering each time with free throws.
• The Chargers defended three three-point attempt in the final minute, and Pergola sank two more free throws to thwart the rally and earn the five-point victory.

Next up, New Haven will welcome Pace to Charger Gymnasium on Wednesday evening at 5:30 p.m.