WEST HAVEN, Conn. – A dynamic performance from senior Micah Wormack (Cumberland, Md./Allegany) lifted the New Haven women's basketball team to a 60-46 Northeast-10 Conference win over American International on Saturday at Charger Gymnasium. Wormack tied her season-high with 27 points, a mark she previously reached against AIC back in December, and tied her career-high with 18 rebounds while adding two blocks. Freshman Aurora Deshaies (Syracuse, N.Y./Bishop Ludden) scored nine points and tied her career-high with 14 rebounds. Junior Bionca Chambers (Bronx, N.Y./New Milford) added eight points with four rebounds, and sophomore Camryn DeBose (Wellington, Fla./Wellington Community) added seven points, five rebounds and a team-high three assists.

The Chargers dominated on the glass, outrebounding AIC 59-26, including 22 offensive rebounds, compared to AIC's 15 defensive boards. New Haven also took control of the game at the foul line, where they were 24-of-31. The Chargers defense held the Yellow Jackets (7-18, 4-13 NE10) to just 27.1 percent from the field and 24.0 percent from three-point range.

New Haven improves to 17-7 (11-6 NE10) on the season, including 11-1 at home.

QUOTES FROM THE COACH: Debbie Buff
"I thought we got off to a really good start and then we got careless with the basketball. I think we still need to improve on a few things and take care of the ball for 40 minutes, but otherwise I thought we played pretty well."
"As always, our defense was consistent. They are a very athletic team and I thought our press gave them a little bit of trouble, but I thought Micah and Aurora really stepped up for us. At this point in the season we'll take whatever wins we can get."

FIRST QUARTER

• New Haven started the game fast, rattling off the first 11 points of the contest, highlighted by jumpers from Brie Pergola (Torrington, Conn./Torrington) and Wormack, a layup by Deshaies and four free throws from Chambers.
• AIC got on the board with two free throws at the 2:43 mark and later added one more. Wormack added two more jumpers in the closing minutes to give the Chargers a 17-3 lead after one.
• AIC finished the first quarter 0-for-12 from the floor, while the Chargers shot 40 percent (6-for-15).

SECOND QUARTER

• After starting the game 0-for-15 from the field, AIC connected on four straight baskets in less than two minutes to pull within 20-13 at 7:17, forcing a New Haven timeout.
• AIC extended their run to 14-1 with a long jumper at 3:26 to make it 20-17.
• New Haven ended the half the same way it started, scoring 11 straight points. Wormack used two free throws to end the dry spell, then Deshaies took a feed from DeBose for the layup and drew a foul before completing the three-point play.
• Aliyah Wright (Albany, N.Y./Colonie Central) and Deshaies concluded the half with a pair of free throws each to bring the score to 31-17 at the half.

THIRD QUARTER

• The lead quickly grew to 18 early in the third on a jumper by Wormack at 6:24.
• Five points for Wormack and a step back jumper by Chambers at 3:53 helped push the edge to 40-21 at 3:47, prompting an AIC timeout.
• After AIC got within 15, the DeBose grew the edge to 47-30 in the final minute to give the Chargers a 17-point lead entering the fourth.

FOURTH QUARTER

• Wormack got the lead back to 19 in the opening minute of the fourth before AIC ripped off a 10-2 run to get within 55-44 with 39 seconds left.
• Luzdali Ocasio (Davenport, Fla./New Hampton) then connected on two free throws, and Wormack added three of her own in the final 30 seconds to cap the Chargers scoring.

The Chargers will hit the road on Wednesday evening with a trip across town to Southern Connecticut State. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. The team will conclude the regular season at home next Saturday against Adelphi on Senior and Alumnae Day.