WEST HAVEN, CONN. - The University of New Haven women's basketball team dropped their first game of the new year after nearly a month away from the court, a 61-64 loss to the Stonehill Skyhawks. After coming just short of an incredible comeback, the Chargers drop their sixth NE10 conference game of the season and fall to 5-7. While New Haven was without some key players, Camryn DeBose (Wellington, Fla./Wellington Community) continued her offensive campaign with 24 points on 47.3 percent shooting. Junior guard Kameryn King (Old Saybrook, Conn./Mercy) finished with 11 points on 4-10 shooting from the field, including 2-3 from beyond the arc. Junior guard Marigona Bacaliu (Worcester, Mass./Putnam Science Academy) made her first career start, shooting 3-4 while draining both of her attempted three-pointers. Briana Van Cleaf (Staten Island, N.Y./Notre Dame Academy) ended with seven points and seven rebounds while fellow forward Aurora Deshaies (Syracuse, N.Y./Bishop Ludden) struggled to get it going on offense, breaking both her double-double and her double-digit rebound streaks, closing out with four points and five rebounds. It was Alyssa Stevenson (Watertown, N.Y./South Jefferson Central), who led the team in rebounds, however, grabbing 12 boards and putting up seven points while coming off bench.

The Skyhawks shot 26-62 (41.9%) from the field while being held to three made three-pointers out of 10 attempts. Despite falling behind 0-15, the Chargers remained competitive, shooting 24-62 (38.7%) while shooting an efficient 8-16 from three, the second most made threes in a game for the team this season. The Skyhawks made more free throws, going 9-14 (64.3%) from the line while the Chargers went 5-6 (83.3%). New Haven forced Chestnut Hill into 20 turnovers, while totaling eight steals, in addition to three blocks. DeBose and King both tallied three steals while Van Cleaf was credited with two blocks and a steal. The Chargers outrebounded the Skyhawks 39-38, despite being outscored in the paint 30-34. Stonehill outscored the Chargers 10-5 on the fastbreak but New Haven scored more points off turnovers, 20-17. New Haven also outscored Stonehill 11-10 on second chance opportunities.

FIRST HALF

• DeBose dominated for the Charger's offense while doing a little bit of everything, going into halftime with 14 points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals.
• Van Cleaf finished with five points, four rebounds, an assists and a block.
• King hit a three-pointer for her only points of the first half while tallying an assist and a steal, as well.
• King's three-pointer off an assist from Stevenson ended a 15-0 streak by the Skyhawks to start the game.
• Deshaies pulled in three rebounds while adding two points in the first half. 
• Charlotte Bassett (Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury) and Bianca Pendleton (Accokeek, Md./New Hope Academy) both recorded one rebound in the first half.
• Kamryn Hammond (Poughkeepsie, N.Y./F.D. Roosevelt) saw playing time for the first time this season, assisting on a DeBose three-pointer with six minutes left in the second quarter.
• Van Cleaf and DeBose hit back-to-back three-pointers with less than two minutes left in the second quarter.
• The Chargers were outscored 19-10 in the first quarter but bested the Skyhawks 14-12 in the second quarter.
• After falling behind 0-15 to start the game, the Chargers were able to cut the deficit to seven going into the half.
• Stonehill shot 15-33 (45.4%) from the field in the half, while being held to 0-4 from three.
• The Chargers went 8-26 (30.7%) while going five of eight from three.
• The Skyhawks shot 1-2 from the line as opposed to the Chargers, who went 3-4.
• The Chargers were outscore 14-11 off turnovers and were outscored 24-6 in the paint.

SECOND HALF

• Stevenson controlled the second half, racking up seven points, 11 rebounds and two assists.
• DeBose continued to attack the rim, ending the second half with 10 points.
• Bacaliu and King both scored eight points in the second half while also hitting a three-pointer in the fourth quarter.
• Van Cleaf finished the second half with two points and three rebounds but was a force on defense, tallying a steal and a block.
• Van Cleaf's lone basket in the second half came with 6:45 left in the fourth quarter and it would give the Charger's their first and only lead of the game.
• Like Van Cleaf, Deshaies also finished with two points but only grabbed two rebounds in the second half.
• Bassett also grabbed two rebounds in the half.
• Five Chargers tallied a steal in the second half, with King leading the way with two.
• After a King three-pointer with three seconds left cut the lead to three points, but couldn't get a final shot off after Stonehill missed both free throws.
• Stonehill shot 11-29 (38%) from the field in the half, including three of six from deep, while the Chargers went 16-30 (53.3%) while going three of eight from three.
• The Skyhawks went 8-12 from the line as opposed to the Chargers who only went 2-2.
• Stonehill scored three points off turnovers while the Chargers scored nine.
• The Chargers dominated in the paint during the second half, outscoring the Skyhawks, 24-10.
• The Chargers also outscored the Skyhawks, 9-4 on second chance opportunities and 5-4 on the fastbreak.

WHAT'S NEXT
The University of New Haven women's basketball team will return to Charger Gymnasium to host the Adelphi Panthers. Tip-off for that game is scheduled for 1:00 PM on Monday, Jan. 17.