WEST HAVEN, CONN. - The University of New Haven women's basketball team dropped their fourth straight game in 81-43 loss to the Saint Anselm Hawks on Wednesday night. After battling back from 15 points in consecutive games, the Chargers couldn't rally in this one as they were held to the least amount of points so far this season. With the loss, New Haven falls to 5-9 on the season, including 0-8 in the NE10 as the search continues. Aurora Deshaies (Syracuse, N.Y./Bishop Ludden) led the team with 10 points, on 5-9 shooting, to go along with seven rebounds. Freshman guard Charlotte Bassett (Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury) put up a career-high nine points in the effort, all in the second half, while going 4-6 from the field. After dropping a career-high 24 points just two games ago, Camryn DeBose (Wellington, Fla./Wellington Community) was held to just six points and four rebounds, as her double-digit points streak ends at 13. Junior forward Alyssa Stevenson (Watertown, N.Y./South Jefferson Central) also scored six points and four rebounds in 15 minutes of action. Kameryn King (Old Saybrook, Conn./Mercy) finished with five points, while her only made field goal came from beyond the arc.

The Hawks shot 27-54 (50.0%) from the field while making 13-24 (54.2%) shots from deep. The Chargers finished the game shooting 16-59 (27.1%) while being held to 2-17 (11.8%) from three. The Hawks went 14-19 (73.7%) from the line as opposed to the Chargers who went 9-13 (69.2%). New Haven forced Saint Anselm into 17 turnovers, while totaling 10 steals, in addition to four blocks. King recorded a career-high four steals while Briana Van Cleaf (Staten Island, N.Y./Notre Dame Academy) was credited with three. DeBose tallied a steal and two blocks while Marigona Bacaliu (Worcester, Mass./Putnam Science Academy) racked up two steals and a block. Luzdali Ocasio (Davenport, Fla./New Hampton) was also credited with a block in her ten minutes of time. The Hawks outrebounded the Chargers, 40-32, despite both scoring 24 points in the paint. Saint Anselm outscored the Chargers, 15-3, on the fast break and 26-10 off turnovers. Both teams ended the game with 13 points stemming from second chance opportunities.

FIRST HALF

• DeBose and Deshaies both finished the half with six points and three rebounds a piece, the latter .
• Deshaies shot a perfect three for three from the field to start.
• King made her only attempted field goal, a three-pointer in the first quarter.
• King led New Haven with two assists while Debose assisted on one basket..
• Chambers was held without a made field goal, but went into the half with one point after splitting a pair of free throws.
• Bacaliu's layup in the early minutes of the first quarter gave the Chargers their first lead of the game.
• Ocasio, DeBose and Bacaliu all recorded a block in the first half.
• Van Cleaf racked up three steals while King was credited with two and Bacaliu had one.
• Bacaliu led all scorers with three assists while DeBose followed with two.
• The Chargers lead by as many as five before a Saint Anselm layup with 17 seconds in the first sent into the second tied up.
• The Chargers were then outscored 12-4 in the second quarter, while Deshaies was the only one to score on a field goal.
• Chambers and Van Cleaf each made a singular free throw in the second quarter.
• Saint Anselm shot 9-28 (32.1%) from the field in the half, while being held to 2-9 from three.
• The Chargers went 7-22 (31.8%) while going one of five from three.
• The Hawks shot 7-9 from the line as opposed to the Chargers, who went 4-6.
• Saint Anselm outrebounded the Chargers, 19-15, but both teams scored 10 points in the paint.
• The Chargers were outscored 12-5 off turnovers and were outscored 6-4 on second chance points.

SECOND HALF

• Bassett scored a career-high nine points on 4-6 shooting from the field, including 1-3 from beyond the arc.
• Stevenson finished the second half with six points.
• Deshaies tallied four more points to reach double-digits while grabbing four rebounds in the second half effort.
• DeBose was held to 0-4 shooting as she ended the game with only six points, breaking her double-digit points streak.
• DeBose recorded another block and a steal in the second half of play.
• King's only points in the second half came from a pair of free throws in the third quarter.
• King racked up another two steals as she finished with a career-high four steals.
• Bianca Pendleton (Accokeek, Md./New Hope Academy) was held scoreless but tallied three rebounds.
• Gabrielle Stickle (Syracuse, N.Y./Jamesville-DeWitt) scored on a layup in the fourth for her only points in the game.
• The Hawks were lights out in the second half, shooting 18-26 (69.2%) from the field in the half, while going 11-15 (69.7%) from three.
• The Chargers went 9-37 (24.3%) while going one of 12 from three.
• The Hawks shot 7-10 from the line as opposed to the Chargers, who went 5-7.
• Saint Anselm outrebounded the Chargers, 21-17, but both teams scored 14 points in the paint.
• The Chargers outscored the Hawks 16-5 off turnovers and 9-7 on second chance points.

WHAT'S NEXT
The University of New Haven women's basketball team will return home for another two-game homestand as they host the Assumption Greyhounds to start. Tip-off for that game is scheduled for 1:30 P.M. on Saturday, Jan. 22 at Charger Gymnasium.