GARDEN CITY, N.Y.. - The University of New Haven women's basketball team dropped another close game with Adelphi in a 49-52 loss to start their final road trip of the year. The loss puts the Chargers at 9-15 on the season as their conference record falls to 4-14. The offense ran through Aurora Deshaies (Syracuse, N.Y./Bishop Ludden), who dominated the paint with a 22 point-21 rebound double-double while shooting 9-18 (50.0%) from the field. Deshaies came two points shy of tying a personal best but set a new career-high in rebounds, breaking her previous high of 16 against Georgian Court on Nov. 14, 2021. Although it's her first time tallying over 20 rebounds in a game, the junior forward has now grabbed ten or more boards in 15 of the 23 games she's played in. She continues to average a double-double on the year with 11.6 points and 10.7 rebounds per game, both of which rank within the top 25 of NE10 scorers. Also reaching double-digit points in the game was Brie Pergola (Torrington, Conn./Torrington), who scored 11 points on 5-10 shooting while also pulling down five rebounds. Her lone three-pointer came off an assist from Kameryn King (Old Saybrook, Conn./Mercy) with 6:39 left in the first quarter to give the Chargers an eight point lead. The graduate guard still places 11th in the conference with an average of 2.9 assists on the season. Despite being held to 3-16 shooting, Camryn DeBose (Wellington, Fla./Wellington Community) contributed on offense by racking up eight points, six rebounds and four assists. The senior guard also recorded two steals in the loss, extending her streak to 18 games while only being held to zero steals once this season. DeBose still ranks 13th among NE10 scorers by averaging 13.5 points per game while she tops the leaderboards with 2.5 average steals. Kameryn King (Old Saybrook, Conn./Mercy) also did a little bit of everything, having scored six points on 2-9 shooting to go along with three rebounds and four assists. King continues her strong effort beyond the arc, hitting at least one three-pointer in each of her last seven games. Briana Van Cleaf (Staten Island, N.Y./Notre Dame Academy) rounded out the New Haven scorers with two points, coming early in the third quarter off a dish from Pergola. For the second straight game, scoring was solely limited to the starters as the bench was held scoreless.

The Panthers were held to 18-66 (27.3%) shooting from the field while shooting 4-24 (16.7%) from behind the perimeter. The Chargers ended the game shooting 20-65 (30.8%) while shooting 3-13 (23.1%) on three-point attempts. The difference-maker in today's contest was free throws as Adelphi shot 12-15 (80.0%) from the line as opposed to New Haven, who went a perfect 6-6. New Haven forced Adelphi into 17 turnovers with six Chargers recording a steal with DeBose, King and Van Cleaf recording two steals while DeBose and Pergola each blocked a shot.

The Chargers turned those turnovers into eight points on the other end while Adelphi scored 11 points off of turnovers. Despite the loss, the Chargers outrebounded the Panthers, 47-46 while outscoring in the paint, 28-20. Both teams also scored 16 points on second chance opportunities.

FIRST HALF

• New Haven started hot, starting the game on a 12-4 run as they won the first quarter, 20-15.
• King opened the game with a three-pointer to start the run while Pergola's three brought it to an eight point difference.
• Deshaies dominated the first half, leading all scorers with 14 points while pulling in seven rebounds, four of which were on offense.
• King hit two shots in the first half, both from beyond the arc, as she finished with six points.
• King also racked up two rebounds and two assists, as well.
• Pergola shot 2-5 in the opening half, making her only attempted three-pointer, as she scored five.
• DeBose made one field goal while sinking a pair of free throws to reach four points.
• DeBose also tallied six rebounds and two assists to start the game.
• Bionca Chambers (Bronx, N.Y./New Milford) and Bianca Pendleton (Accokeek, Md./New Hope Academy) both grabbed a rebound in the first half, with the latter's coming on offense.
• Chambers, Alyssa Stevenson (Watertown, N.Y./South Jefferson Central) and Luzdali Ocasio (Davenport, Fla./New Hampton) all assisted on a basket.
• DeBose led the defense with two steals while King, Deshaies and Chambers all recorded one.
• DeBose's steal with 4:56 left in the first quarter secured her streak of 17 straight steals.
• New Haven outshot the Panthers in the first half as the Chargers went 10-32 (30.3%) while Adelphi went 10-33 (30.3%).
• Adelphi was held to 2-13 (15.4%) from beyond the arc as the Chargers shot 3-7 (42.9%).
• The Chargers took all their free throw shots in the first half, making all six.
• Adelphi went a near perfect 10-11 (90.9%) from the line in the half.
• Adelphi outrebounded the Chargers, 23-21

SECOND HALF

• New Haven was outscored 21-30 in the second and third quarters before winning the fourth, 8-7.
• Deshaies continued to wreck havoc in the paint, racking up an eight point-14 rebound second half.
• Six of Deshaies's 14 second half rebounds came on the offensive end.
• Pergola once again enjoyed a better second half, scoring six points on 3-7 shooting.
• Pergola also tallied four rebounds and two assists in the closing half.
• King was held scoreless in the second half but added a rebound and two assists to her stat line.
• Also racking up two assists was DeBose, who ended with four points in the half.
• Van Cleaf's lone score came early early in the third quarter off a dish from Pergola
• Pendleton pulled down another offensive rebound in the second half.
• New Haven outrebounded the Panthers in the second half, 26-23.
• Adelphi shot 8-33 (24.2%) from the field.
• New Haven finished with a 10-33 (30.3%) second half.
• Adelphi was held to 2-11 (18.2%) from beyond the arc while New Haven went 0-6.
• The Panthers shot 2-4 from the line while the Chargers were held without an attempt.
• The Chargers forced the Panthers into seven turnovers while being forced into 10 themselves.

WHAT'S NEXT
The University of New Haven women's basketball team will travel to New Hampshire to take on the Franklin Pierce Ravens in their final regular season game of the year. Tip-off for that game is scheduled for 5:30 P.M. at Franklin Pierce Fieldhouse on Monday, Feb. 21.