RINDGE, N.H. - The University of New Haven women's basketball team picked up a 87-76 victory over the Franklin Pierce Ravens in their final regular season game of the season. The win brings the Chargers to 10-15 on the year as their conference record rises to 5-14. Just two days after recording a 20-20 double double, Aurora Deshaies (Syracuse, N.Y./Bishop Ludden) once again controlled the offense, racking up a 31 point-19 rebound performance to lift New Haven to a victory. Those 31 points is a new career-high for Deshaies, previously set on Feb. 22 against Assumption while her 19 rebounds ranks second on the season for the junior forward, only behind the 21 she pulled in on Saturday. In her last two games, Deshaies has combined for 53 points and 40 rebounds while shooting 22-36 (61.1%) as she finishes the regular season averaging 12.4 points and 11,0 rebounds, the latter ranking second in conference. Fellow junior forward Briana Van Cleaf (Staten Island, N.Y./Notre Dame Academy) also set a career-high in points with 22 while shooting 9-15 (60%). Kameryn King (Old Saybrook, Conn./Mercy) was hot from beyond the arc as four of her five makes came from deep, shooting 4-7 from three. The junior guard also racked up three assists and two rebounds as she finished the game with 16 points. Despite being held to 2-9 shooting from the field, Camryn DeBose (Wellington, Fla./Wellington Community) drew six free throw attempts, five of which were made, as she ended the game with ten points. The senior guard also recorded four steals in the victory, extending her streak to 19 games while only being held to zero steals once this season. DeBose ranked 14th amongst NE10 scorers this season, ending the regular season with 13.3 points per game. Brie Pergola (Torrington, Conn./Torrington) scored six points in the effort while tallying seven assists, three rebounds and three steals as the graduate guard ended the season with 3.1 assists per game, which ranks eighth in the conference. The only two points to come from the bench came from Luzdali Ocasio (Davenport, Fla./New Hampton), who made her only attempted shot with 6:46 left in the game, while also recording two rebounds and four assists.

The Ravens ended with 27-63 (42.9%) shooting from the field while going 14-32 (43.8%) from behind the perimeter. The Chargers ended the game shooting 33-65 (50.8%) while shooting 7-20 (35.0%) on three-point attempts. At the line, the Chargers converted 14 of 16 attempts whereas the Ravens shot 8-12. New Haven forced Franklin Pierce into 16 turnovers with four Chargers recording a steal with DeBose leading the defense with four steals while Deshaies and Alyssa Stevenson (Watertown, N.Y./South Jefferson Central) both blocked a shot.

The Chargers turned those turnovers into 16 points on the other end while Franklin Pierce scored 22 points off of turnovers. New Haven outrebounded the Ravens, 43-29 while dominating in the paint, 42-20. The Chargers outscored Franklin Pierce on second chance opportunities, 25-4.

QUOTE FROM BUFF
"Big road win for a team that just beat Bentley by 14. Ro had a monster game on her dad's birthday scoring 31 points and 19 rebounds. We really shared the ball and had 21 assists. We were 14/16 from the foul line and had four people score double figures. Big win going into the playoffs."

FIRST HALF

• New Haven started slow, trailing at the half, 37-42.
• Deshaies racked up 14 points and seven rebounds in the first half while shooting 6-9 (66.7%).
• Four of Deshaies's rebounds came on the offense side.
• Van Cleaf scored eight points in the first half with them all coming in the first quarter.
• King also ended the half with eight points after draining a pair of three-pointers in the second quarter.
• DeBose tallied five points, two rebounds and an assist in the opening half.
• Pergola was held scoreless in the first quarter but went 1-3 from the field in the second.
• Pergola also led the team in the half with three assists.
• Gabrielle Stickle (Syracuse, N.Y./Jamesville-DeWitt) tallied a rebound and an assist in the half.
• Kamryn Hammond (Poughkeepsie, N.Y./F.D. Roosevelt) and Luzdali Ocasio (Davenport, Fla./New Hampton) both grabbed two rebounds while the latter added an assist as well.
• Bianca Pendleton (Accokeek, Md./New Hope Academy) also pulled in a rebound in the second quarter.
• Stevenson blocked a shot in the second quarter.
• DeBose and Pergola both recorded three steals with all of Pergola's coming in the first quarter.
• DeBose extended her steal streak to 18 early, registering one 1:05 into the first quarter.
• New Haven outshot the Ravens in the first half as the Chargers went 14-31 (45.2%) while Franklin Pierce went 14-32 (43.8%).
• The first half difference came beyond the arc as the Ravens shot 8-16 (50.0%) while the Chargers went 3-8 (37.5%).
• The Chargers shot a perfect 6-6 from the line while Franklin Pierce went 6-10.
• The Chargers outrebounded the Ravens, 21-16

SECOND HALF

• New Haven enjoyed a big second half, outscoring the Ravens, 50-34.
• The Chargers came out of the gate right away, winning the third quarter 28-19.
• Deshaies continued to run wild, racking up 17 points and 12 rebounds while also assisting on a basket.
• Van Cleaf had a big second half with 14 points and two assists.
• Van Cleaf made both of her attempted three-pointers in the third quarter while King made one in each quarter.
• King did a little bit of everything, tallying eight points, three rebounds and one assist.
• DeBose scored five points while Pergola put up four.
• Both DeBose and Pergola totaled two rebounds and three assists in the second half.
• Ocasio assisted on three second half shots.
• DeBose, King and Deshaies all recorded a steal in the closing half while Deshaies blocked a shot, as well.
• New Haven outrebounded the Ravens in the second half, 22-18.
• Franklin Pierce shot 13-31 (41.9%) from the field.
• New Haven finished with a 19-34 (55.9%) second half.
• Franklin Pierce went 6-16 (37.5%) from beyond the arc while New Haven went 4-12 (33.3%).
• The Chargers shot 8-10 from the line while the Ravens were held to just two attempts.

WHAT'S NEXT
The Northeast-10 Championship first round will start on Friday, Feb. 25 (start time still to be determined).