WEST HAVEN, CONN. - The University of New Haven women's basketball team picked up a gritty 72-64 victory over the Saint Rose Golden Knights on Tuesday night at Charger Gymnasium. The win brings the Chargers to a 7-12 record as they now rise to 2-11 in NE10 play. Leading the way for New Haven with a breakout performance was Kameryn King (Old Saybrook, Conn./Mercy), who dropped a career-high 25 points on 8-13 shooting while going 6-7 from the line. The junior guard also set a personal best in rebounds and assists with seven of each while playing a little over 39 minutes in the win. King wasn't alone in her efforts as three other Chargers racked up double-digit performances, including Brie Pergola (Torrington, Conn./Torrington), who ended with 18 points on 8-13 shooting, as well. What King started, Pergola finished as she closed out the second half in some clutch moments with 14 points, eight of which came in the fourth quarter. Another noteworthy showing was from Aurora Deshaies (Syracuse, N.Y./Bishop Ludden) who enjoyed a bounce back game in the paint, recording a 12 point-12 rebound double-double. Deshaies has now reached 11 or more rebounds in 12 of the 18 games she has played in as she continues to place on the NE10 leaderboards. Rounding out the double-digit scorers is none other than Camryn DeBose (Wellington, Fla./Wellington Community), who put up 15 in the win. DeBose has scored double-digit points in 16 of 19 games on the season as she averages 14.6 points per game, 10th in the NE10. Even though she was held to a quiet night on the scoreboard, Briana Van Cleaf (Staten Island, N.Y./Notre Dame Academy) made some noise on the glass, pulling in 11 rebounds including two on offense. Her 11 rebounds ties a career-high for her, having last done it on Nov. 28 against Saint Thomas Aquinas.  Despite a season-high in points for the team, freshman forward Bianca Pendleton (Accokeek, Md./New Hope Academy) scored the lone basket off the bench, a layup with 54 seconds left in the first quarter.

The Golden Knights went 23-62 37.1%) shooting from the field and 8-20 (40.0%) from behind the perimeter. The Chargers ended the game shooting 30-61 (49.2%) while going 4-17 (23.5%) on three-point attempts. Saint Rose shot 8-14 (57.1%) from the line as opposed to New Haven, who went 10-17 (58.8%). New Haven forced the Knights into only 16 turnovers with King and Van Cleaf leading the defense with three steals each. DeBose recorded a steal and a block in the game as she has now managed a steal in 13 consecutive games. In addition to her double-double, Deshaies played tough defense, as well, totaling two blocks and a steal 

The Chargers turned those turnovers into 14 points on the other end while Saint Rose also scored 14 points off of turnovers. The Chargers outrebounded the Golden Knights, 41-34 while being outscoring them 34-30 in the paint. Saint Rose scored 12 points on second chance opportunities while New Haven scored seven.

QUOTE FROM BUFF
"This was one of the best games we have played for a full 40 minutes," said head coach Debbie Buff. "We shared the ball (18 assists) and our individual performances were some of the finest of the season; Kam [King] was stellar on both sides of the ball (25 career points), Ro [Deshaies] was outstanding on the boards (12 rebounds), Brie [Pergola] was a great floor leader and had some big buckets for us down the stretch, Cam [DeBose] scored in double figures and was outstanding on defense and Briana [Van Cleaf] pulled down 11 rebounds and came up with numerous 50-50 balls. Now we need to build on this for Thursday."

FIRST HALF

• The Chargers got off to a hot start, taking a 21-11 lead after the first quarter.
• King couldn't miss in the first half, shooting 5-6 from the field and 2-3 from beyond the arc.
• King also went a perfect 3-3 from the line to finish with 15 points.
• In addition, to 15 points, King added a career-high five assists in the half.
• Also scoring double-digit points early was DeBose who went into the half with 10 points.
• Deshaies racked up a six point-six rebound first half effort while shooting 3-6.
• Van Cleaf led all rebounders with seven boards despite being held to two points.
• Pergola went 2-3 to finish with four points while adding an assist and a rebound to her first half stats.
• Pendleton's first quarter layup was the only points off the bench, not only in the first half but the entire game.
• The Chargers had their biggest lead of the game (15) with 5:28 in the second quarter.
• New Haven shot 9-17 (52.9%) in the first quarter and 7-12 (58.3%) in the second.
• The Chargers were held to two three-pointers in the half, one in each quarter, as King hit both.
• The squad edged out Saint Rose 19-17 on the boards in the first half.
• King led all defenders with two steals while Deshaies, DeBose and Van Cleaf all recorded one.
• Both Deshaies and DeBose blocked a shot in the half.
• Saint Rose was held to 11-30 (36.7%) from the field while going 3-9 (33.3%) from three.
• New Haven shot 5-9 (55.6%) from the line while Saint Rose went 2-5 (40.0%).
• The Knights only scored three points off of turnovers as opposed to the Chargers who scored nine.
• Saint Rose scored four points on second chance opportunities while the Chargers scored three.
• The Chargers forced ten turnovers while they were forced into seven, themselves.

SECOND HALF

• Pergola exploded in the second half of the game, tallying 14 points, three rebounds and three assists.
• Eight of Pergola's 14 points came in the fourth quarter while shooting 6-10 in the half.
• King shot 3-7 from the field to rack up 10 points, six rebounds and two assists.
• Deshaies had another six point- six rebound half to finish with a double-double.
• DeBose ended the second half with five points and one assist.
• Deshaies recorded another block in the second half while Van Cleaf tallied two steals and King one.
• Saint Rose outscored the Chargers 21-12 in the third but both teams scored 35 in the half.
• Saint Rose shot 12-32 (37.5%) from the field and 5-11 (45.5%) from beyond the arc.
• New Haven went 14-32 (43.7%) including a 10-18 (55.6%) fourth quarter while shooting 2-8 (25.0%) from three.
• The Golden Knights scored 11 points off of turnovers while the Chargers scored five.
• After dominating the paint in the first half, the Chargers were outscored 14-10 in the second half.
• The Knights scored eight points on second chance opportunities whereas the Chargers only scored four.
• The Chargers outrebounded the Golden Knights 22-17 in the second half.

WHAT'S NEXT
The University of New Haven women's basketball team looks to continue their offensive efforts as they host Southern New Hampshire. Tip-off for that game is scheduled for 5:30 P.M. on Thursday, Feb. 10 at Charger Gymnasium.