Storey, Spoto Pace Women's Basketball to Third Straight Victory, 53-42 Over Hartford

Saturday, February 20

Durham, N.H.

1 PM

University of New Hampshire

11-16, 5-9AE

University of Hartford

11-16, 7-7AE

Hartford

New Hampshire

Photo by: Paige O'Donnell

Storey, Spoto Pace Women's Basketball to Third Straight Victory, 53-42 Over Hartford

2/20/2016 3:23:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Durham, N.H. – Freshman forward Ashley Storey (Cumberland, Maine) and senior forward Stephanie Spoto (Pittsford, N.Y.) combined for 26 points to lead the University of New Hampshire to its third straight win, 53-42 over Hartford, on Saturday afternoon in Lundholm Gymnasium.

Storey scored 14 points and collected five rebounds and Spoto had 12 points and four rebounds. Storey made six of her seven field goals attempts and Spoto was five-for-six from the floor.

UNH improved to 11-16 overall and 5-9 in America East. Hartford is also 11-16 overall and now is 7-7 in the league. The Wildcats earned a split of the season series. They lost at Hartford, 48-44, on Jan. 24.

NEXT UP

The Wildcats play Vermont at home on Thursday at 7 p.m. for Senior Night. Tickets for the game are available at 603-862-4000, ext. 5.

HIGHLIGHTS

The three straight wins match UNH's best streak of the season. The Wildcats won their first three games of the season.
Three Wildcats – Elizabeth Belanger (Acton, Mass.), Carlie Pogue (Cincinnati, Ohio), and Kristen Anderson (Greene, Maine) each scored eight points.
Guard Peyton Booth (Wadsworth, Ohio) matched her career highs with eight rebounds and four assists.
Led by Booth, the Wildcats had a 34-22 advantage in rebounds.
The Wildcats made seven of their eight four shots.
Storey, Anderson and Spoto all made both of their foul shots.
Booth and Anderson led the team with four assists apiece.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Storey and Spoto led a dominating frontcourt performance by the Wildcats, making 11 of their 13 shots between them. UNH had 36 points in the paint to Hartford's 16 and a 34-22 edge in rebounding.

The Wildcats led 24-21 at the half and opened things up a bit with a 14-9 third period to make it 38-30 going into the fourth quarter.

Hartford cut the lead to 40-36 with 8:40 to play in the game. Storey scored inside off a pass from Anderson, Spoto nailed a couple of foul shots and Storey scored again and UNH had a 10-point win and was on its way to the win.

-POSTGAME NOTES-

UNH STARTERS (SEASON/CAREER STARTS)
So. G Peyton Booth (15/15)
So. C Carlie Pogue (26/35)
Fr. F Ashley Storey (15/15)
Sr. G Elizabeth Belanger (27/103)
So. G Aliza Simpson (24/46)

GROUP'S RECORD: 5-6

SERIES INFO

UNH evened the series at 33-33.

ATTENDANCE: 384

TEAM NOTES

The Wildcats made 50 percent (22-for-44) of their field goals.
UNH owned a 36-16 advantage in points in the paint.
The Wildcats owned a 34-22 advantage in rebounds.
UNH had 13 assists on its 22 field goals.
Hartford had three assists for its 15 baskets.
The Wildcats were two-for-nine in three-pointers.
Hartford made three of its 15 treys.
UNH had a 21-6 advantage in points off the bench.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

UNH

Elizabeth Belanger: 8 points / 6 rebounds
Kristen Anderson: 8 points / 4 assists
Ashley Storey: 14 points / 6-for-7 field goals / 5 rebounds
Stephanie Spoto: 12 points / 5-for-6 field goals / 4 rebounds
Peyton Booth: 8 rebounds / 4 assists

Hartford

Darby Lee: 15 points / 4 rebounds
Janelle Harrison: 9 points / 2 rebounds
Kelly Douglass: 6 points

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