Storey Matches Career-High in Scoring in 56-47 loss at CCSU

Sunday, December 16

New Britain, Conn.

1 PM

University of New Hampshire

CCSU

New Hampshire

Central Conn. St.

Ashley Storey scores two of her career-high-matching 23 points

Photo by: Mike Murphy

12/16/2018 2:44:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – Ashley Storey (Cumberland, Maine) matched her career high for the second straight game by scoring a game-best 23 points, but the University of New Hampshire women's basketball team saw its two-game winning streak snapped by virtue of Sunday afternoon's 56-47 non-conference loss to Central Connecticut State University at Detrick Gymnasium.

Storey went 6-for-13 from the floor and a set career milestones with 10 made free throws in 11 tries for UNH, which slipped to 3-8 on the season.

Maggie Ahearn (Mashfield, Mass.) scored seven points (3-for-7 FG) and pulled down four rebounds before departing with a lower-leg injury early in the third quarter.

Amanda Torres (Hudson, N.H.) scored seven points courtesy of a career-best 7-for-8 performance from the free throw line; the sophomore dished out three assists and collected three steals.

Kiara Patterson led Central Connecticut State (3-5, 0-0 NEC) with 19 points on 6-for-10 shooting from the field, including 2-for-2 from 3-point distance and 5-for-10 from the foul line.

Emma McCamus was the only other player in double figures. CCSU's sophomore guard went 3-for-4 from the floor and a perfect 7 of 7 at the FT line.

FINAL: CCSU 56, UNH 47
UNH (3-8, 0-0 America East) at Central Connecticut State (3-5, 0-0 NEC)
Sunday, December 16, 2018 • Detrick Gymnasium
New Britain, Conn.

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HOW IT HAPPENED

1^st Quarter
•A slow start from the floor (2-for-12, 16.7 percent) for the Wildcats allowed CCSU to take a 15-8 lead at the end of one. McCamus scored all six points for the Blue Devils during a 6-0 run to build the lead from 9-7 to eight points (15-7, 26 seconds left in first) before a free throw from Kari Brekke (Appleton, Wis., three points) snapped a 3:40 scoreless stretch for the Wildcats with 1.8 seconds left in the quarter. Torres notched three of UNH's four steals, which led to seven points off turnovers in the period.

2^nd Quarter
•The Wildcats outscored the Blue Devils, 13-10, in the second quarter to head into the locker room trailing, 25-21. UNH cut the CCSU lead to two points at 21-19 (4:59 left) and 23-21 (1:46 left) before a driving layup from Sydney Hines (two points) supplied the home team with the four-point halftime lead.
•Ahearn scored seven of UNH's 13 points in the quarter on a 3-point basket, a put-back of her own missed corner 3-pointer and a pick-and-roll layup off a nice assist from Storey, who paced the 'Cats with eight points on 3-for-7 shooting in the half. Patterson led CCSU with nine points at the intermission.

3^rd Quarter
•Despite climbing back within two points on three occasions, including 33-31 with 2:49 left in the third courtesy of Storey's left-side runner, the Wildcats were on the wrong end of a 6-0 run to end the quarter that allowed CCSU to match its then-largest lead, 39-31, after three.

4^th Quarter
•The Blue Devils edged the Wildcats, 17-16, and built the final margin to a game-high nine points with a Patterson FT with two seconds remaining.

GAME NOTES
•CCSU shot 48.8 percent (20-for-41) in the game, including 5-for-8 (62.5 percent) in the first quarter and 6-for-10 (60 percent) in the fourth.
•UNH shot 26.7 percent (12-for-45) from the field, including 3-for-20 (15 percent) from the 3-point arc.
•The Wildcats went 20-for-25 (80 percent) at the free throw line, including 9-for-10 in the fourth quarter.
•Caroline Soucy (Beverly, Mass.), who was forced to play with a protective facemask after sustaining a broken nose in practice earlier in the week, still managed four points on 2-for-6 shooting in 17 minutes before fouling out with 7:56 left in game. Moments earlier, her jumper trimmed CCSU's lead to 41-37, which was the closest New Hampshire would get the rest of the way.
•CCSU led wire-to-wire, but never built the lead higher than eight points until the final free throw with two seconds remaining.
•The Wildcats outscored the Blue Devils in second-chance points (14-4).
•CCSU got the better of UNH in bench points (17-3), fast-break points (26-10) and points in the paint (26-14).

LEADERS

UNH
Ashley Storey: 23 points / 7 rebounds / 10-11 free throws
Maggie Ahearn: 7 points / 4 rebounds
Amanda Torres: 7 points / 3 assists/ 3 steals / 7-8 free throws

CCSU
Kiana Patterson: 19 points / 3 rebounds / 3 assists
Emma McCamus: 13 points / 2 steals/ 7-7 free throws

STARTERS (SEASON/CAREER STARTS)
Jr. F Ashley Storey (11/28)
Fr. G Kari Brekke (11/11)
Jr. G Caroline Soucy (10/10)
So. G Amanda Torres (9/18)
So. F Maggie Ahearn (8/8)

GROUP'S RECORD: 0-7

SERIES INFO
UNH leads, 14-12