DURHAM, N.H. – Freshman Adara Groman (Hopkinton, Mass.) led the Wildcats with a career-best 16 points as she went 4-of-5 from 3-point range but the University of New Hampshire women's basketball team fell to UMass on Thursday night, 74-55, at Lundholm Gymnasium. The Wildcats are now 1-4 overall, while the Minutewomen improve to 4-1 overall.
Score: UMass 74, New Hampshire 55 Records: UNH (1-4), UMass (4-1) Location: Durham, N.H. (Lundholm Gymnasium) Date: Thursday, December 10, 2020 Video Highlights • Postgame Press Conference • Box Score
UMass was led by Sydney Taylor and Sam Breen who each posted 17 points. Senior captain Amanda Torres (Hudson, N.H.) also scored 10 points for the Wildcats. UMass grabbed 48 rebounds and shot 46.9 percent from the field, while the Wildcats also posted 24 rebounds and shot 39.6 percent. HOW IT HAPPENED Amanda Torres (Photo by Ben Humphreys)
First Half:
After UMass scored the first six points of the game, netted a 3-pointer to make the score 6-3 with 5:45 left in the first quarter.
With the Wildcats now trailing 15-9, freshmanPaige Cote (Sanford, Maine) made a 3-pointer to cut the UMass advantage to 15-12 with 2:03 remaining in the opening frame.
The Minutewomen went on a 6-0 run to end the quarter with a 21-12 advantage.
UMass then outscored the Wildcats by a 27-14 margin to go to the half winning 48-26.
Second Half:
Early in the third quarter, Groman made it a 50-29 game with a 3-pointer.
With the Minutewomen up by a 62-35 margin in the fourth quarter sophomore Brooke Kane(Derry, N.H.) scored from 3-point range to cut the lead to 62-38 with 8:18 remaining.
The Wildcats outscored the Minutewomen, 17-12, the remainder of the game as UMass won 74-55.
KELSEY HOGAN POSTGAME QUOTES
Overall thoughts on game:
"Second half, we adjusted, especially defensively. I feel like that's been the story of us, these last five games. Proud of our young ladies, they showed fight to the end."
On 3-point shooting:
"That's an improvement that we've been working on, especially from last year to this year. Our young ladies have been knocking shots down in practice, so I knew it was a matter of time... I hope this is almost like a breakout
game for us from the 3-point line."
"She doesn't play like a freshman. She's a gamer. You saw it again today, too, just hitting big shots... I think she's going to continue to improve, especially with her confidence, she's going to flourish."
Looking ahead:
"For us, it's going to definitely be a lot of film. We are going to take this little break that we have, we're going to take charge of it... We're going to continue to have the mindset and the philosophy to get better every single day."
UP NEXT: The Wildcats will return to action when they take on America East opponent Hartford on Sunday and Monday, Dec. 27-28, at 1:00 p.m. on ESPN+.
