‘Cats Edged Out by Binghamton, Rematch Set for Quarterfinals

Saturday, February 29

Vestal, N.Y.

2 PM

University of New Hampshire

10-18,7-9America East

Binghamton

21-8,10-6America East

New Hampshire

Binghamton

Photo by Emily Carlstrom

Photo by: Emily Carlstrom

‘Cats Edged Out by Binghamton, Rematch Set for Quarterfinals

2/29/2020 5:53:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Senior Ashley Storey drops 25 points as UNH falls to Binghamton, 66-64.

VESTAL, N.Y. – In its final game of the regular season, the University of New Hampshire women's basketball team fell to the Binghamton University Bearcats by a score of 66-64 on Saturday afternoon.

Senior forward Ashley Storey (Cumberland, Maine) led the way with her second straight 20+ point performance, scoring 25 on 10-of-16 shooting, but the last Binghamton scoring run was enough to put the game out of reach.

NEXT UP:
With results around the league, New Hampshire locks in the #5 seed in the Hercules Tires America East Tournament, facing Binghamton for a third time this season.

The two teams will face off again next Wednesday, March 4 at 7 P.M. in the quarterfinal round. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+.

GAME INFORMATION:
Score: Binghamton 66, UNH 64
Records: Binghamton: 21-8 (10-6 AE), UNH 10-18 (7-9 AE)
Location: Binghamton Events Center – Vestal, N.Y.
Date: Feb. 29, 2020 – 2 P.M.
Time: 1:51
Attendance: 2,077

HIGHLIGHTS:

Storey's 25 points were a game-high, along with a team-high two blocks and four steals. She also added in two assists.
Junior guard Amanda Torres (Hudson, N.H.) posted 17 points on 8-of-13 shooting, while grabbing a steal and a block. 17 points ties her career high set against Vermont earlier this month.
Junior forward Maggie Ahearn (Marshfield, Mass.) had a game-high 10 rebounds and had the other team-high of two blocks. Ahearn chipped in eight points to the effort.
Freshman guard Héléna Delaruelle (Enghien-les-Bains, France) dished a game-high eight assists and grabbed two steals while adding in four points.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Both teams started the game trading 6-0 runs. After an early Binghamton bucket UNH responded with three quick buckets for a 6-2 lead, but the Bearcats answered and retook the lead at 8-6 with 5:06 to go in the first.
Binghamton held a four-point lead at the end of the first quarter, and with both teams tallying 15 in the second quarter, that four-point lead would stand at halftime, 34-30.
New Hampshire tried to chip away the Bearcats' lead in the third, getting it down to a one-score game four times in the early going, but Binghamton held on to lead by seven points with 1:17 to go in the third.
In the final minute, a three-pointer by Ashley Storey and a putback layup by Maggie Ahearn once again matched Binghamton's point total for the quarter, and the game was back to a four point differential at 53-49.
Two straight buckets by Amanda Torres to start the fourth quarter cut the Binghamton lead to one point. A driving layup with hard contact was converted by freshman Brooke Kane (Derry, N.H.), giving UNH its first lead since the first quarter, 55-54.
Ashley Storey expanded that lead with a layup of her own, 57-54.
Binghamton responded with a bucket and a defensive stop, and with two free throws they retook the lead.
The Bearcats were able to keep the Wildcats at bay for the final two minutes, giving UNH the ball back with a five point deficit and 3.3 seconds to go. On the inbound play, Storey hit a three-pointer to cut the lead to two, but no time remained on the clock.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

UNH	Leaders	Binghamton
Storey (25)	Points	Moon (17)
Ahearn (10)	Rebounds	O. Ramil (7)
Delaruelle (8)	Assists	Moon (4)
Kane (3-5)	Free Throws	Moon (6-9)

	Team Stats
49.1%	FG%	47.1%
40%	3-pt FG %	28.6%
6-13	FT	14-19
30	Rebounds	34
11	Assists	9
15	Turnovers	11
10	Steals	5
5	Blocks	3

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

Ashley Storey notched 20+ points for the 10^th time this season and for the second straight game.
Storey also has 10+ made field goals in back to back contests and five total games this season.
Storey is now at 1,028 career points, moving her to 19^th all-time in UNH scoring history. She now sits just behind Kelly Butterfield '85, who tallied 1,030.
New Hampshire has had nine games this season be decided by five or fewer points. The 'Cats are 4-5 in those games.
The Wildcats end the regular season with seven conference wins, improving on their three conference wins from last season. The 'Cats clinch the #5 seed for the second time in three seasons.
New Hampshire's last 4/5 matchup in the America East Quarterfinals was a 71-54 victory over the #4 seed Stony Brook Seawolves in Portland, Maine.