Wildcats fall at UMass Lowell in America East play

Saturday, February 13

Lowell, Mass.

1 PM

University of New Hampshire

5-12,5-9America East

UMass Lowell

10-8,9-6America East

New Hampshire

UMass Lowell

2/13/2021 3:33:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Adara Groman registers a team-high 12 points in the losing effort for UNH

LOWELL, Mass. – The University of New Hampshire women's basketball team fell at UMass Lowell, 74-40 on Saturday afternoon at Costello Athletic Center in America East play.

The Wildcats were paced offensively by freshman guard Adara Groman (Hopkinton, Mass.), who played a game-high 37 minutes and registered a team-high 12 points on 4-of-10 shooting from the field and 2-of-6 from the three-point arc. It marked Groman's fourth game this season with 10 or more points.

Senior guard Amanda Torres (Hudson, N.H.) chipped in with nine points on 3-of-6 from the field in the losing effort against the River Hawks. Torres also added three steals and two rebounds.

Sophomore guard Héléna Delaruelle (Enghien-Les-Bains, France) recorded six points, seven rebounds and three steals in the game for the Wildcats.

UMass Lowell's Kharis Idom led all scorers with 21 points on 9-of-16 shooting, which included 3-for-7 from three and four steals. Denise Solis and Jaliena Sanchez chipped in with 14 and 13 points, respectively, in the win for the River Hawks. Sanchez also tallied a game-high six steals to go along with five assists and two rebounds.

UNH drops to 5-12 overall (5-9 AEC) with the loss, while the River Hawks improve to 10-8 overall and 9-6 in America East contests.

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Up Next: The Wildcats return to the court for the series finale at UMass Lowell on Sunday, February 14. Game time is 1 p.m. from Costello Athletic Center on ESPN+.
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First half
The Wildcats opened the game on a 6-0 scoring run in the first four minutes of the game and then the River Hawks rattled off the next 11 points in the next two minutes to take control of the game.

UNH trailed 40-21 at halftime.
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Second half
The Wildcats shot 4-for-10 in the fourth quarter, which was their best shooting quarter of the game.
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Inside the Boxscore
UNH outrebounded the River Hawks, 35-29 for the game, including a 12-6 edge in the third quarter alone. The Wildcats held a 16-9 advantage on the offensive glass on the afternoon.

The Wildcats' 10 steals on the day was the fifth time this season they have recorded 10+ steals in the contest.
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