O’Connor Scores 27 Points in 83-24 Home Opening Victory Versus Colby Sawyer

Monday, November 7

Durham, N.H.

5 PM

University of New Hampshire

1-0,0-0America East

Colby-Sawyer

0-1,0-0Great Northeast

Colby-Sawyer

New Hampshire

O’Connor Scores 27 Points in 83-24 Home Opening Victory Versus Colby Sawyer

11/7/2022 9:42:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

DURHAM, NH – Freshman guard Avery O'Connor (Dedham, Mass.) scored 27 of the University of New Hampshire women's basketball team's points in their 83-24 victory against Colby-Sawyer on Monday night at Lundholm Gymnasium.

The Wildcats' record improves to 1-0-0 (0-0-0 AE) and Colby-Sawyer's falls to 0-0-1 (0-0-0 GNAC).

Score: New Hampshire 83, Colby-Sawyer 24
Records: UNH (1-0, 0-0 AE), Colby-Sawyer (0-1, 0-0 GNAC)
Location: Durham, N.H. (Lundholm Gymnasium)
Date: Saturday, Nov. 7, 2022
Attendance: 329

UP NEXT:
· The Wildcats return to action Nov. 10 for a 7 pm game against the Siena Saints in Loudonville, N.Y.
· UNH returns to Lundholm Gym when they welcome Northeastern on Nov. 19 with a 1 p.m. tipoff.

FIRST QUARTER:
·       Junior guard Belen Morales Lopez (Bellreguard, Spain) scored the first point of the game and UNH held the lead the rest of the way.
·       UNH led the scoreboard with an 18 – 0 run in the first eight minutes before Colby Sawyer made a free throw.
·       Senior guard Brooke Kane (Derry, NH) led the run with six points.
·       O'Connor scored the last point of the quarter in the last seven seconds with a layup putting the 'Cats up 25 - 1.

SECOND QUARTER:
·       With nine minutes left in the half, Kane started a seven-point run with a three-point shot.
·       O'Connor started another run with another three-point shot putting the Wildcats up to 44 - 9 before Colby-Sawyer scored.
·       Junior guard Adara Groman (Hopkinton, Mass.) scored within the last ten seconds of the quarter with a layup, giving the 'Cats a 46 – 12 lead.

THIRD QUARTER:
·       In the 'Cat's first run of the third quarter, Lopez started UNH off with a layup putting them up at 48 – 12 before Colby Sawyer scored and put the score at 53 -14.
·       O'Connor started another run with a three-point shot leading the 'Cats to a 56 – 14 advantage, and immediately scored again with a jumper.
·       O'Connor ended the quarter in the last second with two free throws putting the 'Cats up 65 - 16

FOURTH QUARTER:
·       At the beginning of the quarter, freshman guard Breezie Williams (Canton, Ohio) started a run with a layup.
·       In the run, Lopez scored 5 out of the 10 points helping the 'Cats get to a 72 – 16 lead before Colby-Sawyer scored.
·       O'Connor scored the last two points of the game with a jumper, leading the 'Cats to a win (83 – 24).

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
·       UNH finished with the slight edge in both field goal percentage (50.0% to 22.2%) and 3-point field goal percentage (42.9% to 18.8%).
·       UNH outscored the Chargers 10-5 in free throws.
·       The Wildcats collected 40 rebounds compared to the Chargers' 24.
·       UNH recorded the edge in points off turnovers (41-0), in the paint (34-8), second-chance points (14-5) and fast breaks (10-0).