Women's Basketball Downs Hartford 72-55
Blue Devils win for second straight time at home, with 10 players scoring and collecting rebounds
The Central Connecticut women's basketball team earned its second win in a row, defeating visiting University of Hartford, 72-55, Wednesday night at Detrick Gymnasium.
Every Blue Devil that saw action scored or collected a rebound on the evening. The Blue Devils shot 47.5 percent from the floor in the victory.
GAME INFORMATION
FINAL SCORE: CCSU 72, UHart 55
RECORDS: CCSU (7-15, 3-7 NEC), UHart (1-22)
LOCATION: William H. Detrick Gymnasium | New Britain, CT
KEY MOMENTS
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Forever Toppin and Belle Lanpher drained three pointers each as part of an 8-2 lead that gave the Blue Devils a 10-4 lead midway through the first quarter
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A Zaiha Minnis three pointer with 3:41 to play in the first quarter brought the Hawks within three, 12-9
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Dejah Jenkins answered with a three-pointer on the other end of the floor, jumpstarting a 12-0 CCSU run that was capped by Lanpher free throws with 57 ticks remaining
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The Blue Devils scored the first 12 points of the second quarter, with points from four different players, to extend the lad to 38-13
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The Hawks got on the board with 2:16 to play in the period and scored five of the final nine points of the half
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Hartford scored the first four of the third quarter and opened the half on a 9-2 run
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Kenefick knocked down a three at 6:44 and Toppin drove to the hoop at the 5:22 mark for a layup and a 49-26 advantage
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Hartford knocked down five triples over the next 5:00 to claw within 56-43
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Lanpher put the lead back to 15, 58-43 with a long jumper
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Hartford closed within 10, 58-48, forcing a CCSU timeout with 7:37 to play
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Lanpher found Kenefick for a triple at 6:42 mark and then scored herself on back-to-back possessions to make the lead 17, 65-48
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Hartford rallied again, scoring seven unanswered to again get within 10, 65-55 with 2:46 remaining
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Lara Rohkohl ended the Blue Devil offensive drought with an offensive board and putback with 79 seconds remaining and scored the final seven points of the game
NUMBERS TO KNOW
10 – CCSU had 10 players collect at least three rebounds in the game, for a season-best 50 total rebounds. The Blue Devils also had 10 players score at least two points
NOTES
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Lanpher opened 4-5 from the field and scored 11 of her game-high 19 points in the first quarter
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Kenefick tallied 11 of her 14 points in the second half
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Toppin tallied eight points to go along with seven rebounds, while Rohkohl finished the reverse, with seven points and a game-best eight rebounds
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Jenkins also collected eight rebounds, tallied five points, and recorded three steals
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Lanpher handed out six assists and secured six rebounds
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The Blue Devils held a 36-14 edge on points in the paint
UP NEXT...
The Blue Devils will host the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights at 1:00pm on Saturday afternoon.
