Box Score

FINAL SCORE: So. Conn. St. 79 | New Haven 54
TEAM RECORDS: So. Conn. St. (3-4, 1-2) | New Haven (1-5, 1-3)

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Led by a career-high 32 points as well as a double-double from senior tri-captain Taylor McLaughlin (Colchester, Conn.), the Southern Connecticut State University women's basketball team earned its first Northeast-10 Conference win after defeating cross-town rival New Haven by a score of 79-54.

POST GAME WITH TAYLOR MCLAUGHLIN




HIGHLIGHT REEL



HOW IT HAPPENED
Despite trailing New Haven by two, 2-0, in the opening 15 seconds, Southern Connecticut's offense clicked as the Owls rattled off six straight three's to push their lead to double-digits. New Haven could only play catch-up in the first half as the visitors would trailed by 16, 42-26, heading into halftime.

At the 8:39 mark, in the third, New Haven cut the Owls' lead to within 15, 43-28, but Southern Connecticut's lead would remain above 19 for the remainder of regulation. 

Southern Connecticut's largest lead of the game was 28 after Murphy Murad (Storrs, Conn.) hit a deep three with 1:39 remaining in regulation, following a nice pass from Amanda Pfohl (Trumbull, Conn.).
 
FIRST HALF STATS

• McLaughlin scored 17 of her 32 points in the first half. She went 6-for-8 from the field and 2-for-2 from behind the arc.
• The Owls' offense was on point in the first half shooting 45.5 percent from the field, 53.8 percent from long range and 100 percent from the charity strip.
• Southern Connecticut's longest lead in the first half was 16 points both at the 1:55 mark, 38-22, and 36 second mark, 42-26.

 
SECOND HALF STATS

• Seven different Owls scored at least two points in the second half while McLaughlin netted a team-high 15.
• McLaughlin also collected four of her seven steals in the second.
• New Haven out-rebounded the Owls in the second 19-18.

 
FINAL STAT BREAKDOWN

• McLaughlin was just three steals shy of collecting her first career triple-double as the senior tallied seven steals, a block, an assists, 12 rebounds and 32 points. She also collected her fifth double-double of the season.
• Both Maria Weselyj (Marlborough, Conn.) and Chandler Williams (Chepachet, R.I.) registered 11 points, rounding out the Owls' double-digit scorers.
• Red-shirt junior Murphy Murad (Storrs, Conn.) was just shy of collecting her first career double-double as she posted a career-high 10 assists, nine points and five rebounds.

 
UP NEXT
Southern Connecticut returns to action this Saturday, Dec. 3 at the College of Saint Rose.