WEST HAVEN, Conn. - The Southern Connecticut women's basketball team fell to the University of New Haven, 71-63, at Charger Gymnasium. With the loss, the Owls fell to 10-12 overall and 7-9 in the Northeast 10, while the Chargers improved to 9-14 overall and 4-13 in the NE10.

Southern was led by junior Alexa Kellner (Stamford, Conn.) who notched 18 points on 54-percent shooting from the field and 50-percent shooting from three-point range. Senior Zoë Amalbert (Nanuet, N.Y.) had 12 points, while graduate student Jessica Fressle (Levittown, N.Y.) had 12 points, 11 rebounds, and four assists. Senior Delaney Connors (West Hartford, Conn.) recorded nine points, while shooting 50-percent from three-point range, in addition to tallying four assists and two steals.

Quarter Scores
Q1: UNH 23, SCS 20
Q2: UNH 39. SCS 30
Q3: UNH 55, SCS 49
Q4: UNH 71, SCS 63
 

How It Happened

• Southern grabbed the first basket of the night off a Zoë Amalbert three-pointer, before New Haven responded with back-to-back threes of their own. From there, New Haven went on an 11-5 run midway through the quarter to take a seven-point lead, 17-10. The Owls finished the frame on a 10-6 run, but still trailed by three.
• Katie Williamson (Dublin, Ireland) kicked off the second quarter with a basket for the Owls, but the Charger offense continued to heat up with a 7-1 run that gave them a seven-point lead, 30-23. The scoring evened out on both sides as New Haven narrowly outscored Southern, 9-7, but the Chargers took a nine-point lead into halftime.
• New Haven came out of the locker room and started the quarter on an 8-3 run. With 3:59 to play in the frame, the Chargers had a 17-point lead, their largest of the game. Southern heated up with an 11-0 run in the remaining four minutes, ignited by Alexa Kellner, who led the way with three of the Owls' four baskets. Southern trailed by six heading into the final quarter of action.
• The Owls picked up where the left off with an 8-2 run to start the fourth quarter and tied the game, 57-57. New Haven went on a 6-0 run, regaining the lead. Despite the Chargers narrowly outscoring, 8-6, in the remaining three minutes, New Haven's strong push midway through was the difference maker as they went on to win by eight points.

Notes

• Alexa Kellner has led the Owls in points in back-to-back games. She recorded 17 points against Saint Michael's on Feb. 14 and 18 points against New Haven.
• Jessica Fressle recorded her 13th double-double of the season with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
• Zoë Amalbert has at least three assists in 21 of her 22 games this season.

Up Next
The Owls head to Albany, N.Y. to face The College of Saint Rose on Saturday, Feb. 19 for a Northeast 10 Conference matchup against the Golden Knights.