WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — Senior Sierra Smith tallied 10 points and a game-high 14 rebounds to post her first double-double of the season, as the Hartford women's basketball team fell to Brown, 72-68. Graduate student Jada Lucas finished with a team-high 16 points while Nina Farkic added 14 points and six boards. The Hawks dip to 0-5 on the young season, while the Bears improve to 2-4. 
 
BROWN 72, HARTFORD 68
Brown opened the game on a 6-2 run to take an early advantage. The Hawks would fight back and take a 9-7 lead after a pair of free throws from Junior Carmen Villalobos. The two teams would continue to battle back and forth as Irene Primo drained a three-pointer to tie the game at 12 with 2:24 remaining in the first. Brown would retake the lead and go into the first break up, 17-15. The second quarter would feature more back-and-forth action as the Hawks kept the game within one. Sierra Smith capitalized off a Brown turnover and cut the deficit to 20-19. The Bears would start to pull away, but a late Farkic layup cut the gap to four as the Hawks trailed, 29-25, entering halftime. Smith led Hartford at the break with eight points and six rebounds.
 
The second half saw Brown increase their lead to nine after a three-pointer forced the Hawks to take a timeout, down 37-28 with 8:06 left in the third. Hartford responded with a 6-0 run, capped off by back-to-back buckets from Jabria Ingram, to cut Brown's lead to 40-37. The Bears would increase their gap back to nine and eventually held a 51-44 lead after three. Abby Streeter had a monstrous third quarter, scoring eight points on 2-of-2 shooting from behind the arc. The Hawks continued to fight back in the fourth, getting within two points with 6:55 remaining. The Bears would answer with an 11-2 run, to take a 65-54 lead with 3:13 left in the game. Hartford would not go down easy as a Lucas three-pointer cut the deficit to three points with 36 seconds remaining. Lucas would again come up clutch, sinking another three-pointer in the closing seconds, but the deficit proved too much as the Bears escaped with a 72-68 victory.

INSIDE THE BOX & NOTES

• Smith recorded her first double-double of the season
• Lucas dropped a team-high 16 points
• Streeter joined Lucas and Farkic in double figures with 13 points
• Ingram had an all-around game, finishing with four points, four rebounds and three assists
• The Hawks outrebounded the Bears, 48-38
• Brown held Hartford to 34.2 percent shooting from the field
• Hartford scored 22 of its points on second chance opportunities

 
NEXT ON TAP
Following Thanksgiving, Hartford hits the road for its next two games. The Hawks head to nearby Hamden, Conn., to battle in-state rival Quinnipiac on Sunday (Nov. 28), before they visit Providence to face the Friars next Wednesday, (Dec. 1).
 

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