WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – Suffolk women's basketball took its first Conference of New England (CNE) setback of the season as Hartford took down the Rams, 62-42, Saturday afternoon at Chase Arena.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 42 | Hartford 62
RECORDS: Suffolk (8-4, 2-1 CNE) | Hartford (5-7, 2-1 CNE)  

HOW IT HAPPENED

• From a 4-4 tie, Hartford rattled off a 12-2 run to put the Rams in a 10-point hole, 16-6, with 17 seconds left in the first frame. Khaya Skene sunk a triple with seconds later to trim the margin back to single digits as the game transitioned to the second stanza. 
• The Hawks poured in the first hoop into the second quarter, which forced Ed Leyden to take a timeout. The Rams figured things out of the huddle as they compiled a 9-1 stretch to pull within one, 19-18, with 3:12 to go before halftime. That run featured four points from Jordan Moreau and three by Ava Thurman. 
• See-saw action made up the final three minutes of the first half, which sent Suffolk into the locker room down three, 25-22. 
• Suffolk battled back early in the third and managed to sneak in front, 32-30, when Thurman converted a jumper at the 5:57 mark. 
• The lead flipped flopped, and the score tied twice before Hartford took over with a quarter-ending 13-2 run to take a 48-37 advantage over the Rams. 
• The final 10 minutes was all Hartford as it outscored Suffolk, 14-5 for the 62-42 final.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Moreau led the way offensively as she poured in 15 points thanks in large part to a 9-for-10 showing from the charity stripe. She added three boards, one assist and one block to her stat line. 
• Thurman tallied a near double-double with 11 points and nine caroms with one helper, one swat and one steal. 
• Suffolk outrebounded Hartford, 39-37.  

NOTEWORTHY

• Thurman had a career-high 11 points.

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk concludes a three-game road trip Tuesday, Jan. 6 at University of New England at 5:30 p.m.