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POSITION GUARD 5-4
SENIOR
HAWKS TIDBIT: Primo has posted career-high totals across the board this season, scoring 130 points, dishing out 28 assists, grabbing 18 steals and shooting .333 from beyond the arc.
2022 SCHEDULE
RED - HOME GAMES (CHASE ARENA) + ALL TIMES
H AWKSRISE DAY DATE OPPONENT TIPOFF+/RESULT SAT. 11/12 LIU L, 54-70 MON. 11/14 AT QUINNIPIAC L, 30-85 SAT. 11/19 AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY L, 45-73 MON. 11/21 AT STONEHILL L, 35-62 FRI. 11/25 AT PROVIDENCE* L, 30-60 SAT. 11/26 BRYANT* L, 46-74 SUN. 11/27 WEBER STATE* L, 44-71 SAT. 12/3 AT BROWN L, 52-68 MON. 12/5 CORNELL L, 38-89 WED. 12/7 AT RHODE ISLAND L, 34-88 SUN. 12/18 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT L, 55-69 TUE. 12/20 AT BINGHAMTON L, 34-70 THURS. 12/22 UMBC L,52-76 FRI. 12/30 AT ST. FRANCIS (PA.) L, 36-46 MON. 1/2 AT LA SALLE L, 30-77 TUE. 1/10 AT PENN L, 30-76 THURS. 1/12 AT PRINCETON L, 37-84 SAT. 1/21 AT MERRIMACK L, 66-79 TUES. 1/24 AT BRYANT L, 52-75 SAT. 1/28 CHICAGO STATE 1 PM SUN. 1/29 CHICAGO STATE 1 PM THURS. 2/5 AT NVU-JOHNSON 2 PM WED. 2/8 AT CENTRAL CONNECTICUT 7 PM SUN. 2/12 VILLA MARIA 1 PM THURS. 2/16 MERRIMACK 5 PM SAT. 2/25 AT CHICAGO STATE 1 PM SUN. 2/26 AT CHICAGO STATE 1 PM
EASTERN AND
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FRIAR THANKSGIVING CLASSIC
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TOURNAMENT
(0-19)
SERIES HISTORY
Saturday and Sunday mark the first two meetings of all-time between Hartford and Chicago State. The two teams will face off against one another in four games this season. With one more weekend series coming Feb. 25-26.
SEASON REVIEW
TALE OF THE TAPE
With a win on Saturday, Hartford would earn its first win of the 2022-23 campaign. A win would also give the Hawks the inaugural win in the all-time series against the Cougars.
4 HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE L19 STREAK L2 42.1 POINTS PER GAME 58.6 73.3 POINTS ALLOWED 84.5 30.5 REBOUNDS/GAME 35.0 -17.9 REBOUND MARGIN -9.9 .272 FG% .347 .445 FG% DEFENSE .462 .194 3-PT FG% .286 .320 3-PT FG% DEF .324 .640 FT% .676 7.2 ASSISTS/GAME 10.1 16.9 TO/GAME 19.9 6.6 2.6 STEALS/GAME BLOCKS/GAME 6.3 2.3
HARTFORD HAWKS
THE MATCHUP vs.
All-Time Series ................................................... N/A At Hartford ......................................................... N/A At Chicago State .................................................. N/A At Neutral Venue ............................................... N/A Current Streak N/A Last Meeting....................................................... N/A
SERIES BREAKDOWN CHICAGO STATE COUGARS (1-21)
TODAY’S MATCH
The Hartford women’s basketball team makes its return to Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion this weekend, welcoming Chicago State for a two-game series. Tipoff on Saturday and Sunday between the Hawks and Cougars is set for 1 p.m. Sunday’s game will also serve as Hartford’s senior day as the Hawks will recognize seniors Irene Primo and Jasmine Barnes prior to tipoff.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
The Cougars enter this weekend’s matchups with an overall record of 1-21 under first year head coach Andrea Williams. Chicago State earned its first win of the season on Jan. 17, defeating Olivet College by a score of 108-50. Tae’lor Willard and Janiah Newell have been the main scoring threats for the Cougars’ offense. The senior guard tandem are averaging 11.9 and 11.1 points per game, respectively. Josie Hill provides a defensive paint presence for Chicago State, averaging a team-leading 1.4 blocks and 6.7 rebounds per game. Newell also enters the weekend leading the squad with 1.1 steals and 2.8 assists per contest on the season.
LAST TIME OUT
The Hawks dropped a, 75-52, decision against Bryant Tuesday night. Sophomore Nayeli Dowding led the Hawks, scoring 13 points on 3-of-5 shooting from beyond the arc. Senior Irene Primo added 10 points of
her own on 4-of-10 shooting from the floor.
Freshman Zaiha Minnis notched her 100th career points, finishing with eight points on the night. Freshman Elena Houghton grabbed a team-high seven rebounds.
Hartford as a team outshot Bryant 31.8% (722) to 23.8% (5-21) from beyond the arc.
CONTRIBUTOR TO LEADER
Going from averaging 14 minutes per game and scoring a combined 105 points over her first three seasons at Hartford, Primo has by far surpassed her career totals through 19 games into the 2022-23 campaign.
Dropping a career-high 130 points (6.8 ppg), 28 assists (1.5 apg), 18 steals (0.9 spg), and 28 three-point field goals (.333 3-pt FG. Pct.).
LASTING IMPACT
After joining the Hawks this season, graduate student Jasmine Barnes has already made a lasting impact on her younger teammates. Appearing in 19 games and making seven starts the Plano, Texas native has recorded career-highs of 11 points and nine rebounds on the season.
NEXT ON TAP
Hartford heads back out on the road taking on Northern Vermont-Johnson on Sunday, Feb. 5. Tipoff between the Hawks and Badgers is set for 2 p.m.
HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE 5
HEAD COACH
POLLY THOMASON - First Season - Austin College ‘99
ASSISTANT COACHES
MEREDITH MESARIS - First Season - Scranton ’15
KATIE KORIOTH - First Season - UT Dallas ‘13
# Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown/Last
0 Elena Houghton Fr. F 6-1 Washington, D.C. / Friendship Collegiate Academy 1 Zaiha Minnis Fr. G 5-10 Clinton, Md. / Maret School 2 Jasmine Barnes Gr. G 5-7 Plano, Texas / Harding University 3 Paige Loughman Fr. G 5-11 Bernardston, Mass. / Hermon School 5 Abigail Cherry Fr. G 5-8 Randolph, Mass. / Brockton 11 Ta’Nya Outten So. G 5-8 North Chesterfield, Va. / Central State University 12 Lanae Johnson-Kleinpeter Jr. G 5-8 Fort Worth, Texas. / Crowder College 13 Nayeli Dowding So. G 5-5 Baldwin, N.Y. / Baldwin 14 Lenaijah Ferguson So. F 6-0 Baltimore, Md. / The Fredrick Gunn School 15 Irene Primo Sr. G 5-4 Tres Cantos, Spain / Club Baloncesto Tres Cantose 24 Kymilondra Nance Jr. G 5-7 Dunkirk, N.Y. / Jamestown CC 30 Tatum Forbes Fr. G 5-8 Pawtucket, R.I. / St. Marks 31 Siena Hallberg Fr. G 5-7 Schenectady, N.Y. / Schalmont (0-19
School
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CHICAGO STATE COUGARS
HEAD COACH
# Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Last
1 Ana Haklicka PG 5-7 Jr. Dubrovnik, Croatia / Touristic and Catering School 2 Tae’lor Willard G 5-6 Sr. Arlington, Va. /Woodbridge Senior High School 5 Shelby Clark G 5-8 Jr. Las Vegas, Nev. / Green Valley High School 10 Laura Segues G/F 5-10 Jr. Castelloli, Spain / Institut Pere Vives Vich 11 Princess Hester F 6-1 Fr. Spring Hill, Fla. / Wachee High School 12 Taylor Norris F 5-10 So. Rochester, N.Y. / Bishop Kearney High School 14 Josie Hill C 6-1 Fr. Rapid City, S. Dak. / Central High School 15 Jacia Cunningham G 5-8 Fr. Milwaukee, Wis. / Milwaukee School of Languages 21 Janiah Newell G 5-5 Sr. Danville, Ill. / Schlarman Academy / Kaskaskia College 25 Quentarra Mitchell F 5-9 Sr. Nashville, Tenn./East Nashville 30 Ahlea Myers G 5-5 Gr. Columbia, S.C. / Hammond High School 31 Yzabelle Laualofa Tevao F 6-1 Jr. South Auckland, New Zealand / Massey High School
School
(1-21
OVERALL)
ANDREA WILLIAMS - First Season ASSISTANT COACHES DIANA MARTINEZ - Second Season LISA JACKSON - First Season
8 HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE 14 HARTFORD HAWKS 0 elena HOUGHTON FR | 6-1 | FORWARD 1 zahia MINNIS FR | 5-10 | GUARD 2 jasmine BARNES FR | 5-7 | GUARD 3 paige LOUGHMAN FR | 5-11 | GUARD 5 abigail CHERRY FR | 5-8 | GUARD 11 ta’nya OUTEEN SO | 5-8 | GUARD 12 lanae JOHNSON-KLEINPETER JR | 5-8 | GUARD 13 nayeli DOWDING SO | 5-5 | GUARD 15 irene PRIMO SR | 5-4 | GUARD 30 tatum FORBES FR | 5-8 | GUARD 16 24 kymilondra NANCE JR | 5-8 | GUARD 1416 lenaijah FERGUSON SO | 6-0 | FORWARD
HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE 9
POLLY THOMASON HEAD COACH First Season KATIE KORIOTH ASSISTANT COACH First Season 31 siena HALLBERG FR | 5-7 | GUARD MEREDITH MESARIS ASSISTANT COACH First Season
HARTFORD HAWKS
HARTFORD HAWKS
2022-23 TEAM STATISTICS
2022-23 Hartford Women's Basketball Overall Team Statistics Specific games Page 1/1 as of Jan 27, 2023 Team Statistics HART OPP Scoring 800 1392 Points per game 42.1 73.3 Scoring margin -31.2Field goals-att 297-1091 525-1180 Field goal pct .272 .445 3 point fg-att 80-412 137-428 3-point FG pct .194 .320 3-pt FG made per game 4.2 7.2 Free throws-att 126-197 205-305 Free throw pct .640 .672 F-Throws made per game 6.6 10.8 Rebounds 579 919 Rebounds per game 30.5 48.4 Rebounding margin -17.9Assists 137 330 Assists per game 7.2 17.4 Turnovers 321 303 Turnovers per game 16.9 15.9 Turnover margin -0.9Assist/turnover ratio 0.4 1.1 Steals 125 180 Steals per game 6.6 9.5 Blocks 49 74 Blocks per game 2.6 3.9 Winning streak 0Home win streak 0Attendance 788 7708 Home games-Avg/Game 4-197 13-593 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 2-226 Score by Periods Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TOT Hartford 174 219 173 234 0 800 Opponents 393 353 344 302 0 1392
OVERALL: 0-19 HOME: 0-4 • AWAY: 0-13 • NEUTRAL: 0-2
2022-23
2022-23 Hartford Women's Basketball Combined Team Statistics
HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE 11
Page 1/1 as of Jan 27, 2023 Game Records Record Overall Home Away Neutral ALL GAMES 0-19 0-4 0-13 0-2 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 0-19 0-4 0-13 0-2 Score by Periods Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TOT Hartford 174 219 173 234 0 800 Opponents 393 353 344 302 0 1392 Team Box Score No. Player Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds GP-GS MIN AVG FG-FGA FG% 3FG-3FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG PF DQ A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 30 FORBES, Tatum 19-10 467:27 24.6 55-174 .316 12-60 .200 34-50 .680 17 68 85 4.5 46 2 38 65 3 17 156 8.2 13 DOWDING, Nayeli 19-18 560:25 29.5 58-212 .274 15-89 .169 17-26 .654 9 32 41 2.2 22 1 12 45 1 13 148 7.8 15 PRIMO, Irene 19-19 555:11 29.2 44-142 .310 28-84 .333 14-17 .824 6 35 41 2.2 39 0 28 48 1 18 130 6.8 1 MINNIS, Zaiha 18-4 289:10 16.1 39-135 .289 14-61 .230 9-13 .692 11 18 29 1.6 17 0 6 25 2 5 101 5.6 4 WILLIAMS, Brianna 7-4 143:24 20.5 12-31 .387 0-1 .000 4-8 .500 14 19 33 4.7 13 0 1 9 4 4 28 4.0 0 HOUGHTON, Elena 19-19 454:42 23.9 32-108 .296 1-14 .071 6-8 .750 32 63 95 5.0 32 0 12 26 27 12 71 3.7 24 NANCE, Kymilondra 17-0 154:21 9.1 11-64 .172 2-26 .077 16-28 .571 12 9 21 1.2 16 0 8 18 0 11 40 2.4 11 OUTTEN, Ta'Nya 19-6 291:04 15.3 16-68 .235 0-3 .000 8-21 .381 19 35 54 2.8 29 0 2 11 7 14 40 2.1 12 JOHNSON-KLEINPETER, Lanae 19-7 367:29 19.3 9-56 .161 3-23 .130 10-14 .714 5 33 38 2.0 37 0 16 25 1 14 31 1.6 2 BARNES, Jasmine 19-7 265:58 14.0 11-63 .175 2-35 .057 4-6 .667 9 29 38 2.0 25 0 7 20 0 6 28 1.5 14 FERGUSON, Lenaijah 10-0 43:59 4.4 5-10 .500 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 3 7 10 1.0 10 0 0 5 2 2 10 1.0 3 LOUGHMAN, Paige 14-1 149:43 10.7 4-22 .182 2-13 .154 2-2 1.000 7 9 16 1.1 4 0 6 3 1 7 12 0.9 5 CHERRY, Abigail 7-0 13:11 1.9 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 1 1 2 0.3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.3 31 HALLBERG, Sienna 11-0 43:56 4.0 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.1 4 0 1 3 0 2 3 0.3 Team 28 47 75 18 Total 19 3800 297-1091 .272 80-412 .194 126-197 .640 173 406 579 30.5 296 3 137 321 49 125 800 42.1 Opponents 19 3800 525-1180 .445 137-428 .320 205-305 .672 283 636 919 48.4 255 1 330 303 74 180 1392 73.3 Team Statistics HART OPP Scoring 800 1392 Points per game 42.1 73.3 Scoring margin -31.2Field goals-att 297-1091 525-1180 Field goal pct .272 .445 3 point fg-att 80-412 137-428 3-point FG pct .194 .320 3-pt FG made per game 4.2 7.2 Free throws-att 126-197 205-305 Free throw pct .640 .672 F-Throws made per game 6.6 10.8 Rebounds 579 919 Rebounds per game 30.5 48.4 Rebounding margin -17.9Assists 137 330 Assists per game 7.2 17.4 Team Results Date Opponent Score Att. 11/12/2022 LIU L 54-70 227 11/14/2022 at Quinnipiac L 30-85 345 11/19/2022 at Boston U. L 45-73 521 11/21/2022 at Stonehill L 35-62 213 11/25/2022 at Providence L 30-60 459 11/26/2022 vs Bryant L 46-74 250 11/27/2022 vs Weber St. L 44-71 201 12/03/2022 at Brown L 52-68 187 12/05/2022 Cornell L 38-89 228 12/07/2022 at Rhode Island L 34-88 3800 12/18/2022 Central Conn. St. L 55-69 215 12/20/2022 at Binghamton L 34-70 966 12/22/2022 UMBC L 52-76 118 12/30/2022 at Saint Francis (PA) L 36-46 148 01/02/2023 at La Salle L 30-77 246 01/10/2023 at Penn L 30-76 159
Specific games
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Barnes
Jasmine
