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NUMBER POSITION HEIGHT YEAR MAJOR
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HAWKS TIDBIT: Nina Farkic returns after starting all 12 games last season. A graduate student, she averaged 7.3 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists. Her rebounding numbers ranked second on the team and sixth in the America East.
2021-22
SCHEDULE DAY DATE OPPONENT WED. SUN. THU. SAT TUE. SUN WED. SUN TUE. FRI. WED. THU SUN. WED. SAT. WED. SAT. WED. SAT. WED. SAT. WED. SAT WED. SAT. WED. SAT. WED. SAT. WED. SUN. FRI.
11/10 11/14 11/18 11/20 11/23 11/28 12/1 12/5 12/7 12/17 12/22 12/30 1/2 1/5 1/8 1/12 1/15 1/19 1/22 1/26 1/29 2/2 2/5 2/9 2/12 2/16 2/19 2/23 2/26 3/2 3/8 3/11
TIME+/RESULT
SACRED HEART PENN AT HOUSTON BAPTIST AT SAM HOUSTON BROWN AT QUINNIPIAC AT PROVIDENCE NORTHEASTERN AT RHODE ISLAND AT CENTRAL CONN. UMASS UALBANY* AT STONY BROOK* MAINE* AT VERMONT* BINGHAMTON* UMASS LOWELL* AT NEW HAMPSHIRE* VERMONT* AT BINGHAMTON* AT UMASS LOWELL* NEW HAMPSHIRE* AT UALBANY* UMBC* NJIT* AT MAINE* STONY BROOK* AT UMBC* AT NJIT* AMERICA EAST QUARTERFINALS^ AMERICA EAST SEMIFINALS^ AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONSHIP^
7 PM 2 PM 8 PM 4 PM 5 PM 1 PM 7 PM 1 PM 8:30 PM 7 PM 12 PM 5 PM 6:30 PM 7 PM 2 PM 7 PM 2 PM 6 PM 2 PM 7 PM 5 PM 7 PM 2 PM 7 PM 2 PM 7 PM 2 PM 7 PM 2 PM TBD TBD TBD
RED - HOME GAMES (CHASE ARENA AT REICH FAMILIY PAVILION) + ALL TIMES EASTERN AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE * AMERICA EAST CONFERENCE OPPONENT | ^ PLAYED AT THE HIGHEST OVERALL SEED
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The Hartford women’s basketball team tips off its 2021-22 home schedule - a 14 game slate - with a clash against in-state foe Sacred Heart on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The Hawks look to build on an eight game winning streak against the Pioneers as they begin the Melissa Hodgdon era.
LAST TIME OUT
Hartford dropped both contests at home in its series against eventual America East Champions Stony Brook. The Seawolves downed the Hawks, 67-47, in game one before completing the sweep with a 62-49 win. Graduate guard Jada Lucas led the Hawks with 10 points in game one and paced the Hawks again in game two, dropping 19 points.
east Conference to finish in fifth place. The Pioneers were picked to finish fourth in the NEC Preseason Coaches’ Poll. Sacred Heart is led by All-NEC Preseason Team selection Adrianne Hagood. A graduate student, Hargood led the Pioneers in scoring with 13.6 points en route to an All-NEC Second Team selection.
SERIES HISTORY
Wednesday marks the 11th time the Hawks and Pioneers meet on the court, and the first time since 2016. Hartford owns an eight game winning streak against Sacred Heart, including an 8164 victory when the sides last met on Dec. 4, 2016. The Hawks lead the alltime series, 9-1, including a perfect 5-0 record inside Reich Family Pavilion.
NEXT ON TAP
Hartford will wrap up its two-game homestand with a matchup against Sacred Heart is coming off a 2020-21 Penn on Sunday, Nov. 14. Tipoff from season that saw it post an 8-10 record Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion overall and an 8-8 mark in the North- is set for 2 p.m.
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DEFENSIVE IDENTITY
Hartford stifled opponents at the three-point line last season, limiting teams to a 26.7 three-point percentage. Ranking third in the America East in that category, the Hawks held opponents to just 62 threes, the fourth fewest in the conference. Hartford also tallied 3.3 blocks per game to rank fifth in the conference. The blocks tally marked the fourth-best average in program history.
THE HODGDON ERA
Melissa Hodgdon was named the 10th head coach in the 37-year history of Hartford women’s basketball on April 22, 2021. Hodgdon brings more than 30 years of experience, including 18 as a head coach, to the Hawks. She most recently served as Hartford’s top assistant for two seasons. Prior to coming to West Hartford, Hodgdon spent 16 years as head coach at Wheaton College.
T AL E O F T H E T A P E* 3-9
RECORD
8-10
51.4
POINTS PER GAME
62.4
63.4
POINTS ALLOWED
64.8
37.7
REBOUNDS/GAME
37.1
.341
FG%
.377
.393
FG% DEFENSE
.405
.253
3-PT FG%
.285
.267
3-PT FG% DEF
.330
.658
FT%
.741
8.3
ASSISTS/GAME
10.3
19.7
TO/GAME
17.1
-4.7
TO MARGIN
-0.3
6.3
STEALS/GAME
6.7
BLOCKS/GAME
3.4
3.3
* - numbers based on 2020-21 statistics
AMERICA EAST S T A ND INGS
UAlbany Binghamton Hartford UMass Lowell Maine UMBC New Hampshire NJIT Stony Brook Vermont
OVERALL AE W-L PCT W-L PCT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000
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(0-0 OVERALL, 0-0 AMERICA EAST)
# Name
Yr. Pos. Ht.
0 Sophie Benharouga
So.
F
6-1
Sassenage France/Lycee Auguste et louis Lumiiere Lyon 8
1
Brittney-Shania Etuka Fr.
F
6-1
Brampton, Ontario/Word of Life Christian Academy
2
Lya Farcy
Sr.
G
5-8
Sucy-en-Brie, France/URI
3
Jada Lucas
Gr.
G
5-5
New London, Conn./New London
4 Brianna Williams
Fr.
F
6-1
Brampton, Ontario/Southwest Academy
5
Gr.
G
5-9
Kitchner, Ontario/Western Michigan
11 Paula Maurina
So.
F
6-0
Riga, Latvia/Riga State Gymnasium No.2
12 Nayeli Dowding
Fr.
G
5-5
Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin
13 Carmen Villalobos
Jr.
G/F
6-1
Cadiz, Spain/Segle XXI
15 Irene Primo
Jr.
G
5-4
Tres Cantos, Spain/Club Baloncesto Tres Cantos
23 Najla Cecunjanin
Fr.
F
6-1
Cromwell, Conn./Wilbraham Monson Academy
24 Marisa Lee
So.
F
6-1
Marlborough, Conn./RHAM
31 Abby Streeter
Gr.
G
5-11
Nahua, N.H./URI
32 Jabria Ingram
Sr.
G
5-8
Upper Darby, Pa./Newmann-Goretti
40 Sierra Smith
Sr.
F
6-0
Madison, Va./Saint Anne’s Belfield School
Nina Farkic
Hometown/Last School
HEAD COACH MELISSA L. HODGDON - First Season (Third at Hartford) - Springfield ‘91
ASSISTANT COACHES AMANI FRANKLIN - First Season - Kentucky ‘10 HAILEE BARRON - Third Season - James Madison ‘18 JACKSON JABIR - First Season - Dayton ‘19 JANELLE HARRISON - First Season - Hartford ‘18 TALOR WILLIAMSON - First Season - Southern Conn. ‘19
SACRED HEART PIONEERS (0-0 OVERALL, 0-0 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE)
# Name
Yr. Pos. Ht.
0 Marie-Laeticia Ziba
Jr.
G/F 5-11
1
Tiffany Hammond
So.
G
5-9
2
Sonia Smith
Jr.
G
5-7 Upper Marlboro, Md./National Christian Academy
3
Nikki Johnson
Gr.
G
5-9
Parsippany, N.J./DePaul Catholic
4 Kennadie Hallum
Fr.
G
5-9
Lake Grove, N.Y./Sachem North
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Sr.
G/F
5-8
Rahway, N.J./Saint Peter’s
10 Afia Owusu-Mensah
Fr.
G
5-8
Glenn Dale, Md./CMIT Academy North
12 Maya Klein
Sr.
G
5-6
Stamford, Conn./Providence
13 Carly Stroemel
Jr.
F/C
6-2
Voorhees, N.J./Paul VI High School
15 Asia McCray
Gr.
G/F
5-9
Washington DC/St. John’s College
20 Ann Porter
So.
G/F
5-7
Hyattsville, Md./New Hope Academy
21 Olivia Martino
Gr.
G/F
5-10
22 Adrianne Hagood
Gr.
G
5-8
Washington DC/Elizabeth Seton
24 Maiya Bergdorf
Fr.
F
5-11
Belmont, Mass./St. Mary’s
30 Olivia Tucker
Jr.
G
5-8
Newark, Del./St. Bonaventure
33 Savannah Marshall
Jr.
G
5-8
Westbrook, Conn./Westbrook
34 Kelsey Wood
So.
F/C
6-1
Wynantskill, N.Y./Averill Park
Wil’lisha Jackson
Hometown/Last School Gatineau, Quebec/Nicolas-Gatineau Trenton, N.J./Life Center Academy
Lanham, Md./Lafayette
HEAD COACH JESSICA MANNETTI - Ninth Season - Concordi (NY) ‘ 01
ASSISTANT COACHES ROSS JAMES - First Season - Millsaps College CANDICE LEATHERWOOD - First Season - Sacred Heart ’19 JOE HAIGH - First Season - Notre Dame ’95 ANNMARIE NELSON - First Season - Post ’20
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paula
SO | FORWARD
LUCAS
GR | GUARD
MAURINA
SO | FORWARD
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brittney-shania
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brianna
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nayeli
ETUKA
FR | FORWARD
WILLIAMS
FR | FORWARD
DOWDING
FR | GUARD
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lya
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nina
FARCY
FARKIC
SR | GUARD
GR | GUARD
carmen
13 VILLALOBOS
JR | GUARD/FORWARD
HARTFORD HAWKS
irene
15 PRIMO
31
najla
JR | GUARD
abby
STREETER
GR | GUARD
23 CECUNJANIN
FR | FORWARD
32
jabria
INGRAM
marisa
24 LEE
SO | FORWARD
sierra
SR | GUARD
40 SMITH
SR | FORWARD
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HARTFORD HAWKS
MELISSA HODGDON
AMANI FRANKLIN
HAILEE BARRON
JACKSON JABIR
JANELLE HARRISON
TALOR WILLIAMSON
HEAD COACH First Season (Third at Hartford)
ASSISTANT COACH First Season
ASSISTANT COACH First Season
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS First Season
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ASSISTANT COACH Third Season
GRADUATE ASSISTANT First Season
HARTFORD HAWKS 2020-21 T EA M S T A T I S T I CS
AMERICA EAST: 3-9 Game Records Record
Overall
ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE
3-9 3-9 0-0
Team Box Score No. Player 3 LUCAS, Jada
GP-GS
OVERALL: 3-9
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Home 2-6 2-6 0-0
Away
Neutral
1-3 1-3 0-0
0-0 0-0 0-0
Score by Periods Team Hartford Opponents
1st 162 162
Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds AVG FG-FGA FG% 3FG-3FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG .341
20-59
.339
15-21
.714
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26
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3.3
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12-12 368:38 30.7
34-97
.351
6-24
.250
13-19
.684
21
56
77
6.4
1 MCLEMORE, Jordan
12-12 335:32 28.0
.800
1
11 MAURINA, Paula 40 SMITH, Sierra
21 LEURS, Charlette 24 LEE, Marisa
31 STREETER, Abby 15 PRIMO, Irene
Team
254:59 25.5
12-10 261:38 21.8 10-10 246:54 24.7 10-0
163:42 16.4
12-3
221:49 18.5
11-0 7-0
162:02 14.7 42:09
6.0
25-71 27-86 23-84 19-47 20-51 16-37 15-51 2-7
.352 .314 .274 .404
5-18 2-19
.209
0-0
3-14
.294
11-42
.286
.105
9-43
.392 .432
.278
8-10
12-23
.000
17-20
.250
2-2
.262
1-4
8-17
.000 .214
0-2
26-38
5-11 0-0
.684 .471
5 9
.522
22
.850
15
.455 .000
1.000
22 2 2
20
35 24 23 54 24 22 29
1
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40 33 24 76 46 37 31
3
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46-135
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2020-21 Hartford Women's Basketball Combined Team Statistics games HOME:All2-6 AWAY: 1-3
3rd 160 206
PF DQ
4.0 2.8 2.0 7.6 4.6 3.4 2.6 0.4
19
0
23
1
25 27 28 28 20 15 16
6
1 0
A
16
8
1
6
0 0 0
TOT 617 761
40
0
11 127 10.6
29
7
12
26
26 20
OT 0 0
TO BLK STL PTS AVG
11
0 0
4th 141 199
26 26
7
8.1
5
64
5.3
16
12
1
17
0
4
0
81
11
17
4
4
16
2
26
2
4
9
4 7 0
5 9 4 1
87 63 50 48 49 41
7
7.3 5.3 5.0 4.8 4.5 3.4
1.0
Total
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2400
227-666 .341
57-225
.253 106-161
.658 132 320 452 37.7 207
3 100 236 40
Opponents
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2400
278-708 .393
62-232
.267 143-197
.726 138 322 460 38.3 190
2 162 180 36 106 761 63.4
Team Statistics Scoring Points per game Scoring margin
HART 617 51.4 -12.0
OPP
761 63.4 -
Field goals-att Field goal pct
227-666 .341
278-708 .393
Free throws-att Free throw pct F-Throws made per game
106-161 .658 8.8
143-197 .726 11.9
100 8.3
162 13.5
3 point fg-att 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game
Rebounds Rebounds per game Rebounding margin Assists Assists per game
Turnovers Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio Steals Steals per game
Blocks Blocks per game
Winning streak Home win streak
Attendance Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game
57-225 .253 4.8
452 37.7 -0.7
62-232 .267 5.2
460 38.3 -
236 19.7 -4.7 0.4
180 15.0 0.9
40 3.3
36 3.0
75 6.3
0 0
0 8-0 -
Team Results Date
12/22/2020 12/23/2020 12/28/2020 12/29/2020 01/02/2021 01/03/2021 01/09/2021 01/10/2021 01/17/2021 01/18/2021 01/30/2021 01/31/2021
Opponent
Maine Maine New Hampshire New Hampshire at Binghamton at Binghamton UMass Lowell UMass Lowell at NJIT at NJIT Stony Brook Stony Brook
L L W W W L L L L L L L
57-85 49-52 53-50 64-57 64-54 44-52 45-81 52-74 51-65 42-62 47-67 49-62
75 617 51.4
Score
Att.
106 8.8
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HODGDON Melissa L. Hodgdon was named head coach of the Hartford women’s basketball team in April 2021. She enters her third season on the Hawks’ coaching staff, as she was previously the program’s top assistant coach for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons. Hodgdon arrived at Hartford in 2020 after a successful 16-year run as head coach of the women’s basketball team at Wheaton College, where she led the Lyons to 20-or-more wins in three seasons. Taking over the helm of the Lyons for the 2003-04 season, she piloted the team to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 13 years in 2007-08 campaign after the team captured the program’s first New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Regular Season and Tournament titles. Winning a then school-record 12 conference games that year, Hodgdon was named NEWMAC Coach of the Year. Hodgdon went on to bring Wheaton back to the NEWMAC Championship Game the following year, in 2008-09. During each of Hodgdon’s first five seasons, the Lyons continuously improved upon their win total from the previous year. In 2006-07, she coached Wheaton to the program’s first-ever appearance in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Tournament Championship Game. Prior to her arrival at Wheaton, Hodgdon served as the top assistant for the women’s basketball program at Holy Cross for four seasons. During her stint, the Crusaders captured three Patriot League championships, advanced to the NCAA Division I Tournament three times (1999-2000, 2000-01, 2002-03), and the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) once (2001-02). At Holy Cross, Hodgdon was responsible for all phases of
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recruiting, while also playing an integral role in the program’s scouting, court preparation and bench coaching.
MELISSA HODGDON’S PATH TO HARTFORD HARTFORD ASSISTANT COACH 2019-21 WHEATON COLLEGE HEAD COACH 2003-2019 HOLY CROSS ASSISTANT COACH 1999-03 NIAGARA ASSISTANT COACH 1997-99 NEW HAMPSHIRE ASSISTANT COACH 1994-97 WENTWORTH HEAD COACH 1992-94 FRAMINGHAM STATE ASSISTANT COACH 1991-92
Hodgdon arrived at Holy Cross following two seasons as an assistant coach at Niagara. Prior to Niagara, she spent three years as an assistant at the University of New Hampshire, including two seasons as the top assistant. Hodgdon began her coaching career in 1991 at Framingham State, where she served as an assistant for one year before taking over the head coaching reigns at Wentworth Institute of Technology for two seasons. In her second year at Wentworth, she guided the Leopards to their most successful season in the program’s nine years to that point. In addition to her contributions to the collegiate varsity coaching circuit, Hodgdon has served in other capacities, including coaching recreational women’s volleyball at New Hampshire in 1994 and working as the equipment and facilities manager at Wentworth. While working at Framingham State and Wentworth, she was also employed at Newton Country Day School from 1991-93. Hodgdon is a 1991 graduate of Springfield College, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in health education with a minor in psychology. She later received a master’s degree in school counseling from Niagara. A native of East Boothbay, Maine, she was a standout women’s basketball player for four years at Springfield. Named team MVP and captain twice, Hodgdon still holds Springfield’s single-game assists record.
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