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NUMBER 15 POSITION GUARD HEIGHT 5-4 YEAR JUNIOR MAJOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
HAWKS TIDBIT: Irene Primo is having
an uptick in production in 2021-22, averaging 1.7 points in 11.3 minutes of action, after posting 1.0 point in 5.9 minutes last season.
2021-22
SCHEDULE DAY DATE OPPONENT WED. SUN. THU. SAT TUE. SUN WED. SUN WED. FRI. WED. SUN. WED. MON. WED. FRI. SUN. WED. SAT. WED. SAT MON. WED. SAT. WED. SAT. MON. WED. SAT. WED. SUN. FRI.
11/10 11/14 11/18 11/20 11/23 11/28 12/1 12/5 12/8 12/17 12/22 1/2 1/5 1/17 1/19 1/21 1/23 1/26 1/29 2/2 2/5 2/7 2/9 2/12 2/16 2/19 2/21 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 AT STONY BROOK* MAINE* UALBANY* AT NEW HAMPSHIRE* AT VERMONT* VERMONT* AT BINGHAMTON* AT UMASS LOWELL* NEW HAMPSHIRE* AT UALBANY* UMASS LOWELL* UMBC* NJIT* AT MAINE* STONY BROOK* BINGHAMTON* AT UMBC* AT NJIT* AMERICA EAST QUARTERFINALS^ AMERICA EAST SEMIFINALS^ AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONSHIP^
L, 62-71 L, 42-85 L, 56-81 L, 65-88 L, 68-72 L, 64-113 L, 62-73 L, 53-73 L, 49-84 L, 50-73 L, 40-86 L, 39-77 L, 44-65 W, 52-49 L, 66-69 L, 60-77 1 PM 7 PM 5 PM 7 PM 2 PM 6 PM 7 PM 2 PM 7 PM 2 PM 5 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
ON THE DOCKET
The Hartford women’s basketball team plays Vermont for the second time in as many games, when it hosts the Catamounts at 1 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT
Sophomore Paula Maurina scored a team-high 15 points as the Hawks dropped a 77-60 decision at Vermont on Friday. Graduate student Abby Streeter joined Maurina in double figures, scoring 11 points on 4-for-4 shooting from the floor, including a 3-of-3 clip from three. Senior Sierra Smith had a solid day off the bench, scoring eight points while grabbing a team-high six rebounds.
SCOUTING VERMONT
Vermont enters Sunday’s game after taking down the Hawks, 7760, on Friday. The Catamounts, who are 4-2 in conference play, are led by Josie Larkins. The graduate student paces Vermont
with 12.9 points per game. She leads the conference in three-point field goal percentage, turning in a .443 clip. Anna Olson leads the frontcourt, dropping 11.6 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. The Catamounts were selected to finish fourth in the America East Preseason Coach’s Poll.
SERIES HISTORY
Hartford and Vermont will battle on the hardwood for the 77th time in both teams’ Division I histories. The Catamounts have won the last three meetings against the Hawks. Vermont holds a slight 40-36 advantage in the all-time series. The Hawks have the edge in West Hartford, leading 21-16.
NEXT ON TAP
Hartford hits the road for a twogame road trip, starting with a matchup against Binghamton on Wednesday. Tipoff in Vestal, N.Y., is set for 7 p.m.
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LYA EST MAGNIFIQUE
Senior Lya Farcy had a breakout game against UAlbany last Monday. Making her first start in a Hartford uniform against the Great Danes, she led the Hawks to the victory after dropping 13 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Appearing in five games this season, the Sucy-en-Brie, France native averages 4.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists per contest.
DOMINATE THE PAINT
The Hawks have capitalized off their opportunities in the paint this season. Nearly half (45.5 percent) of Hartford’s offense on the season has come from inside the paint, where the Hawks average 24.0 points per game. Hartford has tallied 384 total points off inside scoring.
T AL E O F T H E T A P E 1-15
RECORD
10-7
54.5
POINTS PER GAME
63.9
77.3
POINTS ALLOWED
55.5
36.1
REBOUNDS/GAME
35.0
.348
FG%
.427
.447
FG% DEFENSE
.375
.291
3-PT FG%
.347
.348
3-PT FG% DEF
.261
.585
FT%
.726
10.7
ASSISTS/GAME
15.1
21.4
TO/GAME
14.2
-5.9
TO MARGIN
+1.8
7.5
STEALS/GAME
7.2
2.7
BLOCKS/GAME
3.7
AMERICA EAST S T A ND INGS
Stony Brook UAlbany Vermont NJIT UMass Lowell Maine New Hampshire Hartford Binghamton UMBC
OVERALL AE W-L PCT W-L PCT 14-2 11-5 10-7 9-8 5-7 6-10 4-12 1-15 4-8 1-13
.875 .688 .588 .529 .417 .375 .250 .063 .333 .071
5-1 .833 4-1 .800 4-2 .667 4-2 .667 2-1 .667 3-3 .500 1-4 .200 1-4 .200 0-2 .000 0-4 .000
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(1-15 OVERALL, 1-4 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
VERMONT CATAMOUNTS (10-7 OVERALL, 4-2 AMERICA EAST))
# Name
Yr. Pos. Ht.
Hometown/Last School
2
Aryana Dizon
Fr.
F
6-2
Tampa, Fla./Carrollwood Day School
3
Sarah Wells
Sr.
G
5-11
Stanstead, Quebec/Champlain College
5
Josie Larkins
Gr.
G
5-9
Lincroft, N.J./Red Bank Catholic
10 Bella Vito
Fr.
G
5-9
Towaco, N.J./Montville Township
11 Maddy Smith
R-Fr. F
5-11
Syracuse, N.Y./West Genesee
12 Leiya Stuart
So.
G
5-9
East Stroudsburg, Pa./St. George’s
14 Catherine Gilwee
Fr.
G
5-8
Hinesburg, Vt./Champlain Valley Union
21 Maria Myklebust
Fr.
F
6-1
Askery, Norway/Monteverde Academy
22 Marissa McDonald
R-Fr. G
6-1
West Chester, Pa./NJIT
23 Emma Utterback
Jr.
G
5-8
Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove
24 Anna Olson
So.
F
6-1
Monticello, Minn./Monticello
25 Abby Settelmeyer
Sr.
F
6-2
Marblehead, Mass./Tilton School
33 Delaney Richason
Jr.
F
6-1
Zionsville, Ind./Zionsville
44 Carly Whiteside
Jr.
F
6-2
Barnstable, Mass./Barnstable
HEAD COACH ALISA KRESGE - Fourth Season -Marist '07
ASSISTANT COACHES DOMINIQUE BRYANT - Fifth Season - St. Joseph '11 TJ SAWYER - Fourth Season - Endicott '07 EILEEN VAN HORN - Fourth Season - Marist '16 CECILY CARL - First Season - American '18
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sophie BENHAROUGA
3
jada
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paula
SO | FORWARD
LUCAS
GR | GUARD
MAURINA
SO | FORWARD
1
brittney-shania
4
brianna
12
ETUKA
FR | FORWARD
WILLIAMS
FR | FORWARD
nayeli
DOWDING
FR | GUARD
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lya
5
nina
FARCY
FARKIC
SR | GUARD
GR | GUARD
carmen
13 VILLALOBOS
JR | GUARD/FORWARD
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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 L. 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 2021-22 Hartford Women's Basketball Combined Team Statistics AllM games 2021-22 T EA S T A T I S T I CS
Game Records Record
Overall
ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE
1-15 1-4 0-11
AMERICA EAST: 1-4
Team Box Score No. Player 31 STREETER, Abby 11 MAURINA, Paula 3 LUCAS, Jada
5 FARKIC, Nina
13 VILLALOBOS, Carmen 40 SMITH, Sierra 2 FARCY, Lya
32 INGRAM, Jabria 24 LEE, Marisa
0 BENHAROUGA, Sophie
12 DOWDING, Nayeli 15 PRIMO, Irene
4 WILLIAMS, Brianna
23 CECUNJANIN, Najla
1 ETUKA, Brittney-Shania
Team
GP-GS
MIN
AVG
16-14 440:36 27.5
Home
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1-6 1-1 0-5
OVERALL: 1-15 Away
Neutral
0-9 0-3 0-6
0-0 0-0 0-0
Score by Periods Team Hartford Opponents
HOME: 1-6 .422
47-104
.452
301:17 20.1
49-164
.299
17-77
.221
16-16 448:54 28.1
31-110
.282
9-44
247:01 22.5
10-9
261:04 26.1
15-6
13-9
276:16 21.3
13-7
243:41 18.7
6-3
14-2 11-0 14-0 16-2 4-1
13-3 8-0
102:31 17.1 157:59 11.3 109:54 10.0 143:21 10.2
41-93 34-94 27-56 11-29 19-55 15-34 13-45 9-32
190:01 11.9
11-37
211:08 16.2
6-39
43:38 10.9 22:39
2.8
2nd
3-7 0-7
.441 .362 .482 .379 .345 .441
4-18 3-18
1-5
4-16
.297
7-28
.429 .154 .000
8-16
.333
2-4
.143
0-2
3-6
14-22
.000
3-21
19-28
.500
.250
0-0
.500
5-16
.250
8-24
7-14
.000 .500
1-2
.833
28-40 10-15
.200
2-4
10-12
.167 .205
0-2
.289 .281
.222
.000
3-7 0-2 1-6 4-7 0-0
3rd
4th
OT
TOT
224 258 872 0 AWAY: 204 0-9 186 0-0 325 287 323 301 1236 0 • NEUTRAL:
Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds FG-FGA FG% 3FG-3FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG 57-135
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31
36
2.3
8
21
29
1.9
.700
11
.667
16
.313
33
.679 .500 .500
31 5 6
.636
10
.500
6
.429 .000 .167 .571 .000
6 4 4
27 30 63 47 10 19 14 14 10
7 8
4
22
46
51
1
8
38 46 94 80 15 25 24 20 16 11 12 26 9
97
3.5 4.6 5.9 6.2 2.5
PF DQ 0
21
0
18
1
32
26 10 44 40 8
1.9
22
1.8
15
1.7 1.1
20 8
0.7
18
2.0
9
3.0
A
25
1.1
2 6
1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 8
26 10 10 26 4 4 6 8 0 9 1
TO BLK STL PTS 32
1
5
0
20
34
10
31
14
1
33
11
20
1
36
34 32 24 24 13 18 4
14 1 9
7
1
12
122
8.1
90
5.6
81
3
4
0 3 0 1 0
59
4
15
5
114 10.4
13
0
AVG
171 10.7
26 48
4
45 33
3
28
4
29
0 4
4.5 4.3 3.7 3.2 3.0 2.0 1.8
7
1.8
0
0.0
19
0
8.1
1.5
Total
16
3200
326-937 .348 106-365
.290 114-195 .585 196 382 578 36.1 274
7 171 342 43 120
Opponents
16
3200
457-1022 .447 129-371
.348 193-273 .707 215 447 662 41.4 233
0 270 248 62 175 1236 77.3
Team Statistics Scoring Points per game Scoring margin
HART 872 54.5 -22.8
OPP
1236 77.3 -
Field goals-att Field goal pct
326-937 .348
457-1022 .447
Free throws-att Free throw pct F-Throws made per game
114-195 .585 7.1
193-273 .707 12.1
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
106-365 .290 6.6
578 36.1 -5.3 171 10.7 342 21.4 -5.9 0.5 120 7.5 43 2.7 0 1
1246 7-178 -
129-371 .348 8.1
662 41.4 270 16.9
Team Results Date
11/10/2021 11/14/2021 11/18/2021 11/20/2021 11/23/2021 11/28/2021 12/01/2021 12/05/2021 12/08/2021 12/17/2021 12/22/2021 01/02/2022 01/05/2022 01/17/2022 01/19/2022 01/21/2022
Opponent
Sacred Heart Penn at Houston Baptist at Sam Houston Brown at Quinnipiac at Providence Northeastern at Rhode Island at Central Conn. St. Massachusetts at Stony Brook Maine Albany (NY) at New Hampshire at Vermont
L L L L L L L L L L L L L W L L
62-71 42-85 56-81 65-88 68-72 64-113 62-73 53-73 49-84 50-73 40-86 39-77 44-65 52-49 66-69 60-77
872 54.5
Score
Att.
363 233 140 231 148 524 187 197 446 545 204 616 0 101 227 360
248 15.5 1.1 175 10.9 62 3.9 -
3276 9-364 0-0
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melissa l.
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 200708 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).
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At Holy Cross, Hodgdon was responsible for all phases of recruiting, while also playing an integral role in the program’s scouting, court preparation and bench coaching.
MELISSA L. 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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