No. 24 Hartford 61, Vermont 51

No. 24 Hartford 61, Vermont 51

Published Feb. 28, 2010 12:29 a.m. ET

Diana Delva had 22 points and 10 rebounds as No. 24 Hartford beat Vermont 61-51 on Saturday.

Erica Beverly found herself in foul trouble early and finished with no points or rebounds, but the bench came through for the Hawks (25-3, 16-0). Ilicia Mathis came off the bench to score 11 points and Ruthanne Doherty had 10.

Hartford led 29-19 at halftime, but Vermont (23-6, 13-3) cut the lead to 52-51 with 2:05 left.

Delva, who sank all eight of her shots, hit a layup and made one of two free throws. The Hawks locked down on defense and hit their free throws down the stretch to pull out the win.

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May Kotsopoulos had 20 points and Courtnay Pilypaitis 10 for the Catamounts.

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