Huskies Move to 1-1 on the Year

The Huskies traveled down to Boston for the NEBL tip-off hosted by the Track at New Balance. We opened with a tough opponent, Putnam Science who is the reigning National Champions.

 

In the first half, the Huskies were loose with the ball and did not execute at a high level. They dug themselves in an early 9-3 hole and were incredibly sloppy on the offensive end. On defense, we did a solid job initally but struggled to cover up the rolls from the bigs and second chance opportunities. Later on in the half when we started to settle in, we got much more comfortable and executed at a higher level, getting ourselves quality shots. We still found ourselves down 9 at half.

 

In the second half, we were far more competitive on the offensive end and were able to push it in transition much more than in the first. We were able to get the game to a 2 possession game around the 6 minute mark, but could not get over the hump. Ultimately, our lack of defensive discipline and rebounding turned us in. Huskies ended up losing 92-80 and moved to 1-1 on the season and 0-1 in NEBL play.

 

New Hampton was led in scoring by Jayden Harrington (22 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist), Stetson Merritt (22 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist), James Sanderson (14 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists).