Hudson's Amanda Torres tries to maneuver around the UAlbany defense during UNH's tough loss on Sunday. (Photo courtesy of UAlbany Athletics)

ALBANY, N.Y. – Hudson’s Amanda Torres scored a game-high 19 points and led a second-half surge that saw the University of New Hampshire women’s basketball team overcome a 15-point deficit to take a fourth-quarter lead, but UAlbany withstood the flurry and came away with Sunday afternoon’s 63-50 America East victory at SEFCU Arena.

Meanwhile, back at Durham, C.J. Kelly led the Great Danes with 23 points as UAlbany topped UNH in men’s basketball, 83-64, yesterday at Lundholm Gym. The Wildcats fall to 7-6 overall (6-4 America East), while the Great Danes improve to 4-6 overall (4-4 America East).

In the women’s game, after falling behind 50-49 with 4:51 remaining, the Great Danes (4-6, 3-3 America East) scored the game’s final 14 points to complete the two-game weekend sweep.

Torres (7-for-15 FG, 4-for-4 FT) scored 12 of her 19 points in the second half, added four steals, four assists and three rebounds in a team-high 39 minutes for UNH (4-11, 4-8 AE).

The Wildcats’ Ivy Gogolin had 13 points and four rebounds, and Derry’s Brooke Kane finished with nine points, five rebounds and three steals. Héléna Delaruelle (Enghien-les-Bains, France) grabbed a team-leading seven rebounds to go along with four points and three assists.

UAlbany’s Grace Heeps scored 17 points on 6-for-9 shooting (66.7 percent), which included a 5-for-7 performance from 3-point distance. Heeps hit three straight 3s in the fourth quarter to help the Great Danes close out the victory.

Albany’s Ellen Hahne led all players with 18 points, nine rebounds and six assists. She shot 6-for-11 (54.5 percent) from the floor and 6-for-7 (85.7 percent) at the FT line.

TOUGH FIRST HALF FOR UNH MEN

Junior guard Marque Maultsby (Raleigh, N.C.) and redshirt freshman guard Blondeau Tchoukuiengo (Montreal, Quebec) led the Wildcats with 14 points each. Junior forward Meekness Payne (Phoenix, Ariz.) contributed with a career-best nine points. Antonio Rizzuto chipped in with 16 points for UAlbany.

he Great Danes increased their lead to 24 points two different times in the first half once at 42-18 with 2:23 left on the clock and 45-21 with 1:08 remaining. Tchoukuiengo hit a half-court shot at the buzzer as UAlbany led 45-26 at the half.

UNH grabbed 32 rebounds and shot 43.3 percent from the field, while the Great Danes posted 34 rebounds and shot 51.9 percent.