As a freshman, Reaves has started in four of seven games, while averaging 4.1 points. Courtesy of HartfordHawks.com

The University of Hartford women’s basketball team played three games over the past week.

The Hawks had a two game losing streak going into the first game, which was on Tuesday night against the CCSU Blue Devils.

The Hawks took an early 5-4 lead at the start of the game off of three free throws from junior guard Amber Bepko.

The Blue Devils responded with a 10-point scoring streak, which gave them a 14-5 lead.

The Hawks managed to cut the lead deficit to seven points off of a three pointer from freshman guard Morgan Lumb but quickly fell behind again on a 7-0 run from the Blue Devils resulting in a 25-11 lead in favor of CCSU with about seven minutes remaining in the half.

Senior guard Alyssa Englert scored the final basket for the Hawks in the first half with about four and a half minutes remaining on the clock.

But the Blue Devils got another scoring streak, as they scored 10 unanswered points to go into the half with a 40-20 lead.

The Blue Devils started the second half by extending that lead from 20 to 30 with just over five minutes played.

They maintained the lead throughout the second half and on two occasions stretched the lead to 36 points.

The game ended with a score of 82-50 in favor of the Blue Devils.

The Hawks then went on to play the University of Missouri Tigers in the first game of the Miami Thanksgiving Tournament.

Hartford junior guard Shanise Bultron started the game by making a three point shot to give the Hawks a 3-0 lead.

The Tigers responded by scoring their first six points of the game.

Bultron then scored her second three pointer of the game, which tied the game at six.

The Tigers then went on to gain a decisive lead after a 16-2 run that resulted in a 29-15 lead.

The two points scored by the Hawks came off of a shot by Englert.

The Hawks and Tigers then traded baskets back and forth leading to a 35-22 lead for the Tigers going into the half.

The Hawks scored the last basket going into the half off of a shot by senior forward Taylor Clark.

The Hawks came out of the half on a scoring streak as they had two 6-0 scoring runs within the first five minutes.

The first of these included a pair of layups from senior forward Milana Gilbert, and the second were all shots taken by junior forward Cherelle Moore.

With just over 15 minutes remaining in the game, the Hawks managed to close the score deficit to six points with a score of 43-37. Moore made a free throw, which decreased the Tigers lead to five points.

The Tigers would then go on to have an 8-0 run which ended with a score of 53-38.

Bepko then made a jump shot, which ended the Tigers scoring streak and cut the deficit to 13 with just under 11 minutes left in the game.

The Tigers then went on a scoring streak, which ended with a score of 68-40 with just under a minute and a half remaining in the game.

The Hawks were able to score five points with just under a minute remaining, but ended up losing with a score of 68-45. Four of the Hawks final points were scored by Moore, who ended the game with eleven points.

The Hawks played the second game of the tournament against the St. Francis Terriers.

Hartford opened the game with a three point shot off of the tip by Lumb.

She went on to score another three pointer within the first two minutes to contribute to the Hawks early 8-2 lead.

The Terriers then went on to score eight points to take the lead with a score of 10-8 with just over 15 minutes left in the half.

The Hawks responded with a 7-0 run which gave them the lead for the rest of the half.

The Hawks went into the half with a 33-29 lead. Englert opened the scoring in the second half with a layup.

The Hawks went on to gain an eight-point advantage off of a three point shot by Lumb with a little over 12 minutes left in the game.

Hartford went on to lose the lead from a 13 point run by the Terriers, which resulted in a 49-44 lead.

The Terriers went on to win the game with a score of 59-49.

The Hawks will continue play on Sunday at former America East competitor Boston University at 1 p.m.