FAIRFIELD, Conn.— A heavy dose of three-pointers and a nearly flawless performance from guard Adrianne Hagood, the Sacred Heart University women's basketball team opened Northeast Conference play with an 80-61 victory over Bryant on Friday. 
 
Records
Sacred Heart: 4-4, 2-0 NEC
Bryant: 3-10, 1-1 NEC
 
Top Performers
Adrianne Hagood: 22 points, 2 rebounds
Sonia Smith: 19 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists

Up Next 
Sacred Heart begins 2022 with a home in-state matchup against Central Connecticut State on Thursday at 7 p.m.
 
Of Note
The Pioneers came out hot in the second half and never looked back as they shot 55.9% from the field and 73.3% from behind the arc to seal the victory. 
 
Sacred Heart saw six Pioneers combine for a season-high 14-of-23 (60.9%) from the three-point line.
 
Sacred Heart had a 16-14 lead going into the second quarter before Bryant went on an 8-0 run to take the 25-22 margin. Hagood responded with five unanswered points to give Sacred Heart the 29-27 advantage going into halftime.  
 
Hagood led with 22 points and scored 18 on a perfect 7-of-7 from the field and 4-of-4 from three-point range. The Washington D.C. native is the first Pioneer since Shelby Hickey in 2018 to go perfect from the floor. The four triples put Hagood in a tie for third in the SHU record books for career three-pointers.
 
Sonia Smith finished with 19 points and scored the Pioneers' first seven points at the start of the game. The junior also grabbed four rebounds and dished out six assists.