WEST HAVEN, Conn. (Interstat) — Teaira Kelley recorded 23 points, 11 rebounds and four assists, and Tanavia Turpin added 21 points and nine rebounds as New Haven defeated visiting Mitchell 103-44 in a non-divisional women’s NCAA Division I basketball game Monday at Charger Gymnasium. The Chargers improved to 1-0 before an announced attendance of 413.

New Haven set the tone early and never let Mitchell settle. Turpin opened the scoring with a three-point play, Kelley followed with a layup, Laura Vera Ramirez hit two 3-pointers and Kelley added two more layups as the Chargers scored the first 17 points. Mitchell did not get on the board until Gabby Scholfield made two free throws with 5:30 remaining in the first quarter, and the visitors did not make a field goal until Jordyn Streitmatter’s layup with 2:15 left in the opening period. New Haven led 31-5 after the first quarter and kept the pressure on with offensive rebounding and transition baskets.

The Chargers kept rolling in the second quarter. Turpin made a layup, Eveani Okwuosa hit a 3-pointer and added two layups, Claudia Lazaro Carrasco Claro and Schuyler Coles scored inside, and Carla Ramirez made a layup. Streitmatter hit two 3-pointers for Mitchell, but Turpin answered with a jumper and New Haven led 54-11 at halftime. New Haven’s advantage grew steadily behind Okwuosa’s second-quarter scoring and Turpin’s work inside.

Mitchell received scoring contributions from several players. Streitmatter hit two 3-pointers in the second quarter and added a driving layup in the fourth. Scholfield made two free throws in the first quarter and scored on layups in the third and fourth quarters. Inonda Peterson made a driving layup and a jump shot in the third quarter. Jade Hypolite converted free throws and a layup in the fourth, Aidelyne Varela added a layup, and Taylor Mann hit a 3-pointer late. The visitors kept competing in the fourth quarter, but New Haven’s lead was too large.

New Haven scored 103 points from 86 possessions, an offensive rating of 119.8. The Chargers finished with 29 offensive rebounds, 19 assists, three blocks and 17 turnovers. They controlled the paint and generated second-chance opportunities while limiting Mitchell for much of the game. New Haven’s 29 offensive rebounds were a major factor, and the Chargers’ 19 assists reflected balanced ball movement. They blocked three shots and offset 17 turnovers with extra possessions and points in transition.

Kelley, a 5-foot-8 player from Monroe, Ga., who previously played at Walnut Grove High School, was New Haven’s top star. She produced her 23 points, 11 rebounds and four assists in 23 minutes. Turpin, a 5-foot-8 guard who previously played at Hoosac School, had 21 points, nine rebounds and three assists in 25 minutes.

Claudia Lazaro Carrasco Claro, a 6-foot-2 forward who previously played at Universal School, added eight points, 10 rebounds and one assist in 15 minutes. Laura Vera Ramirez, a 5-foot-11 guard from Colegio San José, scored 14 points and added two assists and one block in 20 minutes. Carla Ramirez, a 5-foot-10 guard, contributed four points, five assists and one block in 23 minutes. Mallory Farr, a 5-foot-10 player from Shipley School, had six points and three rebounds in eight minutes. Eveani Okwuosa, a 5-foot-9 guard from Hamden Hall Country Day School, scored nine points in 12 minutes. Jasmine Mckay, a 5-foot-4 player from North Babylon High School, had six points, one rebound and one assist in 11 minutes. Jeeanna Pierantoni, a 5-foot-9 player from Holy Cross High School, added four points, three rebounds and two assists in nine minutes. Schuyler Coles, a 5-foot-8 guard, finished with two points, two rebounds and one assist in eight minutes.

New Haven opened the third quarter with layups from Turpin and Kelley. Peterson scored twice for Mitchell, but Kelley and Turpin kept scoring inside. Lazaro Carrasco Claro, Vera Ramirez, Mckay and Carla Ramirez also added baskets for the Chargers. Streitmatter made two free throws for Mitchell, and New Haven led 85-23 entering the fourth quarter.

Kelley opened the fourth with a layup before Mitchell produced its best stretch of the game. Hypolite made free throws and a layup, Varela added a layup, Streitmatter made a free throw and Scholfield made a layup. Pierantoni scored twice for New Haven, but Samantha Battle hit two 3-pointers and Farr scored twice near the basket to help the Chargers close out the win. Taylor Mann hit a late 3-pointer for Mitchell, and Hypolite made several late free throws, but New Haven finished off the 103-44 victory.

New Haven’s next 10 games, in order, are at Tennessee, against Siena, at Iona, at Rhode Island, against Sacred Heart, at Massachusetts-Lowell, against Dartmouth, against Northeastern, against New Hampshire and at Boston University. No projection, game simulator, point spread, betting line or over-under information was provided.