Lady Pirates beat Santa Clara, win CSUN Tournament Title
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – For the second straight day, freshman guard Malia Tate-DeFreitas and senior forward Alyssa Bennett had monster games, and on Saturday, it netted the Hampton University women’s basketball team the Cal State Northridge Radisson Hotel Chatsworth Thanksgiving Classic.
The Lady Pirates (5-2) won the title by defeating Santa Clara 70-48.
Bennett was named Tournament MVP after pouring in a career-high 31 points (20 in the second half) on 14-for-30 shooting to go along with seven rebounds. Tate-DeFreitas was named to the All-Tournament Team after scoring 25 points.
Senior guard Nicole Hamilton dished out 11 assists (to go along with her eight points and seven rebounds), and redshirt-sophomore forward Brielle Ward grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.
Bennett and Tate-DeFreitas accounted for all 13 of Hampton’s second-half field goals.
The Lady Pirates shot 37.5 percent (27-for-27) from the floor and hit seven of their 20 3-pointers (35.0 percent). Hampton also went 9-for-12 (75.0 percent) from the free throw line and out-rebounded Santa Clara 45-40.
Hampton also scored 19 points off of 21 Santa Clara turnovers.
The Broncos (2-5) shot just 34.5 percent (19-for-55) from the floor, but only managed eight field goals in the second half. Santa Clara only made two of its 18 3-pointers (11.1 percent) and eight of its 15 free throws (53.3 percent).
Nici Gidlay led the Broncos with 15 points.
The Lady Pirates will return to the HU Convocation Center on Wednesday to take on American at 7 p.m.
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Lady Bulldogs fall to the College of Charleston
CHARLESTON, S.C.—Kourtney Williams recorded a double-double, 20 points and 10 rebounds (both game-highs), as SC State fell to the College of Charleston, 70-56, in a non-conference matinee matchup. The contest was the second-of-six straight road contest for the Lady Bulldogs.
S.C. State (1-4) had two players to score in double-figures as Mykala Jones dropped in 10 points in the loss. Persephone Goodwin scored eight points with seven rebounds and two blocks while DayShaun Richbow pulled down seven rebounds for the Lady Bulldogs.
The College of Charleston (3-3) was led by Alyssa Frye with 16 points. The Cougars had three players to finish in double-digits as Christy Hewatt scored 12 and Erin Hall contributed 10 points in the victory. Breanna Bolden pulled in 10 rebounds for the College of Charleston.
The Lady Bulldogs will take a break from competition during exam week before resuming its six-game road swing on Saturday, December 14 when they travel to Clemson University. S.C. State will face Alabama A&M (12-17), Jacksonville State (12-19) and South Carolina (12-22) before returning home to open its 2013-14 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference play against the University of Maryland Eastern Shore on December 30.
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Norfolk State Falls to UT-San Antonio in Overtime, 72-63
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Senior Rachel Gordon tallied 15 points and 14 rebounds, but it was not enough as the Norfolk State women’s basketball team fell to UTSA in overtime, 72-63, on Saturday night at the Convocation Center in the UTSA Thanksgiving Classic. This was the first overtime game of the season for the Spartans.
Freshman Logan Powell knocked down a pair of free throws with 1:25 left to send the Spartans into halftime with a 31-25 lead over UTSA. Powell tied her career-high of eight points and also posted a career-high 12 rebounds.
The Spartans shot 42.9 percent (12-of-28) from the field in the first half.
NSU finished the game shooting 43.5 percent (27-of-62) and was 75.0 percent (6-of-8) from the free throw line. The Spartans did not take a free throw shot in the second half or overtime.
The Spartans will open MEAC play on Thursday against Florida A&M. Game time is at 6 p.m. in Joseph Echols Hall.
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Late first-half surge pushes North Carolina Central to third-straight win
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – A late first half surge pushed the North Carolina Central University women’s basketball team past the Wofford College Terriers, giving the Lady Eagles their third-straight win, with a 53-44 road victory on Saturday, Nov. 30, in Spartanburg, S.C.
Senior Jessica Freeman led NCCU for the fifth time this season earning a game-high 16 points, on 4-of-12 shooting from the field, 2-of-4 from behind the arc and a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line while also collected a season-best five steals.
Sophomore Tisha Dixon earned her first double-figure rebounding outing of the season pulling down a season-best 10 boards in addition to junior Khyra Conerly’s second half, 13 point effort.
Wofford was led offensively by Logan Morris who collected 13 points for the Terriers.
As a team NCCU shot 16-of-54 from the field, 4-of-10 from behind the arc and 17-of-24 from the charity stripe while collecting 46 rebounds, 14 steals, six blocks and six assists.
The Lady Eagles continue road action in South Carolina on Monday, Dec. 2 as they take on the South Carolina Gamecocks at 7 p.m. in Columbia.
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