Virginia Tech holds off Norfolk State
BLACKSBURG, Va. - Host Virginia Tech made 12 3-pointers to offset a huge game from Norfolk State guard Rae Corbo as the Hokies topped the Spartans 60-49 on Tuesday night at Cassell Coliseum.
Corbo scored 24 points, two shy of her career high, to keep the Spartans (0-2) within striking distance of the Hokies (2-1) of the ACC. But Tech hit 12-of-28 from long range, missing its school record for made treys by one, to pull away from NSU in an otherwise close game. Vanessa Panousis hit five 3-pointers en route to a team-high 17 points for the Hokies, while Rachel Camp (15 points) and Kelsey Conyers (10 points) hit three triples apiece.
NSU also held the edge in points in the paint (22-14) and bench points (17-6).
Corbo was 9-of-17 from the floor, 2-of-5 from 3-point range, and a perfect 4-of-4 from the foul line. It was her seventh career 20-point game, and third in a row dating to the end of last season. She added three rebounds and two assists.
Outside of Corbo, the other 11 Spartans combined to shoot just 11-of-43. Aivah Parham was the next-highest scorer, with seven points on 3-of-12 shooting. Freshmen Io Chaney and Kayla Roberts led NSU with five rebounds apiece.
For the game, the Spartans shot 33 percent (20-of-60) from the floor and were outrebounded 42-30.
Regan Magarity added 10 points, 17 rebounds and five blocks for the Hokies.
NSU continues its in-state road trip with a 5 p.m. game at Radford on Thursday.
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Florida State Downs Bethune-Cookman
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - With over 1,200 middle school students on hand for “Field Trip Day”, the Florida State Seminoles showed why they’re likely to be in top 25 in the near future, running away with a 103-34 victory over the Bethune-Cookman Lady Wildcats on Tuesday at the Donald L. Tucker Center.
Rebounds and fouls played a significant role in the outcome of Tuesday’s non-conference tilt, as FSU won the rebounding battle by a 64-19 margin, while the Lady Wildcats were whistled for 30 fouls, leading to a 30-for-36 FSU performance at the line.
The reigning MEAC Defensive Player of the Week, redshirt senior guard Terrenisha Hollis led the Lady Wildcats in scoring and on the boards for the second straight game, putting up 13 points with five (5) rebounds. Hollis also grabbed four (4) steals.
Sophomore center Kailyn Williams tallied six blocks against the Seminoles, eclipsing the century mark for her career, and placing her four blocks away from tying Sarah Bolden for second on the program’s career blocks list.
For the Seminoles, center Adut Bulgak led five FSU scorers in double figures with 18 points, while also collecting 13 rebounds.
The Lady Wildcats head directly to Jacksonville to rest up and prepare for Thursday’s meeting with the Jacksonville Dolphins.
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Alabama State surges past Florida A&M
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Alabama State staged a late second half surge to run past the Florida A&M Women’s Basketball team, 64-49 at the Al Lawson Center Tuesday night.
The Lady Hornets (2-0) established the trend of scoring surges in the first half, when they outpaced the Lady Rattlers (0-2), 22-10 over the final 15 minutes to take a 32-20 lead into the lockeroom.
ASU shot 42.9 percent from the floor to 28.1 for FAMU in the first 20 minutes, and they stepped up their shooting in the final stanza, shooting a blistering 61.1 percent to 37.7 for FAMU.
FAMU tied the game at 41-41 and again at 47-47, but the Lady Hornets rode their clutch shooting to pull away via a 23-8 run down the stretch to close out the game.
Senior Taneka Rubin led FAMU with 14 points, while Kenya Dixon and Khaderja Young each added 12 points, with Young pulling down a team-high 10 rebounds.
Alabama State was paced by Daniele Ewert with 15 points and eight rebounds, followed by Britney Wright with 13 points and seven boards.
FAMU will host Webber International Thursday at 11:30 a.m. at the Lawson Center.
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Tate-DeFreitas paces Lady Pirates in loss
HAMDEN, Conn. – The Hampton University women’s basketball team had trouble finding the bottom of the net again on Tuesday, falling 87-59 to Quinnipiac at the TD Bank Sports Center.
The Lady Pirates (0-2) shot 24.0 percent (18-for-75) from the floor.
Sophomore guard Malia Tate-DeFreitas led the Lady Pirates with 20 points, hitting eight of 10 free throws, and senior guard Kyani White added 11 points. Senior guard Jackie Marshall and junior guard Blake Jenkines each had nine points – Marshall hit three 3-pointers.
Redshirt junior forward Tyler Hobgood grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds.
Tate-DeFreitas also had a team-high four assists and four steals.
Hampton out-rebounded Quinnipiac (2-0) 53-52.
Jasmine Martin led five Bobcats in double figures with 15 points, and Quinnipiac shot 42.4 percent (28-for-66) from the floor.
The Lady Pirates will conclude their road trip on Friday, when they head to Manhattan, Kan. to take on Kansas State at 8 p.m.
For complete story, visit www.hamptonpirates.com