Lady Pirates Fall To Undefeated Princeton
HAMPTON, Va. – A pair of cold spells doomed the Hampton University women’s basketball team in its non-conference finale Monday night at the HU Convocation Center, as No. 22 Princeton emerged with a 75-63 win.
The Lady Pirates fell to 5-9 on the season.
Sophomore guard Malia Tate-DeFreitas recorded her ninth 20-point effort of the season, leading the way with 23 points to go along with six rebounds and five steals. Senior guard Kyani White chipped in a career-high 19 points on 6-for-12 shooting and six rebounds.
Junior guard Ryan Jordan added 10 points and a team-high eight rebounds.
The Lady Pirates shot 31.7 percent (20-for-63) from the floor and made seven of their 26 3-pointers (26.9 percent). Hampton was 16-for-23 (69.6 percent) from the free throw line, and the Lady Pirates turned 17 Princeton turnovers into 19 points.
The Lady Pirates will be in Daytona Beach, Fla. on Saturday to take on Bethune-Cookman at 2 p.m.
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Coppin State victorious in MEAC opener
NORFOLK, Va. – Coppin State survived a nail-biter to earn a 58-56 win over Norfolk State Monday night in its Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) opener.
Jordan Swails scored seven of her 16 points in the last five minutes of play with three back-to-back baskets to tie the game. She also had seven rebounds, three steals, and a block.
Genesis Lucas had a career night with 12 points and four steals in 28 minutes. Her free-throws with 56 seconds left provided the winning margin for the Eagles.
Omaah Tayong earned her third career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. This is her second consecutive game with 10 boards.
The Eagles (2-10, 1-0 MEAC) shot 71.4 percent at the foul line and held the Spartans to 29.4 percent shooting from the field.
Rae Corbo led the Norfolk State with 14 points. Jazmine Gray delivered eight points and seven rebounds. Ronesia Spicer also had eight points.
Coppin State has the rest of the week to prepare before it travels to face Howard University Saturday at 2 p.m.
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