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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
Ana Hernandez Gil
Ana Hernandez Gil squares up for one of her six three-pointers in Hofstra win
55
Massachusetts UMASS 4-5
71
Winner Hofstra HOFSTRA 5-3
Massachusetts UMASS
4-5
55
Final
71
Hofstra HOFSTRA
5-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Massachusetts UMASS 17 16 15 7 55
Hofstra HOFSTRA 12 11 18 30 71

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | By Len Skoros

WBB: Big Fourth Quarter Carries Hofstra Past Massachusetts

Hempstead, NY - Freshman Ana Hernandez Gil came off the bench to score a season-high 18 points, including four three-pointers in the decisive fourth quarter as Hofstra erased a 12-point deficit to post a 71-55 victory over visiting Massachusetts at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex Wednesday night. The Pride outscored the Minutewomen, 30-7, in the final stanza including an 18-3 run over the final 5:40.

Hofstra improved to 5-3 on the season with the win, while Massachusetts dropped to 4-5 overall.

Hernandez Gil finished 6-10 from long range and led four Pride players in double figures with her 18 points. Aleana Leon finished with 14 points, while Ashunae Durant and Sandra Dongmo added 10 points apiece. Durant also had a team-high 11 rebounds. Krystal Luciano chipped in with seven points and added a game-high 10 assists.   

The teams played an evenly-matched first quarter as neither team led by more than five. Hofstra held a 12-9 lead before the Minutewomen closed out the stanza with an 8-0 run over the final 2:39 to take a 17-12 advantage after the opening 10 minutes.

Massachusetts would take a 26-16 lead 6:19 into the second quarter following a Jessica George layup that capped off a 6-0 run. Durant ended the run with a free throw for the Pride to cut the deficit to nine. After trading three-pointers, Hernandez Gil hit her second of the quarter to pull the Pride within six, 29-23, with 1:40 to go. Massachusetts' Leah McDerment would hit one of two free throws with three seconds left to put the visitors up, 30-23. Hofstra grabbed the rebound on the missed second shot but immediately turned it over to give the Minutewomen one last possession before the half and George hit a three as time expired to send Massachusetts into the half with a 10-point edge, 33-23.

Hofstra opened the third quarter on a 7-0 run, five by Sandra Karsten, to cut the deficit to 35-32 with 6:32 to go.  But Massachusetts responded with an 8-0 run of its own to open up an 11-point lead, 43-32, with 3:39 to play in the third. The Minutewomen would match their largest lead of 12 points on two occasions before the Pride pulled within seven, 48-41, at the end of the quarter.

After Massachusetts scored the first bucket of the fourth quarter, Hernandez Gil (two) and Luciano hit consecutive threes to knot the score at 50 with 7:21 to go. Hernandez Gil then gave Hofstra its first lead since the first quarter with another deep three-pointer that made the score 53-50 with 6:21 on the clock. Following a Massachusetts basket, the Pride rattled off eight consecutive points including another three from Hernandez Gil to take a 61-52 lead with 3:31 to go. Hofstra would not be threatened the rest of the way.  

Maggie Mulligan led Massachusetts with 16 points and 13 rebounds, her eighth double-double of the season. Ryan Holder added 12 points.

Hofstra concludes a short two-game home stand Saturday when it hosts American. Game time is set for 4 p.m.

Notes:
-The 12-point deficit was the largest deficit overcome by the Pride in a win this season and the biggest comeback since overcoming a 16-point deficit at Northeastern last season.
-Luciano's 10 assists give her 400 for her career.
-Durant's double-double was her fifth of the season and the 21st of her career.
-Dongmo's five blocks were a career-high.
-Massachusetts now leads the all-time series with Hofstra, 4-2.
-Massachusetts played just six players in the game, while 11 players saw minutes for the Pride.
 
 
 
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