TOWSON, Md. – Senior guard
Boogie Brozoski and junior guard
Ana Hernandez Gil combined for 36 points, but the Hofstra University Women's Basketball team fell to Towson in Colonial Athletic Association action on Sunday afternoon at the SECU arena. Hofstra drops to 6-10 overall and 0-4 in the CAA while Towson improves to 10-5 and 4-0 in the CAA.
Brozoski led the Pride with 19 points (7-of-15 FG) including a 3-of-5 effort from behind the arc. In addition to her scoring, Brozoski tied for a team-high three assists with junior forward
Marianne Kalin who led Hofstra on the boards with seven. Hernandez Gil reached double figures for the ninth time this season, netting 17 points on 60 percent shooting (6-of-10) from the field and a 50 percent performance beyond the arc (3-of-6).
Kionna Jeter led three Tigers in double figures with 29 points (11-of-21 FG) with five three pointers, while Qierra Murray added 14 and Nukiya Mayo tallied 11.
It took about a minute half for either team to score, but Towson struck first with a three-pointer that ignited a 13-0 Tiger run. During the spurt, Jeter proved why she is the leading scorer in the CAA, scoring 11 of Towson's first 13 points. Brozoski got on the board for the Pride at the 5:10 mark with a three-point basket to break up the Towson run. Hofstra also got points from freshman
Vanerlie Valcourt, junior
Mikiyah Croskey and junior
E'Lexus Davis in the first quarter, but Hofstra was held to single digits, 24-8 at the first break.
Hofstra's best effort came in the second quarter when the Pride stormed back to out-score Towson, 29-19 in the frame. In the first five minutes, Hofstra made smart shots on the court, going 7-of-9 up until the 5:16 mark. After each team exchanged a bucket, Kalin hit a jump shot at the 3:27 mark that sparked a 7-0 Hofstra run ending with a Karsten old fashioned three-point play. Brozoski added a three-pointer with under a minute remaining, as the Pride trimmed a 19-point Tiger lead to just six at the halftime break.
After two successful trips up and down the court by each team, Towson hit a three-pointer at the 8:49 mark and never looked back, as the Tigers scored 18 of the game's next 20 points to gain a 22-point edge. The teams would finish out the game scoring 19 points apiece in the fourth quarter to cement the final score.
Hofstra will continue CAA action on Friday morning at 11:30 am against Delaware on Health and Fitness Education Day at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex. For ticket information visit HofstraTickets.com, call (516) HOF-TIXX or stop by the Hofstra Athletics Ticket office in the lobby of the Mack Sports Complex during normal business hours.
Notes:
- Hofstra shot a season-high 50 percent from three-point range (6-of-12)
- Hofstra's 29 points in the second quarter were the most in a quarter this season and the most since December 21, 2017 when the Pride net 29 points in the fourth quarter against St. Bonaventure
- All 11 players who saw time on the court scored at least two points
- Boogie Brozoski reached double figures for the 16th straight game this season
- The Pride committed a season-high 25 turnovers, including nine in the first period
