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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
Tareq Coburn
Tareq Coburn

Men's Basketball By Stephen Gorchov

MBB: Hofstra Hosts Defending CAA Champion Charleston On Saturday

Hempstead, NY - The Hofstra Men's Basketball team will face a stern test on Saturday when it puts its 13-game win streak on the line against defending Colonial Athletic Association champion Charleston. 

Tip-off from the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex is slated for 4 p.m. 

In honor of the team's 13-game win streak, premium tickets are available for $13.13. 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. 

There will be Pride Productions live video and audio of the game, as well as live statistics. Links to all three can be found on this page as well as the men's basketball schedule page at GoHofstra.com. Audio for the broadcasts is courtesy of WRHU (88.7 FM). 

Hofstra moved to 16-3 overall and 6-0 in CAA play with an 87-72 win over UNCW on Thursday evening. Junior Eli Pemberton led Hofstra in scoring for the first time this season with 24 points as the Pride used a dominating second half to pull away from the Seahawks. 

Pemberton is the Pride's second-leading scorer this season at 14.6 points per game and is also second on the squad in rebounding at 4.6 caroms per outing. Senior Justin Wright-Foreman is the team leader in scoring with 26.5 points per game, while senior Desure Buie has dished out a team-best 5.2 assists per game this season to go along with 9.6 points per game. Graduate student Jacquil Taylor pulls down eight rebounds per outing and also contributes 6.5 points per contest. 

Charleston will bring a 14-5 overall record and a 3-3 CAA mark into Saturday's encounter after dropping a 69-60 decision at Northeastern on Thursday. Grant Riller led the Cougars with 17 points against the Huskies, while Jarrell Brantley posted 13 points for Charleston. Riller is tops on CofC with 21.7 points per game and Brantley is second in scoring at 18.9 per contest and tops in rebounding with 7.8 per game. 

Hofstra is 4-6 all-time against Charleston with all 10 previous meetings occurring since the Cougars joined the CAA in 2013-14. Charleston has won four straight in the series and five of the last six meetings after Hofstra opened the series by winning three of the first four meetings. 

 
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Players Mentioned

Desure Buie

#4 Desure Buie

G
6' 0"
Senior
Eli Pemberton

#5 Eli Pemberton

G
6' 5"
Junior
Justin Wright-Foreman

#3 Justin Wright-Foreman

G
6' 2"
Senior
Jacquil Taylor

#23 Jacquil Taylor

F
6' 10"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Desure Buie

#4 Desure Buie

6' 0"
Senior
G
Eli Pemberton

#5 Eli Pemberton

6' 5"
Junior
G
Justin Wright-Foreman

#3 Justin Wright-Foreman

6' 2"
Senior
G
Jacquil Taylor

#23 Jacquil Taylor

6' 10"
Graduate Student
F