THE FIRST LOOK
Hofstra (7-13, 1-7 CAA) is set to visit Charleston (5-14, 1-7 CAA) on Super Bowl Sunday (February 3) at 1:00 pm at the TD Arena. On Friday, Hofstra fell on the road to UNCW, 89-54, while the College of Charleston suffered a 30+ point loss to Northeastern, 87-56.
 
GETCHA' TICKETS!
Tickets can be purchased by visiting the Charleston Cougars Ticket Center. The link to purchase tickets can be found on the Hofstra women's basketball schedule page.
 
HOW TO WATCH
There will be live video of the game via the Charleston Sports Network, as well as Pride Productions live audio and live statistics. Links to all three can be found at the top of this page and on the Hofstra women's basketball schedule page.
 
LAST TIME THEY MET
The two teams last met in the CAA Championship on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 when No. 7 Hofstra was eliminated by No. 10 Charleston at Drexel's Daskalakis Athletic Center, 88-72. The Pride finished with five players in double figures, led by E'Lexus Davis who scored 16 points and added six assists and five rebounds. Mikiyah Croskey and Olivia Askin had 15 points, while Aleana Leon and Marianne Kalin added 11. The Cougars got double figure performances from four players, led by Darien Huff's 22 points on an 8-of-9 effort from the floor.
 
HOFSTRA'S LAST TIME OUT
The Pride suffered an 89-54 decision to the UNCW Seahawks on Friday evening by a score of 89-54. Junior guard Sandra Karsten finished as Hofstra's leading scorer with 10 points with the help of her 5-of-6 effort from the free throw line. Junior forward Marianne Kalin shot 50 percent from the field (4-of-8)  and tallied nine points, while junior guard Ana Hernandez Gil rounded out the top-three scorers with eight points. Freshman Caria Reynolds chipped in six points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds despite seeing under 13 minutes of playing time. UNCW led wire-to-wire in the contest and got out to an early lead, 25-12 at the end of the first quarter. The home team shot 69 percent in the second frame to run away with the win early.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES

• Hofstra and Charleston meet for just the 12th time in program history
• The first meeting between the two teams came in the 2013-14 season when Charleston won, 62-59. It was the first year that Charleston joined the CAA.
• Before Charleston eliminated Hofstra from the CAA Championship last season, the Pride had a three-game win streak over the Cougars
• Krista Kilburn-Steveskey is 7-4 against the Cougars

 
A WIN OVER CHARLESTON WOULD…

• Improve Hofstra's overall record to 8-13 and 3-7 in the CAA
• Be the 210th career win for Kilburn-Steveskey
• Be the 711^th known victory in the history of Hofstra women's basketball and 467th at the NCAA Division I level

 
SCOUTING THE COUGARS
The College of Charleston is just one of two CAA teams to allow an average of more than 70 points per game, surrendering 70.3 points per contest, ahead of Elon who gives away 70.4. Charleston makes up for it on the offensive end as the Cougars rank fourth in the CAA in three-point field goal percentage (.321) and are tied for fifth in three-pointers made per game. Charleston's biggest weakness is the tendency to turn the ball over often, as the Cougars lead the CAA in turnovers per game and turnover margin, suffering 3.3 miscues per game.
 
Charleston has two players that average double figures in scoring, led by Deja Ford who scores 13.1 points per night which is 10th in the CAA. Darien Huff is not far behind with 12.5 points per game while shooting 40 percent from beyond the arc. Both players are also among Charleston's top four rebounders, pulling down 4.0 and 4.2 boards, respectively. Hofstra should also keep an eye out for Tyler Collins who leads the CAA in assists per game (5.0) which was 55th in the NCAA heading in to this weekend. Collins has tallied nine or more assists in four of her first 18 collegiate games, tying a school record 12 in her debut.
 
The College of Charleston is led by Candice M. Jackson in her fifth season.  
 
SCOUTING THE PRIDE
Hofstra will need to apply defensive pressure early and often to get past Charleston, who has posted 20 or more turnovers in 12 of 19 games this season. This season, Hofstra is 3-0 when causing 20 turnovers or more.
 
In addition, Hofstra will continue to look for Brozoski beyond the three-point line despite having one of her worst shooting performances of the season against UNCW. Currently, Brozoski leads the Pride in scoring with 15.4 points per game which is seventh in the CAA in scoring. Ana Hernandez Gil will still be a threat from three-point land as she has made at least two shots from deep in 15 games this year. Hernandez Gil is currently ranked 22nd in the CAA in scoring and is second among active players on the Pride roster with 9.6 points per game. Kalin continues to be a force down low, as she is leading the Pride in rebounding through CAA action with 5.1 rebounds per game while shooting 48 percent on the offensive end which stands fourth in the CAA.
 
Hofstra is led by head coach Krista Kilburn-Steveskey in her 13th season. She has averaged nearly 17 wins per season since arriving on campus in 2006 while posting seven winning seasons and leading the Pride to five appearances in the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) including two consecutive appearances in 2014-15 and 2015-16. In addition, Kilburn-Steveskey is the winningest coach in Pride history, capturing her 200th win last season against Charleston.
 
UP NEXT
The Pride begins round two of CAA action and will rematch Towson on Friday, February 8 at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex with tip off set for 7:00 pm. James Madison will then visit Hempstead on Sunday, February 10 at 2:00 pm.