PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Junior guard Sandra Karsten led the Pride in scoring for the second time in three games, but the Hofstra University Women's Basketball team suffered a Colonial Athletic Association decision to the Drexel Dragons at the Daskalakis Athletic Center on Friday evening, 62-39.
 
Hofstra fell to 7-17 overall and 1-11 in conference action while Drexel (17-5, 9-2 CAA) increased its win streak to nine.
 
Karsten, who was the lone Pride player to reach double figures in scoring, knocked down 13 points on a 67 percent shooting effort, as she was 6-of-9 from the field with one three-pointer. Junior Ana Hernandez Gil followed with eight points, six of which came from three-pointers. Sophomore Jaylen Hines led the team in rebounding for the sixth time this season, pulling down a game-high eight boards.
 
Drexel proved why they were the top defensive unit in the nation limiting the Pride to just five points in the first frame. Hofstra picked up the pace in the second quarter, adding 11 points on 39 percent shooting from the field while Drexel scored 13 to make the halftime score, 27-16 in favor of the Dragons.
 
Drexel continued its defensive dominance in the third quarter by limiting the Pride to just six points, all scored by Karsten who went 3-of-4 from the field during the 10-minute stretch. Hofstra's best offensive effort came in the fourth quarter when the Pride scored 17 points on a 50 percent performance from the field (6-of-12), but the Drexel lead was too much to overcome.  During the quarter, Hofstra strung together a 7-0 run, with five of those points scored by Hernandez Gil.
 
The Pride will return to action on Sunday, February 17 for a CAA contest against the Delaware Blue Hens. Tip off from the Bob Carpenter Center is at 2:00 pm.

Notes:
-Sandra Karsten reached double figures in scoring for the third time this season and third time in the last five games
-Karsten's six made field goals were a career-high