THE FIRST LOOK
Colonial Athletic Association action will commence for the Hofstra University women's basketball team as the Pride are set to open up league play at Northeastern on Sunday, January 5. Tip-off at Matthews Arena is set for 2 p.m.

GETCHA' TICKETS!
Tickets can be purchased in advance online at NUHuskies.com. The link to purchase tickets online can be found at the top of this release and on the Hofstra women's basketball schedule page on www.gohofstra.com.

HOW TO WATCH
Sunday's game will be streamed live on FloHoops.com. In addition, there will be Pride Productions live audio, courtesy of WRHU (88.7 FM) as well as live statistics. Links to all of the above can be found at the top of this release and on the women's basketball schedule page on GoHofstra.com.

INSIDE THE SERIES
Hofstra is 22-23 in the all-time series against the Huskies. Last season, Hofstra completed the season sweep over Northeastern for the first time since the 2014-15 season, as the Pride defeated the Huskies, 78-61 at home and 63-62 on the road. In the second game of the series, Hofstra poured in 25 fourth quarter points and rallied from a 13-point deficit with 10 minutes to play to down Northeastern.
 
A WIN OVER NORTHEASTERN WOULD…

• Give Hofstra its fourth win of the season and even the all-time series against the Huskies to .500 (23-23)
• Be the first CAA opening win for the Pride since the 2015-16 season
• Be the 718th known victory in the history of Hofstra women's basketball and 474th at the NCAA Division I level.

SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
Northeastern completed its non-conference schedule with a record of 4-7. The Huskies played several tough opponents during their non-league slate, including No. 1/1 Oregon back in November. The Huskies, who graduated its top scorer in Jess Genco last year, are now led by forward Alexis Hill and guard Stella Clark, who average 13.7 points and 13.0 points per game, respectively. In addition, Clark leads the team with 37 assists while Hill averages 5.3 rebounds and 10 blocks to pace the Huskies.

SCOUTING THE PRIDE
Hofstra enters conference action with a 3-8 overall record and is coming off two-straight losses at the Fordham Holiday Classic against Houston and Samford. Redshirt junior guard Ana Hernandez Gil leads Hofstra with an average of 10.7 points per game with an average of 2.6 three-pointers per game which ranks second in the CAA. Freshman guard Sorelle Ineza and redshirt sophomore Jaylen Hines are tied for second on the team in scoring with 8.9 points per night, while Hines paces the squad with 8.1 boards per game and Ineza dishes out an average of 3.5 assists. Senior forward, Marianne Kalin, who chips in 8.7 points per outing, is second on the team with 6.0 caroms per night.  

UP NEXT
Hofstra is set to close out its five-game road trip against Delaware and Drexel next weekend. The Pride will meet the Delaware Blue Hens on Friday, January 10 at 7 p.m. before traveling to Drexel on Sunday, January 12 at 2 p.m.