Hempstead, NY – Following an exciting win over Kennesaw State last Friday, the Hofstra women's basketball team is looking to improve to 4-2 at Howard University this Saturday. Tip-off at Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C. is set for 2 p.m.
 
The game will be streamed live on HBCUGo.tv which is available online, on Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Roku. In addition, WRHU will provide live audio on 88.7 FM. Live statistics will also be available. Links to all of the above can be found at the top of this release and on the Hofstra women's basketball schedule page on GoHofstra.com.
 
Hofstra is entering the game with momentum after closing out last Friday's contest at Kennesaw State with a 30-point effort in the fourth quarter, including 11-consecutive made field goals to close out the game. Redshirt-senior Jaala Henry netted a career-high 16 points to lead five Pride players in double figures.
 
On the season, senior JaKayla Brown continues to lead the Pride with 13.6 points per game while redshirt-senior Jaylen Hines follows with an average of 10.4 points per contest. Hines is also Hofstra's leader on the glass with 5.2 rebounds per game while Henry follows with 4.4 boards per contest. Redshirt-sophomore Sorelle Ineza has been a clutch player for Hofstra during the first stretch of the season, averaging 7.4 points and 3.4 rebounds per game for the Pride.
 
Howard (3-4) is also entering the contest coming off a win as the Bison defeated a common opponent to Hofstra, Loyola (Md.) on Wednesday evening by a score of 61-59. The Bison used a fourth quarter rally and out-scored Loyola 24-12 in the final stanza to ultimately claim the two-point win. Destiny Howell, who is second on the team in scoring with 9.3 points per game, recorded a career-high 21 points. Anzhane' Hutton paces Howard as the only double-digit scorer with 10.5 points per game, while Brooklynn Fort-Davis is the Bison's leader on the boards with 6.2.
 
Hofstra and Howard have faced just one time prior to Friday's contest, and that was in the 2019-20 season when Howard defeated Hofstra at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex, 73-64. Hines had a double-double for the Pride with 17 points and 13 rebounds, while Ineza nearly had a double-double with 13 points and a career-high nine assists.