Hempstead, NY - Jaala Henry scored a game-high 15 points and Jaylen Hines added 12 as Hofstra posted a 56-40 Colonial Athletic Association victory over UNCW Tuesday afternoon at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex. Hofstra never trailed in the game.

The Pride improved to 4-12 on the season and picked up their first CAA victory to move to 1-7 in the league. UNCW slipped to 3-14 overall and 0-7 in CAA action.

Henry also pulled down a game-high eight rebounds and notched three assists and a pair of steals in the contest as well. Jahsyni Knight had eight points and six rebounds, while Rosi Nicholson chipped in with six points and seven rebounds.    

Hofstra raced out to a 9-0 lead and held UNCW scoreless for the first 4:42. Hines scored five of the Pride's nine points to start the game. The Seahawks got on the board with 5:18 on the clock but did not score again for more than four minutes as the Pride extended the lead to 13-2. A pair of UNCW free throws with 1:16 remaining cut their deficit to nine and that was the end of the scoring as Hofstra led 13-4 after 10 minutes of play.

The Pride maintained their lead in the second quarter, going up by 10, 18-8, following a three-point play from Knight with 6:57 remaining. The Seahawks ran off five unanswered points to cut the Pride's lead to five, but Nicholson got a layup and Henry followed with a three-point play to push the lead back up to 10, 23-13, with 4:40 on the clock. The Hofstra run extended to 11-0 as the Pride led 29-13 at the end of the first half and held UNCW scoreless for the final 5:37.  

There was no letting up by the Pride in the second half. Hofstra extended its led to 20 points, 35-15, with 1:53 elapsed in the third quarter on a driving layup from Hines. UNCW would answer with five consecutive points and got as close as 14, 37-23, with 3:56 remaining in the third. That was as close as the Seahawks would get as Hofstra went up by as many as 20 points, 54-34, in the fourth quarter.  

Allie Best and Carrie Gross led UNCW with 12 points each. Evan Miller paced the Seahawks with seven rebounds.

Hofstra will return to action Sunday, February 6 at 2 p.m. when it hosts Northeastern. The game is part of Hofstra's Homecoming Weekend. Tickets are available  for purchase at HofstraTickets.com, by calling (516) HOF-TIXX, or by visiting the Hofstra Athletic Ticket Office in the lobby of the Mack Sports Complex one hour prior to game time.

Notes:
-Hofstra snapped a 10-game losing streak with the win.
-Hofstra is 22-19 all-time versus UNCW and has won three consecutive meetings.
-UNCW's 40 points were the fewest allowed by the Pride since the Seahawks scored 48 in a 59-48 Hofstra victory on January 31, 2021.
-The Pride held a 44-32 edge in rebounding and a 36-20 advantage in points in the paint.