Hempstead, NY - Aaron Estrada had 21 points and Jaquan Carlos added eight assists and 10 rebounds to lead the Hofstra men's basketball team to a 73-43 rout of Hampton on Thursday evening at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex. The Pride raced out to an incredible 45-17 lead at halftime and never looked back in posting their ninth straight win. 

The win was the Pride's ninth consecutive victory and Head Coach Speedy Claxton has now won 21 games in each of his first two seasons at the helm. The win streak is tied for the 12th-longest in program history and the longest since the incredible 16-game streak during the 2018-19 campaign. 

Hofstra is now a tremendous 10-1 at home this season and the Pride has won 12 of its last 13 games at the Mack Sports Complex. 

With the win, Hofstra improved to 21-8 and a spectacular 14-2 in Colonial Athletic Association play. Hampton fell to 6-22 and 3-12 in conference play with its fifth consecutive loss. 

It took just over five minutes for Hofstra to jump out to a double digit lead as a layup from Tyler Thomas put the Pride in front 15-5 at the 14:55 mark. The lead would just grow from there with it reaching 21 at the 6:21 mark following a basket from German Plotnikov that made it 32-11. There was no let up in the Pride the entire opening stanza with the lead growing to 28 as Darlinstone Dubar closed the first half scoring with just 27 seconds left. 


Hofstra scored the opening basket of the second half to bring the lead to 30 as Nelson Boachie-Yiadom hit a hook shot in the lane. The Pride cruised from there with 12 players seeing playing time in the contest. 

Thomas added 13 points and four rebounds, while Warren Williams posted 12 points, seven rebounds, and two blocks for Hofstra. Boachie-Yiadom tallied six points, five rebounds, and three blocks. Dubar chipped in with eight points and seven rebounds. 

Jordan Nesbitt led Hampton with 19 points and added eight rebounds. Kyrese Mullen pulled down 11 rebounds and added five points for the Pirates. 

Hofstra is back in action on Saturday when it travels east to face Stony Brook. Tip is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. and the game will air on SNY and FloHoops. 

NOTES
- Hofstra is now 2-0 all-time against Hampton after winning the first meeting, 67-51, back on January 5 in Virginia. 
- Hofstra improved to 28-6 over its last 34 Thursday games since February 1, 2018. The Pride was a perfect 8-0 during the regular season on Thursday this season. 
- Hofstra is 63-15 over the past six years at the Mack Sports Complex. 
- Estrada now has 1,115 points as a member of the Pride. He moved into 33rd place all-time in program history, passing Richie Swartz (1,107 from 1959-62).