Hampton, VA – The Hofstra women's basketball team clawed back from a 15-point fourth quarter deficit against Hampton, but the final buzzer sounded before the Pride could complete the comeback in a 67-62 defeat from the Hampton University Convocation Center to the Lady Pirates in CAA action.
 
The loss puts Hofstra at 7-11 overall and 1-6 in league play to end the month of January, while Hampton improves to 2-15 overall and 2-5 in the CAA.
 
Emma Von Essen led the Pride with 18 points on 7-11 shooting and 4-6 from three-point range, followed by Sorelle Ineza and Ally Knights with nine points each. Zyheima Swint pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds in the loss, while Ja'Miyah Bryant posted a season-high nine rebounds.
 
Hampton jumped out to a 7-0 lead before Von Essen scored the first Hofstra points of the afternoon on a three-pointer at 6:18. Hofstra cut Hampton's lead to one with nine of the next 13 points inside the four-minute mark, but a trey from Tyra Kennedy with three seconds left in the quarter put the score at 18-14 in favor of the Lady Pirates after one quarter of play.
 
Hofstra opened the second quarter with six unanswered points on a three from Selma Markisic, a Bryant free throw, and a jumper by Von Essen to pull in front by two with 6:28 on the clock, but Hampton responded with an 8-0 run to pull ahead 26-20. An Ineza three and a pair of Ally Knights free throws brought the visitors to within three, but Hampton went on a 6-2 run to close the second quarter with a seven-point advantage.
 
Hampton's lead grew to 10 twice prior to the third quarter media timeout before a second-chance layup by Swint cut the Hampton lead to eight at the 5:10 mark, but Hampton upped its lead to 12 with a 6-2 run lasting until 3:02 when Knights and Bryant made it an eight-point game going into the fourth quarter. Hampton raced to an 18-point lead with a lengthy 12-2 run to start the fourth quarter for the biggest lead of the day with 4:33 left in the contest.
 
Trailing by 15 with 2:33 to go in regulation, Von Essen drilled three-pointers on back-to-back possession to make it a nine-point game, and a Bryant layup forced Hampton to call a timeout with 1:43 left in the game and nursing a seven-point lead. Hofstra got to within four points twice inside the final 25 seconds of the game, but time would run out on the Pride as they dropped their sixth-consecutive game.
 
Camryn Hill was one of four Hampton players to finish with double figures, leading the way with 17 points.
 
The Pride returns to the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex for back-to-back home games, beginning on Friday (Feb. 2) against Stony Brook at 7 p.m. in The Long Island Rivalry. Visit HofstraTickets.com, call (516) HOF-TIXX, or visit the Hofstra Athletics Ticket Office in the Mack Sports Complex lobby for ticket information.
 
NOTES:
-Bryant's seven points and nine rebounds are new season-highs.
-Hampton scored 35 points on 33 Hofstra turnovers.
-The Pride shot 45% from the floor and 50% from beyond the arc against the Lady Pirates.
-The all-time series record between Hofstra and Hampton stands at 2-1 in favor of Hampton.