HARRISONBURG, Va. – The Hampton University women's basketball team suffered through a cold shooting day on Saturday afternoon at the JMU Convocation Center, as James Madison took the 85-53 win.
 
The Lady Pirates fell to 3-7 on the season.
 
Sophomore guard Malia Tate-DeFreitas (Harrisburg, Pa.) led the Lady Pirates with 20 points – hitting three 3-pointers and going 7-for-10 from the free throw line, while also grabbing a team-high four steals. Senior guard Kyani White (Manassas, Va.) added 10 points and three assists.
 
Redshirt junior forward Tyler Hobgood (Oxford, N.C.) grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.
 
The Lady Pirates shot 26.6 percent (17-for-64) from the floor and made four of their 18 3-pointers (22.2 percent). Hampton was also 15-for-27 (55.6 percent) from the free throw line.
 
A 3-pointer from Tate-DeFreitas with 17:18 left in the first half tied the game at 5-5, before the Dukes went on a 20-2 run to take a 25-7 lead at the 8:53 mark after a trey from Ashley Perez.
 
A trey from Precious  Hall at the 5:17 mark put JMU up 36-13, and the Dukes took their largest lead of the half with 1:13 left, when Toia Giggetts hit two free throws to give JMU a 44-18 lead.
 
The Duke, who led 44-21 at the break, shot 51.9 percent (14-for-27) from the floor in the first half and hit seven of 11 3-pointers.
 
The Lady Pirates opened the second half by scoring nine of the first 13 points, cutting the Dukes' lead to 48-30 with 14:48 left to play after a free throw from junior guard Blake Jenkines (Clarksville, Tenn.). JMU answered with a 9-3 spurt to take a 57-33 lead.
 
Two free throws from junior guard Ryan Jordan (Manassas, Va.) cut JMU's lead to 63-45 with 8:26 left, before the Dukes went on a 15-5 run, taking a 78-50 lead with 2:57 left after Lauren Okafor converted a 3-point play.
 
JMU (9-1) shot 48.2 percent (27-for-56) from the floor and hit seven of 15 3-pointers (46.7 percent). The Dukes also held a 48-45 edge on the glass.
 
Hall led four Dukes in double figures with 30 points.

The Lady Pirates will be in Chicago, Ill. on Monday to take on No. 25 DePaul at 8 p.m. EST. For more information on Hampton University basketball, please call the Office of Sports Information at (757) 727-5811, or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.