DEFENSE LEADS LADY PIRATES OVER RADFORD

Thursday, January 10

Hampton, VA

5:00 PM

Hampton University

7-7, 3-0

Radford University

8-6, 2-1

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Radford	21	7	6	20	54
Hampton Univ.	22	9	16	21	68

Box Score (PDF)

Photo by: Mark Sutton

1.11.19 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

HAMPTON, Va. – Sophomore Mahaley Holit exploded for a career-best 32 points, nine rebounds and nine assists as Hampton knocked off Radford 68-54 on Tuesday night in the first home Big South contest for the Lady Pirates.

The game opened with both teams blistering hot. Hampton hit its first six shots and lead 15-8 on a Kaylah Lupoe jumper with 5:57 left in the first quarter. Radford went on a 13-4 flurry to lead 21-19 on a Destinee Walker layup with 48 seconds left. Laren VanArsdale hit a triple to close the first quarter with Hampton up 22-21.

Over the next two quarters, Hampton clamped on the defense and held Radford to 5-for-27 from the floor including a 2-for-11 with six turnovers in the third quarter. Radford stayed close trailing 31-28 at the half after a Sydney Nunley layup with 48 seconds left in the first half.

A pair of Kiana Johnson free throws brought the Highlanders to 31-30 just 28 seconds into the third, but Hampton ripped off a 16-2 run to lead 47-32 on a VanArsdale steal and layup with 35 seconds left in the third.

The lead grew to as much as 23 points twice in the fourth as a Lupoe jumper off a Holit feed gave the hosts a 64-41 lead with 3:40 left.

Holit was joined in double figures by Lupoe with 20 points and seven boards. VanArsdale had seven points, seven boards, four assists and four steals, while LaShayla Wright-Ponder had six points, seven boards, three blocks and two assists.

Hampton hit a season high 54.7% from the floor (29-of-53), 6-of-15 from 3-point land (40%) and all four of its free throws. The Lady Pirates outrebounded Radford 35-32, despite a 16-8 deficit on the offensive boards.

The Lady Pirates are now off until Tuesday when they host Longwood at 7 pm.

For more information on Hampton University women's basketball, please contact the Office of Sports Information at 757-727-5757 or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.

POST-GAME NOTES

Holit's 32 points was the first Lady Pirate to go over 30 points in a game since Malia Tate-DeFreitas scored 35 against Delaware State on Feb. 29, 2016. Her previous career high was 12 in the season opener this year at Florida Atlantic.
The nine rebounds and nine assists match her career high set against Mid-Atlantic Christian.
The three blocks by Wright-Ponder topped her previous career high done twice with two against Columbia on Jan. 2.