WHO: Hampton (1-3) vs. Eastern Kentucky (3-3)
WHEN: November 25 – 7 p.m.
WHERE: HU Convocation Center
SERIES RECORD: First-ever meeting
STREAM: Flo Sports

HAMPTON, Va.  (Nov. 24, 2024) … The Hampton University women's basketball team hits the home floor inside the HU Convocation Center on Monday night when they host Eastern Kentucky at 7 p.m. on First Responders Night. All area Fist Responders who show up in uniform or present their badge/ID can purchase tickets for $2.

Nathan Epstein and Terence Green will have the game on FloSports.

ABOUT HAMPTON
The Lady Pirates enter the contest coming off a 94-45 loss at Vanderbilt on Wednesday night. Jenae Dublin scored 12 points and had six rebounds, while Aisha Dabo added 12 points and four boards to lead Hampton.

In a first period that saw nine ties and five lead changes, Hampton tied the game at 21 on a Dublin layup with 19 seconds left. Dublin had the opening bucket of the second quarter as her jumper 17 seconds in evened the contest at 23-all. Vandy scored the next 17 points to gain control.

Jasha Clinton leads the Lady Pirates in scoring at 12.3 points per game, while Dabo is next at 9.3 points and a team-high 5.8 rebounds per game. CeCe Thomas adds 9.0 points per game and a team-best 3.5 assists per contest.

Clinton ranks 15^th in the CAA in scoring and Dabo is 18^th in rebounding. Defensively, Hampton is holding opponents to .284 from 3-point range to rank fourth in the league and are also fourth in steals averaging 9.25 per game.

ABOUT EASTERN KENTUCKY
The Colonels are on a two-game swing through Virginia and defeated Radford on Saturday 87-40. Eastern Kentucky used a pair of 22-8 quarters to blow the contest open.

Kaitlyn Costner scored 24 points going 9-for-10 from the floor, while Raphaela Toussaint had 13 points and nine rebounds. EKU hit 33-of-60 from the floor (55%) and held Radford to 11-of-51 shooting (21.6%).

Costner leads the team averaging 12 points and five rebounds per game, while Alice Recanti averages 11 points and also five rebounds per game. 

COMING UP NEXT
Hampton will start December on the road in Athens, Georgia facing another SEC power in Georgia on December 1 at 2 p.m.