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HAMPTON, Virginia – The Hampton University women's basketball team will return to the HU Convocation Center on Saturday following a four-game road swing, and the Lady Pirates will square off against rival Howard at 4 p.m.
The Lady Pirates (18-4, 9-0 MEAC) picked up their eighth straight win on Monday, dismantling Morgan State 90-46 in Baltimore, Md. behind a game-high 22 points from senior forward Alyssa Bennett (Hampton, Va.), who also grabbed eight rebounds.
Bennett is 46 points shy of breaking the 1,000-point mark for her career; she would be the 25th player in program history to reach that milestone.
Freshman guard Malia Tate-DeFreitas (Harrisburg, Pa.) and senior guard Nicole Hamilton (Hampton, Va.) each added 17 points and nine rebounds, while junior guard Kenia Cole (Silver Spring, Md.) scored 15 points for her eighth double-digit scoring effort in the last 10 games.
Redshirt-sophomore forward Brielle Ward (Baltimore, Md.) added seven points and nine rebounds.
The Lady Bison (9-12, 5-3 MEAC) were picked to finish fifth in the MEAC this season, and Howard had a two-game winning streak snapped with a 69-48 loss to North Carolina A&T on Monday. Howard, in its first season under head coach Tennille S. Adams, is led by redshirt-freshman guard Te'Shya Heslip, who is averaging a team-best 13.5 points per game.
The Lady Pirates are 26-20 all-time against Howard, and the Lady Pirates have won each of the last 10 meetings — including all three last season (which included a 59-38 win in the championship game of the MEAC Tournament). Howard last defeated Hampton on Dec. 5, 2009 in Washington, D.C., and the Lady Pirates are 12-6 against Howard at home.
Hampton is 304-138 against teams currently in the MEAC — including a 26-20 mark against Howard — and the Lady Pirates have won six MEAC regular-season titles to go along with seven tournament titles, including each of the last four.
Overall, the Lady Pirates have won their last 39 games against MEAC foes, including conference tournament games. Their 33-game MEAC regular-season winning streak is currently tied for the longest in the nation, along with Albany.
The Lady Pirates were a perfect 11-0 at home last season, and in their four-plus years under head coach David Six, they are 45-7 in the HU Convocation Center. Hampton had not lost at home since Jan. 28, 2012, falling to Coppin State in overtime, prior to a loss to American back on Dec. 4. Hampton is 8-1 at home this season after defeating Morgan State 99-45 on Jan. 20, and the Lady Pirates have won their last 15 home MEAC games.
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Coming off a road trip in which it went 3-1, the Hampton University men's basketball team will return to the HU Convocation Center on Saturday to square off against rival Howard at 6 p.m.
The Pirates (11-11, 6-3 MEAC) dropped their first MEAC road game of the season on Monday, falling in double overtime to Morgan State 94-92. Senior forward Du'Vaughn Maxwell (Manhattan, N.Y.), the reigning MEAC Defensive Player of the Week, led the Pirates with 25 points and 11 rebounds for his third double-double of the season.
Sophomore guard Deron Powers (Williamsburg, Va.) added 15 points, while sophomore guard Brian Darden (Hampton, Va.) chipped in 11 points. Sophomore forward Jervon Pressley (Charlotte, N.C.) added nine points and six rebounds for the Pirates.
Hampton is 31-5 all-time against Howard, and the Pirates have won each of the last seven meetings between the two teams. In fact, Nickelberry has yet to defeat his former team in six match-ups. Howard's last win over the Pirates came in the 2009 Big Apple Classic in New York, when Howard won 56-54.
The Pirates are 13-1 against Howard at home since moving up to Div. I in 1995.
Hampton is 214-129 all-time as a Div. I program (since 1995) against teams currently in the MEAC, including an 11-5 mark in the conference last season. The Pirates are 6-3 in the MEAC this season after falling to Morgan State in double overtime on Monday.
The Pirates won their first conference home game of the season on Dec. 7, beating Florida A&M 72-62, before beating Bethune-Cookman 85-52 on Dec. 9. Hampton also won home games on Dec. 29 and Jan. 4, a double-overtime 101-95 victory over Winthrop and an 87-60 win over Radford, before falling 71-68 to Coppin State on Jan. 18 and 80-71 to Morgan State on Jan. 20.
Hampton is 2-2 in conference home games so far this season.
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.
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