Hampton Lady Pirates Beat Richmond for Second Straight Win

RICHMOND, Virginia -- Behind four double-digit scorers, the Hampton University women's basketball team picked up its second straight win on Saturday evening, upending Richmond 64-53 at the Robins Center.

The win closed out a 2-1 road trip for the Lady Pirates (2-5).

Sophomore guard Malia Tate-DeFreitas (Harrisburg, Pa.) led Hampton with 16 points and four assists, while senior guard Kenia Cole (Silver Spring, Md.) and junior guard Ryan Jordan (Manassas, Va.) each added 14 points.

Jordan also grabbed a team-high nine rebounds.

Senior guard Kyani White (Manassas, Va.) chipped in 12 points, going 5-for-7 from the floor and 2-for-4 from 3-point range. She also had six rebounds and four assists.

The Lady Pirates shot 44.6 percent (25-for-56) from the floor and hit nine of 21 3-pointers (42.9 percent). Hampton turned the ball over just nine times and turned 19 Richmond turnovers into 24 points.

The Spiders held an early 10-4 lead, before the Lady Pirates went on a 15-4 run to take a 19-14 lead at the 7:07 mark after a layup from junior guard Areana Davis (Virginia Beach, Va.). Richmond answered with six straight points to take a 20-19 lead with 4:53 left in the half.

A 5-0 spurt gave the Lady Pirates a 25-20 lead with 2:23 left in the half following a layup from freshman forward Kaylah Lupoe (Phoenix, Ariz.), but Richmond closed the half with an 8-2 run to take a 28-27 lead into the locker room.

A 3-pointer from Tate-DeFreitas 25 seconds into the second half gave the Lady Pirates a 30-28 lead and kicked off a 7-0 run – which gave Hampton a 34-28 lead at the 18:05 mark after a fastbreak jumper from Tate-DeFreitas.

Richmond cut the lead to 34-31 before the Lady Pirates went on a 7-2 run to take a 41-33 lead at the 13:23 mark after a Tate-DeFreitas layup. A 3-pointer from Cole with 12:39 remaining put the Lady Pirates up 44-36.

Lauren Tolson hit a trey with 11:34 left cut the lead to 46-42, but the Lady Pirates answered with a 13-0 run, taking a 59-42 lead following a 3-pointer from Jordan with 5:03 left to play. A Cole trey at the 4:28 matched that lead, putting Hampton up 62-45.

Hampton's largest lead came at the 3:26 mark, when Tate-DeFreitas sank a layup to put the Lady Pirates up 64-45.

Richmond (3-4) shot 38.0 percent (19-for-50) from the floor and held a 39-32 rebounding edge.

Tolson led three Spiders in double figures with 20 points.

The Lady Pirates will return home on Monday to open MEAC play against Morgan State at 6 p.m. 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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