Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Major Rally Lifts Hampton University Over James Madison for Coach Six 200th Win


FINAL SCORE: Hampton 72, JMU 65
RECORDS: Hampton 2-1; JMU 3-1
LOCATION: HU Convocation Center – Hampton, VA
ATTENDANCE: 2123
IN BRIEF: A 41-19 explosion over the last 13 minutes lifted Hampton to a 72-65 win over James Madison on Tuesday night and gave head coach David Six his 200th career victory.

 BOX SCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Each of the first three quarters, Hampton found themselves down after early runs by JMU.  The Dukes jumped out 6-2 after a Kaylah Lupoe free throw with 7:04 left in the first before Hampton went on an 11-3 run to lead 13-9 after one on a Charlisa Jenkins layup with 18 seconds left.
  • In the second, a Kamiah Smalls triple put the Dukes up 17-13 to cap an 8-0 run in the first two minutes.  Once again Hampton went on a run to lead 22-21 after a Laren VanArsdale free throw with 2:32 left.  A Jackie Benitez free throw gave JMU a 26-24 lead at half.
  • The Dukes started the third quarter on a 10-0 run to lead 36-24 after a triple by Benitez with 7:24 left.  The lead grew to 46-31 with 3:11 left on a three-point play by Devon Merritt.   Hampton started its comeback with a triple by LaShayla Wright-Ponder at the 2:41 mark and got the lead down to 49-41 on a pair of VanArsdale free throws with 22 seconds left in the third.
  • Hampton blistered the nets in the final 10 minutes hitting 10-of-14 (71.4%) and forcing JMU into nine turnovers in the final quarter.  A triple by Dior Dioum with 4:57 left gave Hampton a 59-57 advantage.  That was in the midst of a 9-0 Hampton run which a layup by VanArsdale gave the host a 63-57 lead with 3:43 left.
  • JMU cut it to three with 80 seconds left on a layup by Smalls, but four Vanarsdale free throws helped ice the win.
SIX FOR 200
David Six earned his 200th career coaching victory with the win tonight.  He now sports a 200-93 mark in his tenth season at the helm of the Lady Pirates.

BEHIND THE BOXSCORE
  • VanArsdale scored a season high 29 points going 7-of-17 from floor, 3-of-5 from behind the arc and was 12-of-18 from the foul line.  She took as many free throws as the entire JMU team (13-of-18) and her 18 attempts are tied for the fifth most in a game in Hampton history. 
  • Jenkins added 12 points and eight rebounds in 19 minutes of action.
  • Ashley Bates added 10 points, four rebounds and three steals.
  • The Dukes dominated Hampton on the boards outrebounding them 50-33.
  • Preseason CAA Player of the Year Kamiah Smalls topped JMU (3-1) with 22 points and 13 boards. 
  • JMU entered the game ranked 10th in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25
Image result for big south conference logoNEXT UP
The four-game homestand continues with Samford coming to the HU Convocation Center on Nov. 28 for a 7pm tip.
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.

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