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Elon 70, Hofstra 51
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A monster performance from Raven Preston earned Elon (10-6, 4-1) a 70-51 victory over Hofstra (8-8, 3-2).
With 16 points and 10 rebounds, Preston notched her fourth double-double of the season and showed out in the third to put the game out of reach for Hofstra. Outscoring the Pride 20-12, the redshirt sophomore grabbed an offensive rebound and drained a jumper five minutes into the half. Less than three minutes later, Preston had tallied four more points, closing out the quarter with six points and four boards as the Phoenix opened up a 53-41 advantage. Hofstra was unable to get closer than 10 the rest of the way. Ramatoulaye Keita led the Pride with 15 points and six rebounds.
William & Mary 74, Northeastern 66
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A fourth-quarter comeback gave William & Mary (6-10, 3-2) a 74-66 win over Northeastern (1-13, 0-5).
Down 57-51 heading into the fourth, the Tribe came out firing with a quick bucket from Bella Nascimento. William & Mary got hot from behind the arc, knocking down four-straight threes to go up 65-61. The contest was as close as two points with less than five minutes on the clock, however, a second-chance jumper from Monet Dance with 1:34 on the clock moved it out of reach for the Huskies. Nascimento finished as the Tribe’s leading scorer with 24, while Abigail Jegede led Northeastern with 24 of her own.
UNCW 80, Monmouth 77 (OT)
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Five frames were needed to separate UNCW (9-9, 3-2) and Monmouth (8-9, 3-3), with the Seahawks coming out on top 80-77 in overtime.
Down three with 27 seconds on the clock, UNCW’s Taylor Henderson drove into the lane and scored an and-one layup to knot the game at 72 and send it to overtime. The Seahawks came out firing in the extra session, scoring a quick three from Evan Miller before Jania Hall extended the lead to three with two minutes left. Trading free throws through the final 15 seconds, Hall came in clutch, scoring two from the charity stripe with two seconds left to seal the win. Four players tallied 15 or more points with Ali Zelaya (15 points), Taylor Henderson (18 points), Hall (15 points), and Miller (18 points) combining for 66 of UNCW’s 80 tallies. Taisha Exanor had 19 for Monmouth.
N.C. A&T 79, Stony Brook 46
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First-place North Carolina A&T (10-7, 6-0) built a 37-20 lead at halftime, and cruised past Stony Brook (8-9, 3-3), 79-46.
Jordyn Dorsey (13 points) and Maleia Bracone (10 points) combined for over half the Aggies’ first-half points, with the team shooting an impressive 52% from the field and 44.4% from deep. Defensively, the Aggies locked it down, holding the Seawolves scoreless for almost four minutes in the first quarter. A&T allowed Stony Brook to shoot 28% from the field and 26.7% from deep in the first half, with the field goal percentage almost 10 lower than its season average. The Seawolves pulled within nine in the third quarter before A&T put the game away with a 13-3 run. Dorsey finished with a game-high 25 points while Bracone had 17. Stony Brook’s Zaida Gonzalez tied Dorsey’s game-high of 25 points.
Campbell 75, Delaware 54
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Four double-digit scorers led Campbell (10-7, 3-2) to a 75-54 victory over Delaware (4-11, 1-4).
Courtney Dahlquist (11 points), Gianni Boone (11 points), Olivia Tucker (11 points), and Ciara Alexander (11 points) combined for 44 of the Camels’ 75 points on route to victory. Heading into the second quarter down three, Campbell flipped a switch scoring 46 points across the next two frames compared to the Blue Hens 28. Despite allowing the first four points of the second quarter, Tucker drained two straight threes, followed by one from Audrey Fuller to take the lead. Campbell went up 39-33 at the half and pushed the margin to 15 heading into the fourth. Tara Cousins had a game-high 16 points for Delaware.
Drexel 59, Hampton 58
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Amaris Baker saved the day for Drexel (7-8, 3-2), which defeated Hampton (4-13, 0-6) 59-58.
With 4:22 left in the contest and down 56-50, Baker got hot. Heading into the frame with eight points to her name, Baker went on to score 14 in the frame. It started with a driving layup to bring the game within four before an and-one cut Hampton’s advantage to just one point. After a Pirates miss, Baker came right back and scored another layup to give Drexel a 57-56 lead. After two free throws from Hampton, Baker found herself with the ball with three seconds on the clock, draining a jumper to win 59-58. The senior finished the game with 22 points and five boards. Jenae Dublin had 13 for Hampton.
