HEMPSTEAD, New York – Senior guard
Darius Faulk scored a career-high 26 points with seven rebounds and five assists as Hofstra earned its third win in the last four games with a 62-38 Colonial Athletic Association victory over UNCW at the Mack Sports Complex on Friday evening.
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The Pride improved to 19-6 overall and 10-4 in the CAA while the Seahawks dropped to 7-18 overall and 3-11 in the CAA after suffering their third straight loss.
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Faulk, who was held to just 10 points in the Pride's win over UNCW in January, made 9 of 15 shots from the floor and converted seven of nine free throws.
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Junior forward
Anjie White and sophomore guard
Aleana Leon each contributed 10 points for Hofstra.
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The Seahawks were led by junior guard
Jasmine Steele, who netted a team-high 14 points with four rebounds and four assists. Junior forward
Jordan Henry added a game-high 11 rebounds.
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How It Happened: Faulk scored 9 of her 26 points in the opening period as the Pride built a 19-11 advantage and never looked back. Hofstra never trailed in the contest and led by as many as 27 points in the fourth quarter en route to the victory.
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#SeahawkStats: Hofstra has won seven of the last eight meetings against UNCW and leads the all-time series by a 17-13 margin … Henry posted her 11th double-digit rebounding effort by grabbing a game-high 11 rebounds … Steele scored in double figures for the eighth straight game … She was also the Seahawks' leading scorer for the fifth time this season … Senior guard
Shatia Cole, who had averaged 20.3 points in three previous meetings against Hofstra, was limited to just nine points … The Pride outrebounded UNCW by a 48-29 margin, including an 18-11 advantage in offensive rebounds … The teams combined to shoot just 3-for-22 from three-point range … Hofstra scored 44 of its 62 points in the paint ... Steele became the first UNCW player to play all 40 minutes in a game this season.
What's Ahead for the Seahawks: Sunday, Feb. 21 at Northeastern • 2 p.m. • Cabot Center, Brookline, Mass.
Friday, Feb. 26 vs. James Madison • 7 p.m. • Trask Coliseum, Wilmington, N.C.
Sunday, Feb. 28 vs. Delaware • 2 p.m. • Trask Coliseum, Wilmington, N.C.
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