{"id":7779,"date":"2014-01-02T14:31:31","date_gmt":"2014-01-02T14:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/danes-wbb-falls-in-close-battle-at-hofstra-60-56\/"},"modified":"2014-01-02T14:31:31","modified_gmt":"2014-01-02T14:31:31","slug":"danes-wbb-falls-in-close-battle-at-hofstra-60-56","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/danes-wbb-falls-in-close-battle-at-hofstra-60-56\/","title":{"rendered":"Danes WBB Falls in Close Battle at Hofstra 60-56"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Danes WBB Falls in Close Battle at Hofstra 60-56<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Box Score<\/a> | Box Score (PDF)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.<\/strong> \u2013 Going down to the wire, UAlbany fell to Hofstra 60-56 after a late charge by the Pride in Long Island on Wednesday afternoon.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHofstra really played great today, and we lost a tough game,\u201d says UAlbany head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/div>\n
Shereesha Richards<\/a><\/strong> earned her seventh double-double of the season with a career-high 16 rebounds and 23 points, adding three steals.\u00a0 Erin Coughlin<\/a><\/strong> matched a career-high with four three-pointers, finishing with 12 points and four assists.<\/span><\/div>\n

For Hofstra, Anma Onyeuku had 15 points and eight rebounds, while Kelly Loftus had 14 points.<\/span><\/p>\n

The loss for UAlbany snaps an 11-game winning streak against New York-based opponents, dating back to last season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Each side played a zone defense early.\u00a0 UAlbany (9-3) tried to break the zone with looks in the paint, while Hofstra (5-6) fired a lot of three-pointers.\u00a0 After Hofstra \u00a0started up 5-2, Richards hit a jumper and one, followed by Megan Craig<\/a><\/strong> hitting a jumper to push UAlbany ahead.\u00a0 After a Krystal Luciano three, a Margarita Rosario<\/a><\/strong> three sparked a 12-3 UAlbany run, helped by another jumper-and-one by Richards, to push the Great Danes ahead 19-11 with 13:20 in the 1st<\/sup>.<\/span><\/div>\n

UAlbany stayed ahead despite some early foul trouble as Hofstra looked to chip away at its deficit.\u00a0 Onyeuku led a late Hofstra run as down 27-18, the Pride went on a 10-1 run to finish the half, making the score 28-28 at the break.<\/span><\/p>\n

A field goal drought of over 10 minutes from the first half for UAlbany helped Hofstra take the lead on a Loftus three.\u00a0 Richards ended the streak with a couple of layups the other way to put UAlbany back in front.\u00a0 Sarah Royals<\/a><\/strong> added a pair of free throws to make it 34-31 UAlbany at the second half\u2019s first media.<\/span><\/div>\n

Hofstra countered again, with a couple of Elo Edeferioka baskets and two more threes on a 10-1 run, forcing UAlbany to call timeout down 41-35 with 12:29 left.<\/span><\/p>\n

Coughlin hit a three out of the timeout, with shots by Richards and Craig helping bridge the gap.\u00a0 At 46-43, another Coughlin three followed by a Richards free throw and two baskets pushed UAlbany back ahead 51-46.<\/span><\/p>\n

The two teams make stops back-and-forth as they tried to break the respective zone defense.\u00a0 Tied with 1:27 left, Loftus hit a baseline jumper to give Hofstra a 55-53 lead.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Craig got fouled with 22 seconds left and hit the front end, but Loftus hit a pair the other way to push Hofstra up 57-54.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rosario tried for a quick layup, but was called for a charge in the paint.\u00a0 Luciano added a free throw for a two-possession game.\u00a0 A couple of late Royals free throws got UAlbany within one possession 58-56 with three seconds left.\u00a0 The press defense forced Hofstra final timeout, but Loftus got the inbounds and was fouled, hitting both free throws to put the game away for Hofstra 60-56.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Great Danes finish non-conference play on Saturday, January 4th<\/sup>, taking on Northeastern in Boston at 2 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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