By PJ Potter – ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
Anjie White led the way for the Hofstra women’s basketball team in a 74-56 bounce-back win over Towson at SECU Arena.
White finished with a career-high 20 rebounds, which is only the seventh time a player in program history has accomplished this feat.
“She had an absolutely great night,” head coach Krista Kilburn-Steveskey said.
White also added 14 points and three blocks for the Pride.
The Tigers went into halftime ahead of Hofstra 27-25 capped off by a 7-0 run, but the Pride entered the third quarter with a full tank of energy.
“We drank more Gatorade,” Hofstra associate head coach Faisal Khan jokingly said.
Hofstra (17-5, 8-3 CAA) outscored their opponent 25-8 in the opening quarter of the second half, including a 19-4 run to leave the Tigers in their rearview mirror.
“[We were] fighting through frustrations, fighting through some failures and [were] able to push through,” Coach Kilburn-Steveskey said.
Darius Faulk and Kelly Loftus each contributed six points in the quarter to expand Hofstra’s lead 50-35 heading into the final period.
Faulk rounded out the game with 13 points, three rebounds, seven assists, and three blocks while going 8-for-8 at the free throw line.
Loftus nailed two three-pointers in the third, putting her team up by 11 and 17 points at the time. She totaled 12 points for the game despite missing the entire second quarter due to an injury.
Other key players in the game were Asia Jackson and Krystal Luciano. Jackson, the CAA leader in three-point field goal percentage (.493), did just as expected, going 2-for-3 from beyond the arc to go along with 15 points and four rebounds.
Dishing out eight assists, Luciano remained the floor general for the Pride in addition to seven points, four rebounds, and two steals.
Ashunae Durant registered six points and four rebounds down low for the Pride.
For Towson, Raven Bankston and Dominique Johnson recorded 15 points each. Johnson also had seven assists and four rebounds. Bankston ended with five rebounds and three steals.
The Pride bested Towson in a variety of hustle stats, counting 40-33 in total rebounds, 30-26 from points in the paint, and 12-5 in second chance points.
Hofstra returns to action Friday, Feb. 12 in Virginia against William & Mary starting at 7 p.m.
