The Hofstra women’s basketball team suffered their third loss of the season by a close score of 64-62 in overtime against Howard University, on Saturday, Dec. 4, at Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C., as Destiny Howell was able to hit a last second layup to secure the win for the Bisons. 

Howard started off strong by taking an early 17-4 lead to begin the game. They remained dominant throughout the first half and went into halftime up 28-15.

Hofstra proceeded to mount their comeback in the second half as they were able to cut the lead to five with a minute left to go in the third. Jaylen Hines led the Pride in scoring with 17 points to go along with 13 rebounds; her first double-double of the season.

Hofstra started off the fourth quarter with a 10-0 run, led by Vanerlie Valcourt. Both teams traded baskets throughout the quarter until the score was even at 53 a piece. With 17 seconds left, Hofstra’s JaKayla Brown hit a jumper to give the Pride a two point advantage. Brown totaled a double-double as she ended with a very respectable 14 points and 12 rebounds.

Howard responded quickly, however, as Krisly Marsh made a layup with three seconds remaining to send the game to overtime with the score even at 55 a side. The Bison outscored Hofstra by a narrow two-point margin in the extra frame to secure their fourth win of the season.  Destiny Howell led Howard in scoring, ending with 17 points and four rebounds. Howard’s bench outscored Hofstra’s by a 10-point margin, 17-7.

Hofstra shot a poor 20% from three, and even though Howard was only slightly better, shooting 22.7% from behind the arc, they were able to knock down those shots when it mattered late, which proved to be the deciding factor in the game.  

Following the loss, the Pride’s record sat at an even 3-3 for the season.

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