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There were 7.2 seconds left in the Hofstra women's basketball team's season.
Even though she scored 23 points, Harvard's Catherine Clark provided a golden opportunity for Hofstra.
After a furious comeback from the Pride, Clark missed her first of a one-and-one free throw opportunity with Hofstra trailing 73-71.
Candice Bellocchio was planning on staying for a while at the CAA Championships. She had even unpacked all of her clothes.
Though there might have been some nerves going into Monday night's Women's National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) selection, the Hofstra women's basketball team is safe in the field of 64 as it will host Harvard on Thursday night at 7 p.m.
Coming into this season, there was only one goal for the Hofstra women's basketball team: the first berth to the NCAA Tournament in program in history.
Candice Bellocchio was planning on staying for a while at the CAA Championships. She had even unpacked all of her clothes.
The Hofstra women's basketball team took a huge step towards clinching the number three spot in the CAA after defeating UNC-Wilmington, 66-55 on Sunday afternoon.
For a moment the ball hung in midair momentarily after striking the front of the rim. You could hear the crowd holding its breath as senior guard Nicole Capurso's three-pointer from the right elbow looked to have missed short, but time sped up, the ball dropped through the cylinder and the Mack exploded.
Hofstra has based its team around a strong offense and is very susceptible to difficulties when that offense sputters.
Though the protagonist of the story did not notice, with moments left in the game against VCU, senior guard Candice Bellocchio was two points away from scoring her 1,000th career point.
Thursday's match-up between Hofstra and William & Mary may not have had the same offensive fireworks that the first 100-97 Pride victory did, but it had the same results for the Pride.
Down 19 points with a minute and a half gone in the second half, a furious comeback by the Hofstra women's basketball team fell just short on Super Sunday afternoon as the Pride fell to Old Dominion 81-79.
Hofstra bounced back from its 18-point loss at Delaware on Sunday for a comeback 68-61 victory over Drexel to move back up to second place in the Colonial Athletic Association.
What goes into a handshake? Usually it is just a sign of recognition that both parties know each other; some sort of salutation. Businessmen simply shake the other man's hand, acquaintances might make it a high-five and good friends might add some moves to the repertoire.
And then there is the Hofstra women's basketball team.
NEWARK, DE-- Playing for the Colonial Athletic Association lead eight games into the conference slate, the Hofstra University women's basketball team fell to the nationally ranked University of Delaware, who entered the game at no. 15 in the nation, 84-66 on Thursday night.
Sure, the Hofstra University women's basketball team's 72-66 victory over Northeastern was important in that it keeps the Pride in the CAA race coming into a huge game against conference leaders Delaware. But it was also a milestone win for head coach Krista Kilburn-Steveskey, who won her 100th game at the helm of Hofstra, a moment six years in the making.
The last time the Hofstra University women's basketball team played James Madison, the Pride overcame a 23 point second half deficit to shock the Dukes in a 75-73 win last February. James Madison made sure there was no such magic this time at the Mack as they smacked Hofstra 81-63 for the Pride's first conference loss of the season.
Junior forward Shante Evans recorded her seventh straight double-double with 26 points and 12 rebounds in the Hofstra women's basketball's 80-67 win over Georgia State Thursday night.
In its Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) home opener, the Hofstra University women's basketball team defeated Drexel 76-65 to improve to 10-3 on the season overall and 2-0 in CAA play.
