Hofstra women's basketball ends regular season with loss

The Hofstra University women’s basketball team wrapped up their regular season on Saturday, March 9, with a 57-46 loss to the North Carolina A&T University Aggies. The Pride finish their season at 9-20 with a 3-15 record in Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) play as the Aggies finish up at 19-10 and 13-5 in conference play.

Hofstra struggled offensively throughout the entire game, no members of the Pride eclipsed double-digit points and they shot 26.9% from the field as a team. Sloppiness with the basketball was also an issue, as Hofstra had 22 turnovers on the day, compared to just 14 for the Aggies.

Sorelle Ineza and Emma Von Essen both led Hofstra with 9 points each. Von Essen added four rebounds and an assist, while Ineza had a steal along with an assist and a rebound. Both players had three turnovers. Von Essen wraps up her regular season averaging 12.1 points per game, good for No. 18 in the CAA. Ineza finishes with 9.3 points per game, her strong back half of the year propelling her to a solid stat line.

Ally Knights led the team with five assists and nine rebounds, the nine rebounds being her highest total at Hofstra. Knights finished the regular season tied for No. 7 in the CAA in assists with 3.4 dimes per game.

Zyheima Swint pulled down six boards for Hofstra, finishing her regular season as the No. 4 leading rebounder in the conference with 7.7 per game. Brooke Anya was not far behind her in the rankings, coming in No. 9 with an even seven boards per game.

The offensive load for North Carolina A&T was carried by senior guard D’Mya Tucker and redshirt sophomore center Chaniya Clark. Tucker scored 16 points on an efficient 4-7 shooting performance along with eight made free throws, also adding seven rebounds. Clark put up 12 points and led both teams in rebounding with eight. Clark finished the regular season No. 3 in the CAA in rebounding with 7.8 per game, just edging out Swint.

Jordyn Dorsey led both teams with four assists and finished the season tied with Knights’ 3.4 assists per game for No. 7 in the CAA.

It is off to Washington D.C. for both teams as well as the rest of the CAA for the conference tournament. Hofstra sits as the No. 13 seed and will take on Hampton University in the first round of the tournament. The game is set for 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13.

Photo courtesy of Hofstra Athletics/Evan Bernstein