Box Score

NORFOLK, Va. – The Hampton University women's basketball team held tough against Old Dominion on Sunday at the Ted Constant Convocation Center, but the Lady Monarchs mounted a huge run in the second half to take an 83-64 win.

Hampton (2-7) pulled within 42-40 when Bernadette Fortune (Virginia Beach, Va.) hit a pair of free throws with 14:31 to play, but the Lady Monarchs went on a 19-5 run that spanned just over eight minutes. Vicki Collier got the run started with a tip-in with 14:05 to play and ended with 6:28 to play, when Carolann Cloutier sank a pair of free throws.

The Lady Pirates would pull to within 10, 70-60, with 3:02 to play following a 3-point play from Quanneisha Perry (Decatur, Ga.), but ODU (2-6) closed the game on a 13-4 run.

Fortune scored a game-high 21 points before fouling out with 6:08 to play, going 6-for-15 from the floor and 9-for-10 from the free throw line. Perry recorded a double-double, scoring 18 points on 7-for-17 shooting to go along with a team-high 10 rebounds.

Four Lady Monarchs scored in double figures, led by Shadashia Green and Tia Lewis, who each had 15 points and a team-high six rebounds. Mairi Buchan scored 14 points, while Collier added 10.

ODU shot 48.1 percent (25-for-52) from the floor and 3-for-7 (42.9 percent) from behind the arc, while Hampton shot 30.9 percent (21-for-68) from the floor, making just two of 17 3-point attempts. Hampton forced 23 ODU turnovers, but only managed 14 points off of them.

The Lady Monarchs out-rebounded Hampton 44-36, while also holding advantages in 2nd-chance points (22-18) and fast break points (12-8).

ODU opened the game on a 10-1 run, and Hampton didn't score its first field goal until Perry hit a jumper with 16:37 to go. The Lady Pirates pulled within three, 14-11, when Fortune hit a layup with 12:55 to go in the half, but ODU scored the next four points to extend the lead again.

ODU led 33-27 at the half.

Perry had a team-high nine points in the first half, while Fortune had eight and Choicetta McMillian (Fairfield, Texas) added six. Keiara Avant (Chesapeake, Va.) had a team-high six rebounds. Hampton shot 34.5 percent (10-for-29) in the first half, going 1-for-8 from behind the arc and 8-for-8 from the free throw line.

ODU shot 35.7 percent (10-for-28) in the first half, and held a 21-18 rebounding advantage in the first half. Lewis had a team-high nine points in the opening 20 minutes, with Green and Buchan adding eight apiece.

The Lady Pirates will return to action on Wednesday, when they welcome Radford to the HU Convocation Center for a 5:30 p.m. tip. For more information on Hampton University basketball, please call the Office of Sports Information at (757) 727-5811, or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.