Box Score

HAMPTON, Va. – Senior forward Quanneisha Perry sank a put-back at the buzzer to help the Hampton University women's basketball team defeat Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne 78-77 in double overtime Sunday afternoon at the HU Convocation Center.

After Stephanie Rosado gave the Mastodons a 77-76 lead with a layup with 11 seconds left, junior forward Melanie Warner (Tallahassee, Fla.) drove the lane and missed her layup, but Perry (Decatur, Ga.) was there for the put-back as the buzzer sounded for Hampton's fifth straight win.

Kayla Drake drained a 3-pointer from the corner with 1:07 left in the first overtime to give IPFW a 66-65 lead. Jordan Zuppe, on the same day she recorded her 1,000th career point, hit a pair of free throws with 11 seconds remaining.

Junior guard Choicetta McMillian (Fairfield, Texas) hit two of three free throws with one second left in the first overtime to tie the score at 68-68.

With the score tied at 57-57, Rosado missed a 17-foot jumper at the buzzer that would've given the Mastadons the win.

The Lady Pirates (6-4) were actually down 50-38 with 12:20 left in the second half after a Rosado layup, but Hampton responded with a 19-4 run, culminating in a McMillian 3-pointer with 1:57 left in regulation to give Hampton a 57-54 lead.

Zuppe tied the game with a trey of her own with 45 seconds to go in regulation.

Junior guard Jericka Jenkins (Lancaster, Texas) led the Lady Pirates with a season-high 30 points on 12-for-21 shooting, while Perry went 10-for-12 from the floor to score 20 points. Warner added 13 points in the win.

Rosado led four Mastadons (6-4) in double figures with 22 points, while Zuppe added 17 points and Drake had 16. Anne Boese scored 14 points.

The Lady Pirates shot 47.8 percent (33-for-69) from the floor, while also making six of eight free throws. Hampton out-rebounded IPFW 38-37, with Warner pulling down a team-high 10.

IPFW shot 43.1 percent (28-for-65) from the floor, taking 31 3-pointers – and making 13 of them.

After Perry hit a jumper with 9:51 to go in the first half to give Hampton a 25-16 lead, the Mastodons closed out the half on a 21-5 run, taking the lead back with 4:56 left on a 3-pointer from Kayla Drake to put IPFW up 30-27.

IPFW took a 37-30 lead into the half thanks to 45.2 percent (14-for-31) shooting and taking advantage of 11 first-half turnovers by the Lady Pirates. Hampton shot 48.1 percent (13-for-27) in the first half, and the Lady Pirates actually out-rebounded IPFW 17-15.

Perry led the Lady Pirates with 12 first-half points, while Rosado poured in 11 in the first half for the Mastodons.

The Lady Pirates will return to action on Wednesday and Thursday, when they head to Atlanta, Ga. to compete in the Georgia State Tournament; their first game will be on Wednesday, when the Lady Pirates take on Troy at 4 p.m.

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.