Box Score

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Hampton University women's basketball team got back into the win column on Monday night, defeating Florida A&M 59-47 at the Lawson Center.

Freshman Chikilra Goodman (Philadelphia, Pa.) led four Lady Pirates in double figures with 15 points on 5-for-10 shooting, making three of her five 3-pointers. Senior forward Quanneisha Perry (Decatur, Ga.) and junior guard Jericka Jenkins (Lancaster, Texas) each scored 13 points, and Perry added a team-high 10 rebounds for her sixth double-double of the season.

Junior forward Melanie Warner (Tallahassee, Fla.) scored 10 points.

The Lady Pirates trailed for much of the first half, as Florida A&M opened the game on an 8-2 run and led by as much as 14; Antonia Bennett hit a jumper with 4:56 left in the first half to give the Rattlers a 26-12 lead.

But Hampton (13-6, 6-1 MEAC) responded with a 19-4 run, taking a 31-30 lead with 44 seconds left in the first half when senior guard Laura Lewis (Dallas, Texas) hit a jumper.

The Lady Pirates took that lead into the half.

FAMU shot 50.0 percent (11-for-22) from the floor in the first half, but Hampton held the Rattlers to just 14.8 percent shooting (4-for-27) in the second half.

Hampton held off the Rattlers (8-10, 4-3 MEAC) in the second half, opening up a 12-point lead after Warner sank a free throw with 3:56 left to play to put the Lady Pirates up 54-42.

Bennett cut Hampton's lead to seven, 54-47, with a 3-pointer with 2:25 to play, but again Hampton pulled away – Warner sank a jumper with 1:42 to play, before Jenkins and Goodman combined to go 3-for-3 from the free throw line in the closing moments.

Hampton outscored FAMU 28-17 in the second half.

The Lady Pirates shot 35.0 percent (21-for-60) from the floor, making six of their 19 3-point attempts. Hampton also out-rebounded the Rattlers 43-40, including 19 boards on the offensive end. Hampton scored 17 points off of 17 Florida A&M turnovers.

The Rattlers shot 30.6 percent (15-for-49) from the floor. Bennett led all scorers with 20 points to go along with a team-high nine rebounds, while Tameka McKelton added 11 points.

The Lady Pirates will return to action on Saturday, when they come back to the HU Convocation Center to take on Delaware State 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.