HAMPTON, Va. – The Hampton University women's basketball team used a record shooting effort from behind the arc to beat Maryland Baltimore County 75-47 at the HU Convocation Center Saturday evening.

The Lady Pirates (7-1) hit a school-record 14 3-pointers, beating their previous record of 12 against South Carolina State in the quarterfinals of last season's MEAC Tournament. Hampton went 14-for-31 from behind the arc, 45.2 percent.

Senior guard Jericka Jenkins (Lancaster, Texas) led Hampton with 26 points – 20 of which came in the second half – and 10 assists for her first double-double of the season. Jenkins went 5-for-8 from 3-point range.

Senior guard Choicetta McMillian (Fairfield, Texas) poured in 21 points, tying her career high with seven 3-pointers on the4 night. Sophomore forward Alyssa Bennett (Hampton, Va.) recorded her second double-double of the season, tying her career high with 11 points, while adding a team-high 10 rebounds.

Bennett also had five steals.

The Retrievers took a 9-8 lead with 16:33 left in the first half after a layup from Tope Obajolu, but a McMillian 3-pointer at the 15:46 mark gave Hampton an 11-9 lead – and the Lady Pirates never relinquished the lead again.

Hampton led by as many as 18 in the first half, going up 42-24 with 51 seconds left in the half after Bennett sank a jumper. McMillian hit five of her 3-pointers in the first half, heading into the locker room with 15 points to lead all scorers as the Lady Pirates led 42-26 at the break.

UMBC scored four straight points to open the second half, cutting Hampton's lead to 42-30 after a jumper from Erin Brown at the 19:09 mark. The Lady Pirates answered with a 12-0 run, going up 54-30 with 15:40 left to play after Jenkins hit a jumper.

Jenkins scored 10 of Hampton's 12 points in that run, including a pair of treys.

Hampton's largest lead came with 3:41 to play, when freshman Kenia Cole (Burtonsville, Md.) sank a 3-pointer to put the Lady Pirates up 75-38.

UMBC scored the last nine points of the game, but the Lady Pirates still held their fourth straight opponent under 50 points.

The Lady Pirates shot 43.3 percent (26-for-60) from the floor, while also making nine of their 12 free throws. Hampton held a 48-38 advantage in rebounds, and the Lady Pirates scored 23 points off of 15 Retriever turnovers.

UMBC (5-5) shot just 27.9 percent (17-for-61) from the floor, hitting just four of its 15 3-pointers. The Retrievers also struggled at the free throw line, going just 9-for-17 (52.9 percent) from the charity stripe.

Brown and Obajolu led the Retrievers with 10 points each.

The Lady Pirates will return to action on Monday, Dec. 19, when they travel to Birmingham, Ala. to take on Alabama-Birmingham at 8 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.