Game Notes

TOLEDO, Ohio – The Hampton University women's basketball team, fresh off a break for end-of-semester exams, will compete in the Toledo Invite on Thursday and Friday at the University of Toledo's Savage Arena.

The Lady Pirates will take on Prairie View A&M on Thursday at 4:30 p.m., before taking on either host Toledo or Evansville on Friday at either 4:30 or 7 p.m.

Hampton (7-3) has won three straight games after an 81-36 dismantling of Maryland Baltimore County on the road back on Dec. 7, while host Toledo sits at 8-1 overall after beating Marquette 82-71 on Saturday for its seventh straight win.

Prairie View A&M is 2-5, snapping a two-game winning streak with a 72-60 loss at Kansas on Sunday, while Evansville sits at 2-7 on the season and has lost six straight games after falling 63-59 to Saint Louis on Dec. 9.

The Lady Pirates are 0-2 all-time against Toledo, having dropped the first two meetings in 2002 and 2003. Hampton lost 82-55 to the Rockets in Toledo on Dec. 9, 2002.

Hampton has never faced Prairie View A&M or Evansville.

The Lady Pirates are 2-5 all-time against schools currently in the SWAC, the second conference (other than the MEAC) at the Division I level comprised of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). They are 1-1 against Alabama State; 1-2 against Grambling; 0-1 against Jackson State; and 0-1 against Southern.

Hampton has never faced Alabama A&M, Alcorn State, Arkansas Pine Bluff, Mississippi Valley State, Prairie View A&M, or Texas Southern.

The Lady Pirates are 2-5 all-time against schools currently in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They are 1-1 against Bowling Green; 0-1 against Buffalo; 1-0 against Central Michigan; 0-1 against Miami (Ohio); and 0-2 against Toledo.

Hampton has never faced Akron, Ball State, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Massachusetts, or Western Michigan.

The Lady Pirates are 1-0 all-time against schools currently in the Missouri Valley Conference, with that win coming against Northern Iowa in 2001 (67-61 on a neutral court). Hampton has never faced Bradley, Creighton, Drake, Evansville, Illinois State, Indiana State, Missouri State, Southern Illinois, or Wichita State.

Under head coach David Six, the Lady Pirates are 35-13 in road games — including a 13-3 mark away from the HU Convocation Center last season. Hampton's success on the road has been a large part of the team's recent dominance in the MEAC; the Lady Pirates were a perfect 8-0 in road conference games last season.

The Lady Pirates won their first five roads game of the 2012-13 season, taking care of Southern Miss, Mississippi State, South Carolina State, Savannah State, and UMBC.

Hampton is 0-3 on neutral courts so far this season.

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.