SPARTANBURG, S.C. – After a sluggish first half that saw the Lady Pirates trail 38-25, Hampton erupted for a 31-8 third quarter en route to an 86-73 victory over USC Upstate (8-16, 3-12) on Tuesday night.

With the win head coach David Six became the all-time winningest Hampton University basketball coach, men or women, in school history winning his 229^th game in 11 seasons.  Hank Ford won 228 games with the men in 12 seasons.

Ashley Bates scored Hampton's first nine points of the third quarter as a 3-pointer brought Hampton to 40-34 at the 7:32 mark.  That 3-pointer started a 19-2 run in the third as 3-pointers by Bates and Laren VanArsdale capped it to put Hampton up 50-42 with 3:16 left in the third.

Hampton (15-10, 11-5) followed up a 31-point third quarter with a 30-point fourth going 21-of-22 from the foul line.  The Lady Pirates did not hit a field goal in the final 4:55 after a 3-pointer by Nylah Young gave them a 71-58 lead.  Hampton was 15-of-16 from the line in the final 4:55 for the win.

The host Spartans used a 14-2 run midway through the first quarter as a 3-pointer by Natalia Panufnik with 4:08 left to lead 20-10.  Hampton scored the next eight points heading into the second quarter as Young hit a layup and a pair of free throws to get Hampton trailing 20-18 at 8:07 mark.  USC Upstate closed the half on an 11-4 run to lead 38-25 on a 3-ball by Shelby Grace at the buzzer.

VanArsdale topped Hampton with 28 points and five assists, while Ashley Bates was just behind her with 27 points, eight rebounds, 8-of-8 from the foul line and five assists.  Young added 17 points, seven rebounds and a season-high four steals.

In the second half, Hampton was 15-of-25 from the floor (60%), 25-of-27 from the foul line (92.6%) and hit all six attempts from 3-point range en route to the 61-point explosion.. The 61-point second half is the first time Hampton put consecutive 30-point quarters together since women's basketball went to quarters in the 2015-16 season.

Hampton's 8-of-10 from 3-point range on the night is the third-best single-game percentage in the Division I era and tied for fifth best overall. 

Hampton returns to the home floor for two games starting on Saturday at 5 pm when they host Presbyterian.

For more information on Hampton University women's basketball, please contact the Office of Sports Information at 757-727-5757 or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.