HAMPTON, Va. (Nov. 4, 2025) …The 51^st season of Hampton University women's basketball begins on Wednesday night as the Pirates take on the Builders of The Apprentice School inside the HU Convocation Center at 7 p.m.

David Strickland and Walker McCrary will have the broadcast on FloCollege with sideline reporter Tamara Brown.

THE GAME
This marks the first time that Hampton and Apprentice School are meeting in women's basketball.

Hampton returns seven players from last season's 8-23 squad. The Pirates leading returning scorer is Aisha Dabo who averaged 8.1 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. Le'Asia Foreman is next at 6.2 points per game and a team-best 5.1 rebounds per contest.

Apprentice School is a member of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association and has had a women's basketball team since the 1995-96 season. The Builders only played four games last season as injuries and low numbers forced their season to be cancelled.

The Builders return four players from last season – Dajanelle Linton-Robinson, Carlee Baidy, Jayla Stratton and NeOndra Kelly. Linton-Robinson averaged 14 points and 12 rebounds per game in those four contests to lead the returnees.

PIRATES IN SEASON OPENERS
The Hampton women's basketball team is 26-23 all-time in season openers. Hampton defeated Bowie State 65-55 in the 2024-25 opener inside the Convocation Center using a 14-4 run in the final 4:39 to take the victory.

PIRATES IN NOVEMBER
In the 51-year history of Hampton University women's basketball, the Pirates are 102-118. The Pirates have not played a game on November 5 in school history. Head Coach Tamisha Augustin guided the Pirates to a 1-4 mark in November during her first season in 2024-25. Hampton has seven games this November with five of those on the road.

PLAYED THEM TIGHT
Last year, the Pirates were involved in 18 games, including seven of their last 10, that were decided by 10 points or less and sported a 7-11 mark in those games.

76 WAS IT
In three of the Pirates' eight wins in 2024-25, Hampton hit 76 points which turned into a season-high. The Pirates scored 76 against Gardner-Webb (76-67), Stony Brook in the CAA Tournament (76-75) and at Georgia (76-74 OT).

HU-APPRENTICE CONNECTION
Current Director of Strategic and Broadcast Communications Jim Heath served as the Sports Information Director for The Apprentice School from 2000-2015 before coming to Hampton for his first stint. He was inducted into the Apprentice School Hall of Fame in 2023.

TEAMMATES ONCE FOES
Two of Hampton's Power4 transfers were on opposite sides of a pair of ACC matchups in the 2023-24 season as Kayla Lezama (Boston College) and Aaryn Battle (Pitt) faced off. While each may have gotten the better of the individual matchups, Lezama's Eagles were victorious in both encounters.

On Jan. 14, 2024, an 84-71 BC win, Lezama had six points and one rebound while Battle had four points and four boards. Almost two months later on March 3, Lezama didn't scratch while Battle had two points and six rebounds though BC won 84-58.

TRIPLE-DOUBLE LIST
The Pirates have had three triple-doubles in the NCAA Division I Era (1995-present). LaShondra Dixon had the first one on Feb. 12, 2001 against Coppin State as she had 18 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists). Almost two years later, also against Coppin State, Lynetta Sullivan had 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists on Jan. 13, 2003.

The last triple-double for Hampton University was done by Malia Tate-DeFreitas on Jan. 9, 2016 against Bethune-Cookman as she had 13 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.

NEXT UP
Hampton heads to Winston-Salem, N.C. for a Sunday clash with Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum. The 2 p.m. tilt will be shown on ACC Network Extra. The Pirates defeated the Demon Deacons in their last meeting 47-42 on December 28, 2015 in a tournament in Miami, Fla. Wake Forest leads the all-time series 3-1.