HAMPTON, Va. (Nov. 8, 2025) … The Hampton Pirates women's basketball team hits the road for the first time in 2025-26 as they take on Wake Forest at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Sunday. Hampton scored a 47-42 victory over Wake Forest on Dec. 28, 2015 in a tournament in Miami, Fla. Wake Forest leads the all-time series 3-1.
The game will be shown on ACC Network Extra and have live stats. Links to that are on the schedule page and on top of this story.
Hampton enters the contest after a 105-21 win over The Apprentice School on Wednesday night as four players scored in double figures behind 17 points from Kiki McElrath, 12 points and six rebounds from
Taylor Gibson, 14 points and four rebounds from
Kayla Lezama and 10 points with five boards from
Aaryn Battle.
Olivia Smith dished out 10 assists in her debut.
GAME NUGGETS FROM APPRENTICE
The Pirates held the Builders to the fewest points in a game in Hampton history topping the previous mark of 26 points done twice, last being in 2010 in a 67-26 win over Winston-Salem State.
The 84-point margin of victory was the second largest in school history and the largest in the NCAA D1-era (1995-present).
The 51.7% shooting from the field was the first time that the Pirates have been over 50% from the field since the end of the 2018-19 season when they hit 53% against High Point.
The 10 assists for Smith were the most in a game since
Amyah Reaves dished 10 helpers against Gardner-Webb on Dec. 17, 2024.
The 26 assists were the third-most in a game in the NCAA D1 era and the most since they dished out 29 assists against Mid-Atlantic Christian on Dec. 15, 2018.
The 45 field goals made were the most in a game in the NCAA D1 era topping the 44 against Mid-Atlantic Christian on Dec. 15, 2018.
The 87 field goal attempts were the fourth most in a game in the NCAA D1 era
The 105 points were the third most in a game in the NCAA D1 era. Hampton scored 106 against Howard (2/28/15) and 115 against Mid-Atlantic Christian (12/15/18).
WAKE FOREST
The Demon Deacons are currently 2-0 on the season after defeating upcoming Hampton opponent Radford (71-64) and Presbyterian (78-41).
Milan Brown leads Wake Forest in scoring averaging 12 points and a team-best 9.5 rebounds per game. Mary Carter joins her in double figures averaging 11.5 points per contest.
Wake Forest has outrebounded both opponents by an average of 10 per game, while having 27 turnovers through two contests and forcing 26.
PIRATES IN NOVEMBER
In the 51-year history of Hampton University women's basketball, the Pirates are 103-118 in the month of November. The Pirates are 3-1 all-time on November 9 having lost their last game at Columbia 78-56 on Nov. 9, 2021.
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).
TEAMMATES ONCE FOES
Two of Hampton's four 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.
HAMPTON VS. ACC
The Hampton Pirates have had success over the years against the ACC sporting a 6-11 record all-time. Wins have occurred against Wake Forest, Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Pittsburgh and twice against Boston College.
OH CAPTAIN – MY TRI-CAPTAINS
NEXT UP
Hampton heads back to western North Carolina to Boiling Springs on November 16 to face Gardner-Webb at 2 p.m. The Pirates won last year's matchup 76-67 on Dec. 17, 2024 outscoring the Runnin' Bulldogs by 18 points in the second half.
