HAMPTON, Va. (Jan. 22, 2026) … The Hampton University women's basketball team is scheduled to host a pair of games this weekend starting on Friday night at 7 p.m. with Campbell coming to the HU Convocation Center to celebrate Alumni Night.

They are scheduled to host Elon on Sunday at 2 p.m., but with the impending inclement weather forecasted for Hampton Roads, we advise fans to check all Hampton University social media for any potential schedule changes.

ABOUT HAMPTON (8-9/2-3)
The Pirates start a home weekend entertaining the Campbell Camels. These teams last played in the Convocation Center toward the end of the 2023-24 season when Campbell defeated Hampton 70-61 on March 9, 2024.

Kayla Lezama leads the team in scoring averaging 14.5 points per game, while in the CAA she continues to lead the league averaging 22.0 points per contest. She also leads the CAA in league play for 3-point percentage (.538) and free throw percentage (.952). Kiki McElrath is next averaging 13.2 points per game overall and is sixth in the CAA averaging 15.6 per league game. Aaryn Battle rounds out the double figure scorers averaging 10.2 points per game.

On the boards, Le'Asia Foreman leads the Pirates and eighth in the league averaging 7.6 rebounds per game and she is also sixth in the league at 7.8 in CAA play. Battle leads in assists with 55 and Olivia Smith is right behind at 51. Foreman leads in steals (29) with Battle and McElrath having 27 apiece.

As a team, the Pirates are averaging 64.4 points per game and allowing 62.1. On the boards, they trail 39.2-to-36.0 per game. From the field they are hitting 38.1 percent (402-1054) and allowing opponents to hit 40.0 percent (402-1006). From 3-point range, Hampton is 107-of-369 for 29.0 percent while the opposition is 86-of-306 for 28.1 percent. Hampton has averaged 14.8 turnovers per game and force 18.2 per contest.
 
ABOUT CAMPBELL (11-8/4-2)
The Camels are heading to the 757 after a 72-31 loss at Monmouth on Sunday. Gianni Boone paced Campbell with eight points. Campbell heads home to face UNCW on Sunday afternoon.

Campbell had won four CAA games in a row against Drexel (62-51), Elon (62-52), William & Mary (45-43) and Northeastern (61-51) with losses to Towson (57-54) and Monmouth. They played Norfolk State in non-conference play defeating the Spartans 68-63.

The Camels are topped by a pair of Jasmine's. Their leading scorer is Jasmine Nivar who is averaging 11.9 points per game and in steals (36). She shares the lead in assists (36) with her fellow Jasmine in Jasmine Felton who averages 10.8 points per game.

LEZAMA GOES OFF .. AGAIN
Junior Kayla Lezama recorded a career-high, for the second straight game, going off for 29 points in the 88-75 loss to Charleston on January 11. She was 11-of-18 from the floor, 6-of-6 from the line and 1-of-2 from 3-point range. That was the second straight game that Lezama recorded a career-high and now leads the CAA in scoring in league games averaging 23.3 points per game.

She had 23 points in the loss at Elon on January 4 to set a then career high and matched that at W&M on January 16.
 
PIRATES IN JANUARY
In the 51-year history of Hampton University women's basketball, the Pirates are 286-156 in the month of January. On January 23, Hampton is 9-3 with wins over Elizabeth City State (2), Virginia Union, Livingstone, Coppin State, Bethune-Cookman, Howard and Savannah State.

ALL-TIME VS. CAMPBELL
Campbell leads the all-time series 7-2 winning the last two meetings as CAA opponents.

BREAKING MARKS - DEFENSE
The 49 points allowed to W&M on January 16 is the lowest against a NCAA Division I opponent this season. Stony Brook scored 54 points in the CAA opener and Hampton allowed 55 points against Gardner-Webb and Norfolk State.

The 49 points is also the second lowest allowed in a CAA contest since Hampton joined the league. Hofstra scored 42 points in falling 49-42 to Hampton on March 1, 2024.

BREAKING MARKS – OFFENSE
The 75 points scored at Elon by the Pirates were the most in a conference game under head coach Tamisha Augustin. The Pirates did score 75 in a CAA Tournament matchup last season with Monmouth. Hampton matched that output in their next contest scoring 75 against Charleston on January 11.

BINGO CARD SHOULD BE FULL
Hampton completed a road heavy month of December with several moments of marking items off the proverbial "bingo card". Between a nail in the tire of an airplane causing a delay heading to Orlando, cancelled flight craziness leading to a 6.5 hour bus ride to Eastern Kentucky University from Atlanta, arriving at the hotel in the midst of a midnight monsoon at EKU to leaving with snow flurries later that morning for the game. One would think/hope that the Pirates have now spelled B-I-N-G-O with the month.

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.
In Hampton's Battle of the Bay win over Norfolk State, the Pirates picked up where that left off last season scoring a 57-55 win which snapped a 28-game home court winning streak for the Spartans. They pulled another two-point win on November 29 with a 58-56 victory over Buffalo.
So far in 2025-26, the Pirates are 4-3 in games decided by 10 points or less.

KENNEDY AND KENNEDY
Basketball standouts Elijah Kennedy on the men's side and Tyra Kennedy from the Pirates women's team (no relation) were nominated for the Dean Ehler's Leadership and Sport Excellence Awards. The awards are presented to the men's and women's basketball student-athletes who embody the highest standards of leadership, integrity, teamwork and sportsmanship in academic/athletic achievements and community engagement.

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.

IN THE CLASSROOM
The women's basketball team finished the fall semester with a stellar 3.51 grade point average as 12 players earned Dean's List honors for the fall semester.
That group included: Taylor Gibson, Aaryn Battle, Arlisha Boston, Kiya Dorroh, Le'Asia Foreman, Tyra Kennedy, Kiki McElrath, Casey Miller, Tiani Abrams, Aisha Dabo, Kayla Lezama, Akilah Shelton and Olivia Smith.

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 is scheduled to host Elon on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. With the impending inclement weather, pay attention to Hampton WBB Social Media for any changes.