Women's Basketball Hosts Battle Of The Bay Saturday Then Head To High Point Monday

WHO	Norfolk State (1-3) at Hampton (1-2)	Hampton at High Point
WHEN	6 p.m. - Saturday	7 p.m. - Monday
WHERE	HU Convocation Center	Quebein Center - High Point, N.C.
LIVE STATS	here	here
LIVE STREAM	FloCollege	ESPN+
GAME NOTES	Hampton

HAMPTON, Va. (November 13, 2026) … The Hampton University has a quick turnaround with a pair of games over three days starting on Saturday at 6 p.m. as they host Norfolk State in the Battle of the Bay inside the HU Convocation Center.
Two days later, they'll be in High Point, N.C. to take on former Big South foe High Point in a 7 p.m. tip inside the Qubein Center.
The game with Norfolk State will be on FloCollege, while the High Point game will be on ESPN+. Links to those and live stats are available above and on hamptonpirates.com.

ABOUT HAMPTON

Hampton finishes off a two-game homestand with the Battle of the Bay Saturday as it is coming off a 103-43 win over Apprentice School on Monday night behind five in double figures.
Kiki McElrath and Eghosa Obasuyi topped the Pirates with 17 points each as Hampton hit 56.3% from the field and 51.9% from 3-point range.
The matchup with Norfolk State will be the 100^th all-time meeting between the teams with Hampton leading 60-39. Last year Hampton snapped a 28-game home court NSU winning streak with a 57-55 victory.
Against High Point, the Pirates have dropped all seven meetings which all occurred during Hampton's tenure in the Big South. The last meeting was Jan. 22, 2022 with High Point winning 71-45 at High Point.

ABOUT NORFOLK STATE

Norfolk State enters 1-3 after a 85-23 loss to No. 4 Duke at Joe Echols Hall on Thursday night.
Leading scorers Thursday night were Alexis Davis and Sana'a Garrett with five points apiece.
The Spartans are coached by Jermaine Woods in his second season.
Jizelle James leads the Spartans in scoring at 19 points per game, while Davis leads in rebounding at 6.8 per game.

ABOUT HIGH POINT

High Point also has a two-game weekend upcoming as it will host South Carolina State on Saturday at 2 p.m. before entertaining the Pirates on Monday night.
The Panthers are coming off a 67-54 win at East Carolina on Wednesday night
Taylor Feldman leads the team in scoring at 17.8 points per game with Meredith Tippner and Juliann Woodard averaging 14.0 and 12.5 points per game respectively. Tippner leads in rebounding at 9.3 per game, while Woodard is right behind at 9.0 per contest.
High Point is coached by Wyatt Foust who is in his first season

LAST YEAR VS. NORFOLK STATE
The Hampton Pirates used a 26-6 run over a nearly 10-minute span of the third and fourth quarters and then held off a frantic finish as they defeated Norfolk State 57-55 on Nov. 21, 2025 in the Battle of the Bay at Joe Echols Hall.

ALL-TIME VS. NORFOLK STATE
Saturday's meeting is the 100^th all-time between the schools with Hampton leading 60-39.

KIKI WENT CUCKOO FOR 1K
Senior Kiki McElrath entered the opener at Houston needing four points for 1,000 in her collegiate career. She got that mark in the first half on a driving layup with 3:08 left for a 33-29 margin. In the second half she exploded for 28 points, 20 of those in the fourth quarter, to end up with a career-best 33 points in the 73-65 loss to the Cougars.
She expanded on that with her 19-point performance at SMU on Nov. 5 with an 8-for-8 performance from the foul line. McElrath is now at 1,065 points in her collegiate career.

KENNEDY OUT OF THE GATE
Redshirt freshman Kennedy Hall joined the Pirates this year after playing two games at Boston College before an injury sidelined her. She saw very little rust in her first action scoring eight points and hauling in seven boards while going 4-for-4 at the foul line at Houston.

COACH COOP FLASHBACK
Assistant Coach Josh Cooperwood had some good memories as he walked back into the Fertitta Center for the women's opener against Houston. While as a member of the Tennessee State men's basketball team, playing in then named Hofheinz Pavilion, Cooperwood recorded 15 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the floor and dished out four assists for Tennessee State in a loss to the Cougars.

TEXAS SIZED TURNOVERS CONTINUE AT HOME
In their opening two games, the Pirates got back into their contests on the heels of a stifiling defense. Hampton forced 21 turnovers in Houston and 20 at SMU to help aid their comeback efforts.
Against the Apprentice School in its home opener, the Pirates forced 31 turnovers in a 103-43 win.

RIVERA MAKES DEBUT – IN FRONT OF FAMILY
Freshman Nilah Rivera made her collegiate debut and converted a three-point play early in the opening quarter in Hampton's loss to Houston. In her debut she had three points and three rebounds in 18 minutes of action.
Following the game she was pleasantly surprised by the appearance of her uncle Louis and his wife Dawn who came out to support her in her opener. The couple flew from New York, to Los Angeles for one of the final concerts of the rock group Aerosmith, and then hit Houston for the game.

PIRATES IN NOVEMBER
Through 52 years of Hampton University women's basketball, the Pirates are 107-122 in the month of November. The Pirates are 0-3 all-time with games on November 14 and 2-7 on November 16. Head Coach Tamisha Augustin guided the Pirates to a 5-8 mark in November during her previous two seasons.

RECORD CHART TOPPING

Going 15-for-15 from the foul line at SMU on Nov. 5 ties the third most makes in a game without a miss in D1 era.
Hitting 14 three-pointers against Apprentice School on Nov. 9 ties the school record for most makes in a game
The 103 points scored against Apprentice School is the fifth most in a game in the D1 era.
Hitting 56.3% from the field (40-of-71) is the ninth best single-game percentage in school history
Forcing 24 turnovers per game in the first three games puts the Pirates in the top 55 nationally in opponent turnovers per game.
The 33 points by Kiki McElrath at Houston on Nov. 2 is the most by a Pirate player in Hampton's CAA tenure. The last player to score 30 or more in a game was Camryn Hill at Charleston on Feb. 2, 2024.
The 33 points Hampton scored in the fourth quarter against Apprentice School was the most in a fourth quarter since women's basketball went to quarters in the 2015-16 season.
The 25 assists against Apprentice School ties the fourth most in a game in the D1 era.

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.

PLAYED THEM TIGHT
Into her third season, Hampton head coach Tamisha Augustin has seen her Pirates sport a 12-22 in games decided by 10 or fewer points. In her first season, Hampton was 7-11 and had seven of their last 10 games decided by 10 or fewer points. In the 2025-26 season, Hampton was 5-10 including wins at Norfolk State (57-55) and over Buffalo in Puerto Rico (58-56).
The 2026-27 season started the same way as Hampton dropped a tough 73-65 decision at Houston.

OH CAPTAIN – MY QUAD-CAPTAINS
The Hampton Pirates named quad-captains for the 2026-27 season in Kayla Lezama, Kiki McElrath, Arlisha Boston and Maya Woodson.

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Players Mentioned

Arlisha Boston

Kennedy Hall

Kayla Lezama

Kiki McElrath

Eghosa Obasuyi

Nilah Rivera

Maya Woodson

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