PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (Feb. 6, 2026) … Amaris Baker scored 24 points and Laine McGuirk added 10 for homestanding Drexel as they defeated Hampton 75-42 on Friday night at the Daskalakis Center in front of almost 700 fans.

Drexel (14-7, 7-3) forced the Pirates into a 0-for-24 performance in the first period as they jumped out to an 18-0 lead after one period. Aisha Dabo had six boards for the Pirates in the first 10 minutes.

The lead grew to 20 before a Janaye Walker free throw broke the drought at the 9:21 mark. Kayla Lezama's layup off a feed from Aaryn Battle was the first field goal for Hampton (9-13, 3-7) with 7:37 left in the half.

Dabo got the Pirates going in the third quarter with a pullup jumper with a driving layup from Kiki McElrath putting Hampton down 40-15. Battle hit her first bucket after missing seven games with a triple and followed with a stepback jumper midway in the third.

The Pirates closed the third quarter on a 7-0 run with a triple from McElrath, a turn around jumper from Kiya Dorroh and a coast-to-coast buzzer-beating layup from Olivia Smith to trail 55-31 after three. Hampton outscored Drexel 20-17 in the third stanza.

McElrath paced Hampton with seven points, while Dabo and Lezama had six points each. Battle added five points, four boards and four assists.

Hampton heads to Hofstra for a Super Bowl Sunday afternoon tilt in West Hempstead, N.Y.  They'll then return home for a three-game homestand where  they'll host Towson on February 13 and then a rematch with Drexel on February 20 both at 7 p.m. That stretch will close with a 2 p.m. encounter with Monmouth on February 22.