HAMPTON, Va. (Mar. 4, 2026) … The Hampton University women's basketball team will conclude their 2025-26 road slate on Thursday night visiting Campbell for a 7 p.m. contest inside Pope Convocation Center in Buies Creek, N.C.
 
ABOUT HAMPTON (10-18/4-12)
The Pirates take to the road for their final regular season contest away from the Convocation Center as they play Campbell. These teams met at Hampton on January 23 with Campbell taking a 58-42 win.
Heading into the final weekend, Kiki McElrath leads the team in scoring averaging 13.2 points per game, while Kayla Lezama is right behind her at 12.9 points per game. Aaryn Battle is third in scoring at 8.0 points per game, leading in assists at 4.0 apg and second in free throw percentage at .815. Olivia Smith leads in assists (87), while Le'Asia Foreman leads in rebounding (7.0 rpg) and steals (42).
As a team, entering the final series the Pirates are averaging 60.4 points per game and allowing 63.3. On the boards, they trail 40.8-to-34.0 per game. From the field they are hitting 37.1% (628-1691) and allowing opponents to hit 40.6% (669-1649). From 3-point range, Hampton is 162-of-579 for 28.0% while the opposition is 142-of-501 for 28.3%. Hampton has averaged 14.4 turnovers per game and force 17.3 per contest.

ABOUT CAMPBELL (18-11/11-5)
Campbell plays a pair of home contests to end its regular season hosting Hampton and then Stony Brook on Saturday.

Jasmine Nivar leads Campbell in scoring averaging 11.5 points per game, assists (63) and steals (55) while adding 4.6 rebounds per contest. Olivia Tucker follows her at 10.6 points per game and Jasmine Felton adds 9.9 points and a team best 6.1 rebounds per game.

As a team, Campbell is averaging 60.7 points per game and allowing 56.3. They're hitting .392 from the field (634-1618) and their opponents are hitting .361 (572-1586). From 3-point range they are hitting 30.2% (161-503) and allowing their opponents to hit at a .29.0% clip (146-504). At the foul line, Campbell hits at a 67.1% rate (330-492), while opponents are at 71.0% (343-483). On the boards, they are outrebounding their opponents 37.1 to 34.2 per game. The Camels are forcing 16.4 turnovers per game and turning the ball over 16.5 times per game.

SERIES VS. CAMPBELL
The Camels lead the all-time series 8-2 and have won the last five meetings. Hampton's last win came at Campbell on March 4, 2020 in a 49-40 decision.

LEZAMA HITS HER HOMETOWN
Playing in front of over 50 family members in her hometown of Boston, Kayla Lezama and Team Lezama, made an impact down the stretch of Hampton's 77-71 win over Northeastern. The family made enough noise down the stretch as Northeastern missed three out of four free throws in a crucial stretch with two minutes left and Hampton holding a 69-67 lead. Lezama had a steal in the final 30 seconds and hit one of two free throws for the final margin.
 
BREAKING MARKS - DEFENSE
The 48 points allowed to UNCW on January 30 is the lowest against a NCAA Division I opponent this season. William & Mary scored 49 against the Pirates on January 16 and Stony Brook scored 54 points in the CAA opener.
Those 48 points are 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 77 points in the win at Northeastern were the most scored by the Pirates in a conference game under head coach Tamisha Augustin. They had scored 75 points against Elon on January 4, Charleston on January 11 and in the CAA Tournament last year against Monmouth.
 
APPROACHING SINGLE SEASON TEAM TOP 10'S
Coming down the home stretch of the regular season, the Pirates have cracked a couple of team all-time top 10 categories.
They have hit 162 three-pointers which puts them sixth on the all-time single season list. Two triples against Campbell will put them in fifth place passing the 163 made by the 2017-18 teams. Eight will move them into fourth place passing the 169 made by the 2014-15 team.
They also have blocked 110 shots as a team and are now ninth on the all-time single season list. They are 18 from tying the 2004-05 and 2011-12 teams with 128 each.
 
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 5-6 in games decided by 10 points or less.
 
OH CAPTAIN – MY TRI-CAPTAINS
The Hampton Pirates named tri-captains for the 2025-26 season and those were seniors Kiya Dorroh, Olivia Smith and junior Kayla Lezama.
 
FRESHMAN BLOCK PARTY
Freshman Akilah Shelton made her presence known in the HBCU Hoops Invitational in Orlando as she swatted a season-high five shots in each of the two Hampton wins. She had three at Eastern Kentucky and in the CAA opening win over Stony Brook. The Georgia native and has had at least two swats in 14 of her 24 games played.
Shelton moved into the single season Top 10 list with five blocks over two games against Drexel and Hofstra. She went into ninth after her four blocks against Drexel on February 20 and now has 47 on the year. With one more blocked shot she will move into a tie for seventh with Kayla Lupoe (2015-16) and Nicole Hamilton (2012-13) with 48 swats.
 
UP NEXT
Hampton closes the regular season hosting William & Mary on March 7.