Women's Basketball 2024-25

[triplec2195]

Well continued frustration watching these women play. A game where we're even in three % we out rebound them and only turn it over 12X but lose by 19 80-61. We were down by 11 at the half and what jumps out at you is how we were called for 26 fouls to their 11. They had 28 points from the FT line 28-34 we had 5 5-10. All those foul calls probably most of them accurate caused 3 of our 5 starters to foul out Emma, Fargo and Corbett. We just didn't defend well and in one stretch had the same player for Lehigh hit 3 three's from the same spot on 3 consecutive plays. You throw your hands up in the air watching this no in game adjustments just continuing to repeat the same mistakes. Credit to Lehigh they played well together and had us running around. They scored repeatedly down low or drew fouls.

Like the play of Larsson she plays hard nose D and can shoot. 7 points on 3-8 shooting and 5 rebounds. The coaching staff needs to step up and get the best out of this talented group of kids. They're better then they're playing.

[Pride97]

That was a bad start to a rough basketball doubleheader on Friday night.Agree ther are more talented than the record shows and are losing very winnable games. Tough shooting night all around. Hofstra took 22 more shots and lost by 19!!! Hofstra also had more rebounds and only 2 more TOs. Its almost hard to see how they lost though the box score and by so much.

Sterling was taking a bunch of tough shots and just couldn't connect - 10 points on 19 shots.

They have a few tough games in Florida now - hopefully they can at least be competitive.

[triplec2195]

I was able to catch the women's game against Howard on Sunday. Howard came in with a winning record at 5-4. We were up by 4 at the half and really were playing good D basketball although Howard was horrific from beyond the Arc shooting 3-26 both teams overall shot poorly. We shot 6-26 poorly as well. They shot 5-12 from the FT line and we shot 15-23. This was a close game and with all the misses we wound up with 50 rebounds and they had 49. Emma shot 2-12 from 3 and missed wide open shots also had some unfriendly rims at the Mack as she has quite a few rim in and out. We survived this brick event 55-52 with clutch free throws at the end. Corbett had 17 points on 6-12 shooting and 7 rebounds, Sterling had 13 on 4-15 with 8 rebounds and Emma had 10 points 4 from the foul line on 2-15. Keita starting for Swint(Injured?) also had 10 rebounds but just 1 point. Carter hit a couple of big shots and finished with 8 points. Swint came off the bench and had 4 points and 5 rebounds in 18 minutes.

We're going to need to play a whole lot better against St John's on Wednesday otherwise we're going to get blown out. They come in at 8-1.

[triplec2195]

Tonight we play St John's who come in at 8-1 we're 3-5. ESPN says we have a 2% chance of winning this game. Ugh we need to try to keep this score close if there's ANY chance of us pulling a major upset.

[stuball888]

Triple I have better chance of dating Taylor Swift

[Pride97]

Great summary of the Howard game tc. Corbett looked strong - has to work on her FTs given how she can get to the basket.

I didn’t feel the ball movement was great. Lots of one on ones in my opinion - hope they can improve in that. Von Essen missed a few open 3s she normally drains.

They probably need to be near perfect to win tonight. Von Essen and Sterling will need to be very efficient to have a chance. Hopefully Swint is back to normal minutes - need her size in the middle.


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[triplec2195]

Triple I have better chance of dating Taylor Swift

Yeah for sure Stu as we witnessed. Too bad you missed the first half we played better then the second half and it was actually close until they went on a 7-0 run right before the half and led by 9. The second half we totally got outplayed and let them hit open shots. Their guards could shoot if you gave them any space. We didn't close out well and gave them easy buckets. They outscored us on points of turnovers 21-10. We turned it over 21X to their 10. They shot 8-16 from 3 but we only shot 4-12. In reality scoring just 38 points we would be hard pressed to beat a H.S. team but give us some credit for playing well in the first half at least defensively. Emma had 12 Swint 8 Sterling 7 and Corbett 4. We lose 62-38.

[EvanJ]

https://gohofstra.com/news/2024/12/21/w ... t-win.aspx is titled "Hofstra Completes Comeback for OT Win." We wn at Bucknell, who was undefeated at home. We trailed by 13, went up 5 with 41 seconds left, blew that, and won 76-71 in overtime. https://gohofstra.com/sports/womens-bas ... core/13434 is the box score. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chNwRJqBfzU is highlights.

[triplec2195]

I watched this entire game except for the best part I guess the O/T. I got too disgusted as u say EVAN when they blew a 5 point lead due to their inability to inbound the ball. They had 1 possession call reversed and the second call IMO should have been called their ball nevertheless this game should have been won in regulation. It was clear they were trying to get the ball to either Emma or Chloe. Emma shoots 79% and Chloe shoots it at 76% from the foul line. But the inbound passes were pathetic and Bucknell kept swatting them out of bounds. Anyway after the first quarter where we scored 22 points and they scored 21 it certainly appeared that this would be a D optional game. We went into the half down 45-39 largely because we weren't AGAIN guarding the three point line. They shot 7/15 in the first half while we shot 3-8. We were able to cut a 13 point deficit into only a 4 point deficit going into the 4th quarter. This was due to us pressing and playing better D. After we blew the 5 point lead we owned the O/T by outscoring them 7-2.

Kudos to freshman Maddie Pounds who got her first points of her career and wound up scoring 8 points really important points down the stretch. Emma led us with 20 points and has been playing really well of late and Chloe had 19 along with 10 rebounds 5 assists and 2 steals. Huge game for her and a well needed win. Final 76-71. Imagine us scoring 76 points after only scoring 39 against St Johns. I should have mentioned as well we outrebounded them 46-31 leading to 7 second chance points.

[triplec2195]

Imagine us winning a game by 16 points 59-43 against Iona where Emma only plays 15 minutes and scores 2 points on 1-4 shooting. I give credit to Iona for playing tough D on her but the story of the game was LaNae' Corbett who scored 24 points on 11-16 shooting 6 rebounds 2 assists 1 block and 4 steals. The best part is that LaNae is only a freshman. Clearly Iona had no answer for Corbett who just dominated on both sides of the court. Chloe Sterling had 11 points but the story beyond Corbett was our D which held Iona to 28% shooting 24 from three. This was such an odd game in terms of our fouls. We didn't pick up a personal foul until the 6 minute mark in the 2nd quarter. Only allowed 2 free throws in the game to Iona. This was a statement win going into conference play.

[Pride97]

Great summary tc.

I was there and this had to be the most complete game of the season. I believe they led wire to wire.

Not much to add to what you said. Corbett was stellar. D was improved.

Odd that Von Essen was on the bench for almost the entire second half. Maybe coach found a lineup that was clicking and went with it?

Also curious why Swint isn’t in the starting lineup anymore. It’s been a few games.

I like Pounds D - very active and disruptive on the ball. Good to see Gooden is past her injury as well.


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[EvanJ]

Iona missed both of their free throws, and we were the ninth Women's team this season not to allow a made free throw. We did not make a free throw in 53-45 loss hosting Manahttan on December 31, 2023. We are the only team to play in two games in which a team did that in the last 365 days.

https://gohofstra.com/sports/womens-bas ... core/13435 is the box score. The attendance was 702.

https://gohofstra.com/news/2024/12/29/w ... -iona.aspx is titled "Corbett’s Career-High 24 Points Paces Pride Past Iona."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrK2txmG6l8 is highlights.

[triplec2195]

Great summary tc.

I was there and this had to be the most complete game of the season. I believe they led wire to wire.

Not much to add to what you said. Corbett was stellar. D was improved.

Odd that Von Essen was on the bench for almost the entire second half. Maybe coach found a lineup that was clicking and went with it?

Also curious why Swint isn’t in the starting lineup anymore. It’s been a few games.

I like Pounds D - very active and disruptive on the ball. Good to see Gooden is past her injury as well.


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Thanks Pride I was at the game as well have seen quite a few of their games this year. I think they sat Emma because most teams game plans are to stop her and they didn't give her room to breathe I think she had only one good 3 point look and missed that shot. They need her for offense and her D isn't her calling card. Good point about Pounds playing tough and it looks like she can handle the rock as well. Finally got to see Kassidy Thompson who looked good in her two minutes. You have to wonder why she isn't getting minutes. Sabrina larsson always contributes on both sides of the court as well. Emma Karim freshman also got in this game. We will not longer be the patsies of the CAA I believe.

Keita starting for Swint simply seems to be to keep Swint out of early foul trouble that she has been prone to. So far that's working.

[stuball888]

Problem with Emma is she cant create her own shot
Doesnt posess a step back jumper
She is catch and shoot
Need to run off the ball screens for her to get good looks

[triplec2195]

Yeah Stu she needs to score more in the mid range and she has worked on that shot when they get in her face.

[EvanJ]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTvbPI03UZY has highlights of our 75-67 win at Monmouth in our first CAA game to improve to 6-6. https://gohofstra.com/sports/womens-bas ... core/13358 is the box score. The attendance was 618. Monmouth led 22-16 after one quarter. LaNae' Corbett led all players with 26 points. Chloe Sterling scored 15 including a halfcourt shot banked in at the halftime buzzer. Ramatoulaye Keita had 8 points, led all players with 13 rebounds, and led all players with 5 blocks. Sterlin had 4 assists, and she was our only player with more than 1. Damaris Rodriguez led Monmouth with 23 points and 4 assists. We attempted 77 field goals. The last time the Men attempted at least 77 field goals was when they attempted 77 against non-Division I St. Joseph's (Long Island) to start 2023-2024. We did not write a recap yet.

[triplec2195]

https://gohofstra.com/news/2025/1/3/wom ... oints.aspx
This kid Corbett is no flash in the pan continues to really impress everyone especially for a freshman and plays hard on the D end as well. I don't remember the last time we won our first CAA game but it seems like it has been a while. What should be mentioned is that Corbett scored 26 points only playing 22 minutes. Emma also had 9 points but shot 4-16 and had 3 steals. 7 points for Carter only playing 11 minutes and 5 for Alarice Gooden playing 12 minutes. Swint who now comes off the bench had 4 points playing 20 minutes but had 9 rebounds. Sterling had 14 points but shot just 4-19 had 4 rebounds and 4 assists only 1 turnover playing 34 minutes. We had 50 rebounds in this game 23 of which were O rebounds. We also only had 6 turnovers so we were definitely protecting the ball. Who knows the last time we had so few turnovers very remarkable. Sabrina Larrson who started for Fargo who must be hurt played 23 minutes and had 2 points and 6 rebounds. A very nice win especially playing on the road.

[Pride97]

Well this was a great start to conference play for the women (and helped me forget about the men’s opener for a few hours).

The last two games have been some of the best basketball I’ve seen them play over the past few seasons. Great ball movement on offense and definitely better D than we’ve seen in years.

Corbett may be emerging as a star - setting career point marks in the past two games. Crazy she was the leading scorer given she only had 3 points in the first half and played only 22 minutes - 5th on the team. She plays with a relentlessness around the basket and has really improved on her finesse around the basket. Many comments on the broadcast about coach saying how hard she works. Seems to be paying off.

Sterling has provided stability as well. She consistently gets her points while controlling the flow of the offense. A great addition this season.

I meant to mention this previously but I had noticed that Kieta’s minutes had been increasing and tonight you see why. Her 13 boards were a statement and showed how hard she was working. She is rounding into the glue player that all successful teams need. She does a lot of the things you don’t always see in the box score and is incredibly valuable.

This was a solid game especially when you add that Von Essen didn’t shoot well and Fargo was out. Carter, Gooden, and Larsson added some good minutes. Pounds also continues to get minutes and seems to now be a fixture in the rotation.

The men could benefit from watching this tape - especially how they crash the boards on the offensive end and the effort they display (rather than running away when a shot goes up)

Really excited to see if these past few games are any indication of what to expect going forward. As tc has mentioned a few times - this is a very different team than we have seen recently.


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[triplec2195]

Hoping we can build some momentum on the past few games and be the real surprise of the league. Good points made here Pride a lot of pieces of the puzzle sliding in and out seamlessly.

[EvanJ]

We won 63-57 at Delaware. We made one-third of our field goals, but it helped to have 11 more attempts than Delaware, and both teams shot free throws 17-22. https://gohofstra.com/sports/womens-bas ... core/13359 is the box score, and we did not write a recap yet. I wonder if Janaia Fargo got injured. She started, played 5 minutes, and all of her statistics were zeros. Chloe Sterlin led us with 18, and Ande'a Cherisier led all players with 19. Each team's only double-digit rebounder was short of ten points. Ramatoulaye Keita had 8 points and 10 rebounds. Emma Von Essen scored 13 including 3 threes. The attendance was 954. They come home to hosting Charleston on Friday and Drexel on Sunday. The CAA plays Women's games over the course of ten weeks with each team having two off days. Eight days (including today and two days ago) have seven games, ten days of six games, and two days have five games.