The Hampton University women’s basketball team appeared to be on its way to its first win of the season Tuesday morning in Stabler Arena, but Lehigh used a late second-half push to emerge with an 85-67 win.
The Lady Pirates fell to 0-5 on the season.
Senior guard Kenia Cole led three Lady Pirates in double figures with a season-high 22 points to go along with five assists, going 7-for-14 from the floor and 4-for-8 from behind the arc. Sophomore guard Malia Tate-DeFretias added 17 points, four assists, and five steals.
Junior guard Ryan Jordan added 10 points and five rebounds. Redshirt junior forward Brielle Ward grabbed a team-high seven rebounds.
The Lady Pirates shot 30.5 percent (25-for-82) from the floor and made eight of their 28 3-pointers (28.6 percent). Hampton also went 9-for-12 (75.0 percent) from the free throw line, and the Lady Pirates turned 26 Lehigh turnovers into 20 points.
Lehigh (6-0) shot 52.0 percent (26-for-50) from the floor and held a 50-35 edge in rebounding. The Mountain Hawks were also 30-for-43 (69.8 percent) from the free throw line.
Kerry Kinek led Lehigh with 22 points.
The Lady Pirates will be in Philadelphia, Pa. to take on Penn at 7 p.m.
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