Skip to main content

Hampton hosts Monmouth after Dibula’s 22-point performance

Monmouth Hawks (17-8, 10-4 CAA) at Hampton Lady Pirates (9-16, 3-10 CAA)

Hampton, Virginia; Sunday, 12 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Monmouth visits Hampton after Divine Dibula scored 22 points in Monmouth’s 63-58 win against the William & Mary Tribe.

The Lady Pirates are 3-7 in home games. Hampton has a 4-10 record against opponents over .500.

The Hawks are 10-4 in CAA play. Monmouth has a 7-4 record in games decided by 10 points or more.

Hampton averages 60.0 points per game, 2.4 more points than the 57.6 Monmouth allows. Monmouth averages 5.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.1 more makes per game than Hampton gives up.

The Lady Pirates and Hawks face off Sunday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kiarra Mcelrath averages 1.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Lady Pirates, scoring 13.0 points while shooting 25.0% from beyond the arc. Kayla Lezama is averaging 14 points over the last 10 games.

Gigi Gamble is shooting 39.7% and averaging 14.3 points for the Hawks. Alexis Andrews is averaging 0.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Lady Pirates: 2-8, averaging 52.1 points, 26.2 rebounds, 10.4 assists, 7.7 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 34.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.5 points per game.

Hawks: 7-3, averaging 61.0 points, 29.4 rebounds, 11.8 assists, 5.5 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 42.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 55.4 points.

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Vanderbilt and Iowa, both ranked in the top 10 late last season, will meet in a women's basketball game early next season in northwest Iowa, the schools announced Tuesday. The neutral-site game is set for Nov. 15 at the Tyson Events Center, which is 290 miles from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Vanderbilt is 4-0 all-time against the Hawkeyes. This will be the teams' first meeting since 1997. The Commodores are expected to return national scoring leader Mikayla Blakes. She averaged 27 points per game and was Southeastern Conference player of the year. Vanderbilt was ranked as high as No. 5 and finished No. 10 with a 29-5 record after reaching the NCAA Sweet 16.
Read Next Story