Game Notes

NORFOLK, Va. - The Norfolk State women's basketball team will face Hofstra on Thursday night at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex in Hempstead, N.Y.  Tip-off is at 7 p.m.

Media Coverage: Live stats will be available here. 
 
Last Time Out: The Spartans suffered a 69-38 loss to the Northern Illinois on Dec. 29.  Batavia Owens led NSU with eight points and three rebounds.

All-Time Series: This is the first meeting between NSU and Hofstra.

About Hofstra: Hofstra (3-7) is coming off of a 63-54 win over Northwestern on Dec. 23 at the David Mack Sports & Exhibition Complex.  Shante Evans led Hofstra with 26 points, 14 rebounds and four steals.  Andreana Thomas added 14 points and Anma Onyeuku tallied 13 points.  The Pride shot 37.9 (22-58) percent from the floor.

Scoring Leaders: Kashay Barnes leads NSU in scoring averaging 9.1 points per game followed by Rachel Gordon, who is averaging 8.4 points per game.

Leonard on a Roll: Quineshia Leonard led the Spartans with nine points and 18 rebounds against Virginia on Dec. 28.  She also had 14 points and 11 rebounds against USC Upstate on Nov. 15, earning her third career and second-straight double-double of the season.

Cracking the top 10: Recca Trice's seven assists in the game against Appalachian State moved her into sixth place all-time in the NSU record book for career assists.  Trice has 396 career assists and 64 assists so far this season.

MEAC, NCAA Leaderboard: As a team NSU currently ranks in the top 5 in six different categories in the MEAC, while NSU players rank in the top 5 in five different categories, including Rachel Gordon, who leads the league in rebounding at 11.9 boards per game.  Gordon also currently ranks 9th in the NCAA in rebounding.  Recca Trice is ranked 30th in the nation in assist-turnover ratio.