HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – Norfolk State suffered an 82-47 loss to Hofstra at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex on Thursday night. It was the Spartans final non-conference game of the season.

Senior Recca Trice and junior Aivah Parham led NSU (2-11) with nine points each.

Hofstra (4-7) started the game on a 15-2 spurt which was sparked by a layup from Shaunte Evans with 19:54 to go in the first half.

The Spartans answered with a pair of back to back layups by Parham and sophomore Quineshia Leonard with 14:12 left before halftime to make the score, 15-6. But Evans continued to dominate the inside as she capped a 14-4 run for the Pride with a layup with 9:59 remaining in the half as Hofstra continued to lead, 29-10.

Trice's jumper with 3:20 left in the half would be the last points for NSU as they headed into halftime trailing 47-18.

Annie Payton made a layup with13:51 remaining in regulation to cap an 18-6 run to make the score 65-24.

From there the Spartans would go on a 10-0 run which included a 3-pointer by Trice to make the score 65-34 with 10:54 left in the second half. The Spartans failed to make a 3-pointer in their previous two games.

Hofstra responded with a layup by Asia Jackson that capped a 17-0 run with 4:33 left on the clock. Jackson's layup would be the last time the Pride would score.

Sophomore Kristian Parker scored seven of the last 13 points of the game for the Spartans which included a jumper with two second remaining in the game.

Hofstra had four players in double-figures with Asia Jackson leading all scorers with 20 points, five assists and seven steals. Evans tallied a double-double with 19 points and 13 rebounds. Candace Bond and Deven Green each had 10 points and seven rebounds.

Barnes and Parker each had seven points for the Spartans. Parker's seven points were her first in a Spartan uniform. NSU was held to 29.4 (20-of-68) percent shooting while Hofstra finished the night at 51.7 (30-of-58) percent from the floor.

The Spartans will return to conference play on Jan. 12 when they travel to Princess Anne, Md., to take on Maryland Eastern Shore at the W.P. Hytche Athletic Center.