Wilmington, NC - The Hofstra men's basketball team saw its four-game Colonial Athletic Association winning streak come to an end in an exciting Saturday night contest against UNCW, dropping a 78-72 decision to the Seahawks inside the Trask Coliseum. The Pride slips to 13-8 overall and 5-3 in conference play following tonight's defeat, and UNCW improves to 14-5 overall and 8-0 in the CAA with its 11th consecutive win.
Aaron Estrada finished with 17 points to lead the team as one of four Hofstra players with double-digit scoring totals. Zach Cooks scored 15 points off the bench, Darlinstone Dubar added 12 points to the scoreline, and Jalen Ray chipped in with 11 points. Estrada also led the Pride with nine rebounds and three assists in 37 minutes on the court. Jarrod Simmons came off the bench and scored six points and pulled down eight rebounds.
The Pride got off to a hot start with a 12-3 lead inside the first five minutes, with Estrada having a hand in seven of those Hofstra points. Hofstra grew its lead to 15 points by the 10:22 mark with an 8-2 run before UNCW was able to end it with a Mike Okaru three-pointer. Hofstra's lead remained in the double-digits until 5:55 in the half when the Seahawks went on a 7-2 run lasting two minutes to put the score at 30-22.
The Pride scored back-to-back jumpers from Cooks and Estrada to bring its lead back to nine, but six of the next eight to make it a five-point contest inside the final two minutes of the half. Ray and Simmons both sunk layups before a Trazarien White free throw brought the score to 40-34 in favor of visiting Hofstra entering the break.
UNCW scored the first six points of the second half to tie the score at 40-40 before Abayomi Iyiola and Dubar slammed home dunks to give Hofstra a 44-40 lead three minutes into the half. The Seahawks went on a 9-2 run to take their first lead of the game before back-to-back layups from Cooks and Ray put Hofstra back in front by one with 14:09 still on the clock.
The lead would be traded several times during the midpoint of the second half before nine unanswered Seahawk points put the hosts ahead by four with 7:42 to go. Hofstra battled back and went on a lengthy run of its own, scoring eight of 10 and seven from Dubar, to pull ahead 66-64 with under five minutes left in the game. Dubar sunk a late jumper to put Hofstra back ahead by one following an Okaru three-pointer, but Jaylen Fornes responded with a trey inside the two-minute mark to give UNCW the lead back. The Pride continued to fight deep into the half, with Dubar and Cooks each hitting two-point baskets and Estrada hitting a pair of late free throws, but the Seahawks would see out the six-point win.
Okaru led all players with 19 points and added six rebounds and four assists, while Jamahri Harvey dropped 14 points for the hosts. Jaylen Sims led UNCW with six assists and added 12 points.
The Pride returns home Thursday night at 7 p.m. against Towson on SNY. Tickets are available for purchase at HofstraTickets.com, by calling (516) HOF-TIXX, or by visiting the Hofstra Athletic Ticket Office in the lobby of the Mack Sports Complex one hour prior to game time.
NOTES:
-Hofstra is now 24-23 all-time against UNCW. Tonight was UNCW's first win over Hofstra since February 16, 2019, and it snaps a four-game winning streak for the Pride over the Seahawks.
-Jalen Ray became the program's all-time leader for games played, breaking a tie with Desure Buie. For his five-year Hofstra career, Ray has appeared in 142 games and made 74 starts.
-With a three-pointer at 13:24 of the first half, Ray also moved into sole possession of second place for the most three-point field goals in Hofstra men's basketball history with 278. He moves past Justin Wright-Forman (2015-19) with 277, and now trails only Antoine Agudio (2004-08) with 357.
-Hofstra shot 46% from the floor to UNCW's 43%, but the Seahawks shot 37% from three-point range to Hofstra's 17%.
-The Pride dominated the boards, pulling down 41 total rebounds to just 28 for UNCW.
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