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BOSTON – The Northeastern Huskies dropped a tough contest to the Hofstra Pride, 66-45, to open a two-game home stand on Thursday, Jan. 29.
 
Fresh off stellar performances in its last two outings, the team fell behind early and was not able to claw its way back, despite a strong effort from the entire roster. Hofstra (13-7, 6-3) ended its night shooting 48 percent from the floor, connecting on 25-of-52 attempts. 
 
Northeastern (4-15, 1-8) had several players finish their nights in good fashion, highlighted by Samantha DeFreese and Kazzidy Stewart.
 
Stewart has strung together multiple strong performances for the past two weeks, reaching double-figure scoring in three straight games.  She ended her night with 11 points, while adding a team-high six rebounds.
 
Samantha DeFreese wrapped up her evening with nine points, one assist and three rebounds. She finished connecting on three of her five shots.
 
Along with the two juniors, sophomore center Francesca Sally contributed a solid effort, accounting for six points and five boards. Loren Lassiter continued her strong play in her third straight start, finishing with five points and five rebounds, while A'lece Mark added seven points of her own.
 
As a team, the Huskies had an off night from the floor, connecting on 16 of their 50 attempts. Kelly Cole's reserves put together their second straight stellar performance, finishing with 19 points as a unit.
 
Northeastern battled throughout the night, but was ultimately outrebounded by Hofstra 38-28, and committed 18 turnovers to 17 by the Pride.
 
Despite shooting a strong 42 percent in the first half – connecting on nine of their 21 shots – the Huskies found themselves down by 10, 35-25. The team had a great opening-half performance from Stewart, who finished the stanza with nine points after going three-for-six from the floor.
 
Along with Stewart, DeFreese pitched in seven points, making two of her four attempts, but most of her damage came from the charity stripe where she went three-for-four.
 
The Huskies were just barely out-rebounded by the Pride in the first half by three, 15-12, but the team dominated in bench points, scoring 10 to four by Hofstra.
 
Kelly Cole and her team are back in action on Sunday, February 1 when the Tribe of William & Mary arrive on Huntington Avenue for a 2 p.m. showdown. It will be the first time the Huskies and Tribe meet this season. NU is back on the road for a February 5 matchup against the Blue Hens of Delaware. That game is slated to tip-off at 7 p.m.  

Game Notes
• The Huskies are now 18-18 all-time against Hofstra.
• Kazzidy Stewart has reached double-figures in three straight games.
• Maureen Taggart and Loren Lassiter have now made three straight starts. 

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