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BOSTON – Beginning a three-game road stand against the CAA, the Northeastern women's basketball team will look to come away with another Sunday league victory on Jan. 27, when the Huskies visit Hofstra for a 2 p.m. conference matchup.
ALL-TIME SERIES
• Northeastern has won five consecutive series meetings against Hofstra, dating back to the sixth-seeded Huskies' 65-54 upset of the third-seeded Pride during the 2016 CAA quarterfinals in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.
• Each of the last four series meetings have been decided by six or fewer points (4.3-point margin of victory).
LAST TIME OUT
• Northeastern returned its CAA winning percentage to .500 upon defeating Delaware, 75-62, at historic Matthews Arena. The win marked the Huskies' first at Matthews Arena since Nov. 28, 2009.
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Jess Genco notched her fifth 30-point scoring game of the season, finishing with a career high, 32 points, on nine-for-12 shooting. Genco began the game by hitting seven of her first eight 3-point attempts, draining five such baskets during the second quarter, en route to scoring 25 first half points.
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Katie May recorded five of Northeastern's season high, 11 steals.
RECORD & MILESTONE WATCH
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Jess Genco enters Sunday's game with 463 career assists – one shy of tying Tesha Tinsley's program record (464).
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Gabby Giacone is in active pursuit of becoming the 21st member of the Huskies' 1,000-point scoring club. Giacone arrives at Sunday's game with 987 career points to her name.
UP NEXT
• Northeastern will remain on the road next weekend, when the Huskies visit College of Charleston on Friday, Feb. 1, at 6:30 p.m. and UNCW on Sunday, Feb. 3, at 1 p.m.
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