HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- Sophomore forward Justice Tramble converted 7-of-8 free throws, including four crucial makes in the final minute, as the Northeastern women's basketball team (6-10, 2-4 CAA) held off the Hofstra Pride (3-14, 1-5 CAA) with a final score of 62-60 at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex on Sunday afternoon.

The victory snaps Hofstra's three-game winning streak in the series, after the Huskies had dropped three of the previous four meetings against the Pride entering Sunday's contest.

Tramble paced the Huskies with 13 points, going 3-for-6 from the field and 7-for-8 from the free throw line. Camryn Collins added 10 points and a game-high four steals, while Morgan Matthews chipped in with nine points, a block and a perfect 5-for-5 performance from the charity stripe.

Northeastern dominated in the paint, outscoring Hofstra 26-16 inside, and received a strong contribution from its bench, which outscored the Pride reserves 21-7. Alyssa Staten grabbed a team-high six rebounds to go along with eight points.
The Huskies built an 11-point advantage in the second quarter and took a 34-26 lead into halftime behind 57.1 percent shooting from the field in the first quarter. Northeastern held the lead for the entire first half and controlled time of possession for nearly 29 minutes of the contest.

Hofstra stormed back in the third quarter, outscoring Northeastern 14-4 to take a 40-38 lead into the fourth. The Huskies managed just 2-of-14 shooting in the period and went scoreless from three-point range.
Northeastern responded with its best quarter of the afternoon, pouring in 24 points in the fourth to secure the victory. Nariyah Simmons sparked the comeback with a three-pointer at the 7:05 mark that gave the Huskies their first lead of the second half at 46-44.

The teams traded leads six times before freshman Kailee Beaudion-Foliaki drilled a three-pointer with 2:35 remaining to put Northeastern ahead 53-50. Matthews then delivered a critical block on Chloe Sterling's driving layup attempt with 1:28 to play before converting two free throws on the ensuing possession to extend the lead to 55-52.

Hofstra made one final push, cutting the deficit to 57-55 on a Sterling three-pointer with 22 seconds remaining and again to 60-57 after Nevaeh Brown's two free throws with five seconds left. But Tramble calmly sank both ends of a one-and-one with four seconds remaining to seal the two-point victory.

Free throw shooting proved to be the difference as Northeastern converted 21-of-24 attempts (87.5 percent), including a blistering 16-of-17 clip (94.1 percent) in the fourth quarter. Hofstra shot just 11-of-18 (61.1 percent) from the line.
Sterling led all scorers with 20 points for Hofstra but fouled out in the final minute. Alarice Gooden added 14 points and Sandra Magolico recorded a double-double with six points and 12 rebounds for the Pride, who fall to 3-14 overall and 1-5 in conference play.

The Huskies return home to Cabot Center on Friday, January 23, when they host William & Mary at 7 p.m. for Hispanic Heritage Night.