WASHINGTON, D.C. – The seventh-seeded Towson University women's basketball team faced tenth-seeded Hofstra on Thursday night in the second round of the Credit Union 1 Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Championship at CareFirst Arena.
 
Hofstra (9-21, 6-12 CAA) started the game with a five-point lead through the first quarter before Towson (17-14, 10-8 CAA) outscored the Pride by ten in the second to claim the halftime lead. Hofstra regained the lead heading into the final quarter, which saw seven ties and four lead changes. The Pride's Emma Von Essen hit a three in the closing seconds to put them up by one with 2.6 seconds remaining. The Tigers' final shot of the game didn't fall as time expired, giving the Pride a 72-71 win in the second round of the conference tournament.
 
Key Stats

• Hofstra shot 57.1% (8-14) from beyond the arc while holding the Tigers to a 28.6% (6-21) mark.
• The Pride scored 15 points off 13 Towson turnovers while holding the Tigers to ten points off eight team turnovers.
• Emma Von Essen's only field goal of the second half decided the game, giving Hofstra a 72-71 lead with less than three seconds to go.

 
How it Happened

• Hofstra got out to a 6-0 lead through the opening minutes of the game before the Tigers tied it up at eight with 2:52 to go in the quarter. Hannah Dereje led the Tigers with four points to start the game.
• The Pride closed the first quarter on a 9-4 run to take a 17-12 lead after one.
• The Tigers scored 22 points in the second quarter while holding Hofstra to twelve, giving the Black & Gold a 34-29 lead. India Johnston led the Tigers with seven points in the second, while Masyn Marchbanks and Semaya Turner each had five.
• The Pride hit threes on their first three offensive possessions of the second half and tied the game at 38. Marchbanks and Turner each hit a bucket to start the third quarter.
• Dereje and Turner pushed the lead back to five before an 11-4 Pride run over the final minutes of the period gave them a 49-47 lead with ten minutes to play.
• The fourth quarter was tight, as there were seven ties and four lead changes to close the game.
• Johnston's three with 5:31 to go gave the Tigers a 61-58 lead, their first of the quarter.
• After losing the lead, Tilda Sjökvist hit a triple with 2:44 to go, tying the game once again at 65 apiece.
• Johnston scored the Tigers' next six points, giving Towson a 71-67 lead with 1:09 to go.
• Sterling hit a pair of free throws for the Pride with 48 seconds to go to get them within two.
• Hofstra called a timeout off a missed layup with 19 seconds remaining. Out of the timeout, Emma Von Essen hit a stepback three from the left wing, giving the Pride a one-point lead with 2.6 seconds on the clock.
• Kayla Morris missed the Tigers' final shot as time expired, giving Hofstra a 72-71 win.