HAMPTON, Va. — A 3-pointer by Sharita Godfrey with four seconds left gave visiting Charleston Southern a 49-47 win over Hampton in the Big South women’s basketball opener for both teams on Monday afternoon.
Hampton (0-3, 0-1) started the final quarter with a Nylah Young jumper to take a 37-33 lead 32 seconds in. An 8-0 run by Charleston Southern gave the guests a 41-37 lead with 7:03 left after a 3-ball by Carmella Walker. Hampton answered that run with an 8-1 run with a Young triple giving the hosts a 45-42 lead with 2:55 remaining.
Godfrey tied the game on a triple with 65 seconds left at 45, before a Young layup put Hampton up 47-45 with 32 seconds. Sha’Mya Leigh hit a free throw with 20 seconds before feeding Godfrey for her winning bucket with five seconds left.
In a contest that saw 15 ties, 13 lead changes and no one with more than a four-point lead throughout the day, Hampton scored the final four points of the first quarter with a 3-pointer from Heaven Accimeus and a free throw by Alexis Wooden giving the hosts a 10-9 first quarter lead.
Five of the ties came in the second quarter, but a 3-pointer from Victoria Davis with 61 seconds left gave Hampton a 23-20 halftime lead.
Young had her first double-double of the year with 17 points and 10 rebounds, while Dlayla Chakolis matched her on the boards with 10 as Hampton outrebounded CSU 53-37. Victoria Mason had four points, but added five assists and nine rebounds.
The same two teams will close out its Big South Conference series on Tuesday afternoon at 2 pm.
