Following back-to-back wins against Virginia Commonwealth and Rutgers, respectively, in the WNIT, the Virginia women’s basketball team finally saw its season come to an end. The Cavaliers (18-16, 6-10 ACC) fell 65-57 against Hofstra in the Round of 16 Tuesday night in the Mack Athletic Complex in Hempstead, N.Y.
Senior guard Faith Randolph notched a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds in her final collegiate outing, while sophomore forward Lauren Moses added a team-high 16 points for Virginia.
Tied 51-51 with 6:14 remaining, the Cavaliers went cold from the field as the Pride pulled away. After Hofstra went up, 55-51, two consecutive fast-break layups helped the Pride race out to a 61-53 advantage with just 2:33 remaining. Hofstra ended the game on a 14-6 run.
Virginia shot just 35 percent from the floor, including a 2-for-11 effort from deep. Hofstra shot 48 percent, aided by scoring 22 fast break points and 31 points total off of 25 Cavalier turnovers.
Virginia fell behind by as many as 10 points with 8:22 remaining in the third quarter, but climbed its way back. Still, the Cavaliers could not take advantage after tying the game in the fourth quarter. Hofstra led for 32:26 of the game’s 40 minutes.
The contest marked the final game for Randolph, who finished her career with 1,346 points — good for 17th on Virginia’s all-time list.
The Cavaliers competed in the WNIT without sophomore guard Mikayla Venson, who announced her departure for undisclosed reasons March 15 — two days prior to Virginia’s first-round game against VCU.
Despite failing to make the NCAA tournament in all five of her previous seasons, athletic director Craig Littlepage announced March 1 that coach Joanne Boyle will return for a sixth year at the helm of the program.
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