W&M Men’s Basketball Falls to Hofstra, 78-69

Tribe’s Adam Hess Leads All Scorers With 26 Points

02/14/04 10:41PM

WILLIAMSBURG, VA - William and Mary senior forward Adam Hess (Grosse Pointe, MI) led all scorers with 26 points and rookie forward Corey Cofield (Wellesley, MA) recorded his fifth double-double of the year with 13 points and a game-high 13 rebounds, but it was not enough, as the Tribe’s men’s basketball team fell to Hofstra, 78-69, in William and Mary Hall.

The loss drops W&M’s record to 6-18 overall and 3-12 in the Colonial Athletic Association, while the Pride improves to 11-13 (7-7 CAA).

The first half of the game was back and forth, with neither side leading by more than five points in a period which had four ties and three lead changes. A jumper by Hess tied the game at 17 with 10:17 on the clock, but Hofstra used a three by Loren Stokes and two free throws by Danny Walker to go ahead, 22-17. W&M answered right back with two foul shots by senior forward Zeb Cope (Hopkins, SC) and a three by Hess to tie the score at 22. The Pride closed out the half on a 10-4 run, led by threes from Mike Radziewski and Aurimas Kieza, to end the half ahead, 32-28.

HU jumped out to a nine-point, 41-32, lead early in the second half, but the Tribe used a 15-5 run to take a 47-46 lead with 11:29 remaining. However, the Pride again pulled ahead by nine points and W&M could get no closer than five the rest of the game. HU closed out the contest by making five of its last seven free throws to secure the 78-69 victory.

Along with his 26 points, Hess, the CAA Preseason Player of the Year, ended the night with seven rebounds, four steals and three assists. Loren Stokes led Hofstra with 25 points, while Kenny Adeleke had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Radziejewski came off the bench for 16 points on 4-6 shooting from the three-point line, while also pulling down seven rebounds.

The Tribe returns to action at home on Wednesday, February 18 against Towson at 7:00 PM. Hofstra’s next game will be at home on February 18 against George Mason at 7:00 PM.


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Post-Game Quotes from W&M Head Coach Tony Shaver
“I really thought that [Hofstra] made some tough shots in the last five minutes of the ballgame — well-defended shots — and we missed a lot of open shots that we need to convert.”

“I thought in the first half we were great defensively. But we gave up 46 second-half points and we won’t win that type of ball-game. We’ve got to be a little better defensively and we have to be more poised on the offensive end. We don’t have a great feel right now as a ball-club when to attack and when to hold it back and make a few extra passes. A lot of desire, but we just don’t execute in key spots.”