HOFSTRA

CHARLS

Estrada, Hofstra end No. 18 Charleston's 20-game win streak

AP
Jan 28, 2023

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) This season, Hofstra Pride has been a one-man show. This time, Aaron Estrada had some help as the Pride ended the nation's longest winning streak.

Estrada scored 25 points, but just two in the second half, while Darlinestone Dubar added 18 as Hofstra had four players in double figures to knock off No. 18 College of Charleston Cougars 85-81 on Saturday - ending the Cougars' 20-game win streak.

''That's a really big for our program,'' Hofstra coach Speedy Claxton said. ''To beat a nationally ranked team on their home court when they've got it rolling like they do speaks volumes about our kids.''

Claxton saw a team effort to take down the hottest team in the country.

''It wasn't just Aaron,'' Claxton said. ''He had a great first half, but we had other guys step up and make baskets or get rebounds when we really needed them.''

The loss ended Charleston's spotless run that began after losing to then-top-ranked North Carolina on Nov. 11.

Hofstra, the CAA's leader in field-goal shooting, used that to move past Charleston in the second half as it made 18 of 32 attempts. The Pride led 76-69 with 6:10 to play before the Cougars cut it to two points on Ryan Larson's foul shots with 2:02 to play.

But Charleston managed just two free throws after that and missed all four 3-pointers they tried.

This is the second straight season the Pride have beaten a Top 25 team. A year ago, Hofstra defeated then No. 24 Arkansas 89-81. The Pride's only other victory against a Top 25 team came against Southern Illinois in 1976.

Hofstra (15-8, 8-2 Colonial Athletic Association) beat the Cougars (21-2, 9-1) at their own game - 3-point shooting. The Pride were 11 of 22 from 3-point range and overall shot 56 percent from the floor in the second half.

Estrada, who had 23 points in the opening half, shredded the Cougars defense at will. Estrada was 5 of 9 from 3-point range.

''Estrada is a great player, hit a bunch of tough shots, especially in the first half,'' Charleston coach Pat Kelsey said. ''Hofstra is a very, very talented team. It's not just Estrada. They were better than us tonight.''

Then Estrada took over. The CAA's leading scorer at 21.1 points a game scored 16 of the next 24 points for the Pride, including four 3-pointers.

Ante Brzovic's dunk at the buzzer gave the Cougars a 46-44 advantage at halftime.

Tyler Thomas had 17 points and eight rebounds for Hofstra.

Brzovic finished with 18 points to lead the Cougars.

BIG PICTURE

Hofstra: The Pride are on a roll in 2023. winning seven of their past eight games, including three in a row.

College of Charleston: The Cougars chances of receiving an NCAA Tournament at-large bid took a major blow with the loss to the Pride. Despite having the nation's longest win streak for three months, Charleston will most likely have to win the CAA Tournament in March to advance to the NCAAs.

NO PLACE LIKE HOME

The Cougars' 20-game win streak wasn't the only streak to end on Saturday. College of Charleston played 14 of its first 23 games at TD Arena to start the season and were a perfect 13-0 at home before facing the Pride. Charleston's 13-game home win streak included three wins in the Charleston Classic. The Cougars became the first mid-major program to win the ESPN event, beating Virginia Tech 77-75 in the championship game. Charleston will finish the season playing four of their final eight games on the road.

POLL POSITION

Charleston's first loss in nearly three months might drop the Cougars from the national rankings. They have been part of the last four rankings, entering at No. 23 before reaching No. 18 this past week.

UP NEXT

Hofstra returns home to play Towson on Thursday night.

College of Charleston starts a two-game road trip at Drexel on Thursday night.

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1st Half
HOFS
Pride
44
CHAR
Cougars
46

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Nelson Boachie-Yiadom vs. Ante Brzovic (Ryan Larson gains possession)
19:41	+2	Ante Brzovic makes two point jump shot	0-2
19:21		Aaron Estrada misses two point jump shot
19:19		Dalton Bolon defensive rebound
19:05	+2	Reyne Smith makes two point running jump shot	0-4
18:46		Jaquan Carlos misses two point jump shot
18:44		Ante Brzovic defensive rebound
18:37	+2	Ante Brzovic makes two point jump shot	0-6
18:36		Pride 30 second timeout
18:23	+2	Tyler Thomas makes two point jump shot	2-6
18:05		Nelson Boachie-Yiadom blocks Ante Brzovic's two point jump shot
18:03		Tyler Thomas defensive rebound
17:50		Tyler Thomas misses three point jump shot
17:48		Ante Brzovic defensive rebound
17:42		Ryan Larson misses three point jump shot
17:40		Darlinstone Dubar defensive rebound
17:21	+2	Darlinstone Dubar makes two point jump shot	4-6
17:01		Ante Brzovic misses three point jump shot
16:59		Jaylon Scott offensive rebound
16:54		Ryan Larson misses three point jump shot
16:52		Tyler Thomas defensive rebound
16:41		Nelson Boachie-Yiadom misses two point jump shot
16:39		Ante Brzovic defensive rebound
16:29		Dalton Bolon misses two point layup
16:27		Darlinstone Dubar defensive rebound
16:10		Ante Brzovic shooting foul (Jaquan Carlos draws the foul)
16:10	+1	Jaquan Carlos makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-6
16:10	+1	Jaquan Carlos makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-6
15:52	+2	Ryan Larson makes two point layup (Pat Robinson III assists)	6-8
15:52		TV timeout
15:44		Aaron Estrada misses three point jump shot
15:42		Ryan Larson defensive rebound
15:35	+2	Ben Burnham makes two point layup	6-10
15:26		Babacar Faye personal foul (Warren Williams draws the foul)
15:15		Darlinstone Dubar misses three point jump shot
15:13		Jaquan Carlos offensive rebound
15:12		Jaquan Carlos misses two point jump shot
15:10		Ryan Larson defensive rebound
15:02		Tyler Thomas shooting foul (Babacar Faye draws the foul)
15:02	+1	Babacar Faye makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-11
15:02	+1	Babacar Faye makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-12
14:51		Ben Burnham personal foul (Warren Williams draws the foul)
14:45	+3	Aaron Estrada makes three point jump shot	9-12
14:33	+2	Pat Robinson III makes two point jump shot	9-14
14:20		Jaylon Scott personal foul (Aaron Estrada draws the foul)
14:06	+2	Tyler Thomas makes two point jump shot	11-14
13:52		Jaquan Carlos personal foul (Pat Robinson III draws the foul)
13:51		Raekwon Horton turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Estrada steals)
13:34	+2	Warren Williams makes two point hook shot	13-14
13:20		Warren Williams shooting foul (Pat Robinson III draws the foul)
13:20	+1	Pat Robinson III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-15
13:20	+1	Pat Robinson III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-16
13:05		Warren Williams misses two point hook shot
13:03		Dalton Bolon defensive rebound
12:51		Aaron Estrada personal foul (Dalton Bolon draws the foul)
12:50	+2	Dalton Bolon makes two point jump shot (Jaylon Scott assists)	13-18
12:50		German Plotnikov shooting foul (Dalton Bolon draws the foul)
12:50	+1	Dalton Bolon makes regular free throw 1 of 1	13-19
12:30		Tyler Thomas misses three point jump shot
12:28		Cougars defensive rebound
12:08		Dalton Bolon misses two point jump shot
12:06		Aaron Estrada defensive rebound
12:03		TV timeout
11:55		Nelson Boachie-Yiadom turnover (bad pass)
11:39		Ryan Larson misses two point jump shot
11:37		Nelson Boachie-Yiadom defensive rebound
11:27		Aaron Estrada misses two point jump shot
11:25		Aaron Estrada offensive rebound
11:20	+3	Bryce Washington makes three point jump shot (Jaquan Carlos assists)	16-19
11:00		Reyne Smith misses three point jump shot
10:58		Ante Brzovic offensive rebound
10:48		Jaquan Carlos personal foul
10:41	+2	Ante Brzovic makes two point layup (Ryan Larson assists)	16-21
10:28		Ryan Larson personal foul
10:18		Nelson Boachie-Yiadom misses two point jump shot
10:16		Dalton Bolon defensive rebound
10:11		Ryan Larson misses three point jump shot
10:09		Bryce Washington defensive rebound
10:03		Aaron Estrada misses two point jump shot
10:01		Reyne Smith defensive rebound
9:55		Reyne Smith turnover (carrying)
9:41	+2	Aaron Estrada makes two point jump shot	18-21
9:31	+3	Raekwon Horton makes three point jump shot (Jaylon Scott assists)	18-24
9:10		Aaron Estrada misses two point jump shot
9:08		Dalton Bolon defensive rebound
9:03		Dalton Bolon turnover (lost ball) (Aaron Estrada steals)
8:55		Bryce Washington misses two point dunk
8:53		Jaylon Scott defensive rebound
8:53		Raekwon Horton offensive foul
8:53		Raekwon Horton turnover (offensive foul)
8:39	+2	Tyler Thomas makes two point jump shot	20-24
8:35		German Plotnikov blocks Jaylon Scott's two point layup
8:33		Cougars offensive rebound
8:31		German Plotnikov blocks Reyne Smith's two point layup
8:29		Aaron Estrada defensive rebound
8:17		German Plotnikov misses two point jump shot
8:15		Babacar Faye defensive rebound
8:05		Dalton Bolon misses three point jump shot
8:03		Tyler Thomas defensive rebound
7:56		Tyler Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Dalton Bolon steals)
7:53		Dalton Bolon offensive foul (Aaron Estrada draws the foul)
7:53		Dalton Bolon turnover (offensive foul)
7:53		TV timeout
7:35		Darlinstone Dubar misses three point jump shot
7:33		Pat Robinson III defensive rebound
7:33		Warren Williams personal foul (Pat Robinson III draws the foul)
7:33	+1	Pat Robinson III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-25
7:33	+1	Pat Robinson III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-26
7:16		Darlinstone Dubar misses two point jump shot
7:14		Tyler Thomas offensive rebound
7:11		Tyler Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Pat Robinson III steals)
7:05	+2	Reyne Smith makes two point layup (Pat Robinson III assists)	20-28
6:47	+3	Aaron Estrada makes three point jump shot	23-28
6:37		Tyler Thomas shooting foul (Reyne Smith draws the foul)
6:37		Reyne Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 3
6:37	+1	Reyne Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 3	23-29
6:37	+1	Reyne Smith makes regular free throw 3 of 3	23-30
6:17	+3	Aaron Estrada makes three point jump shot	26-30
6:07		Ben Burnham turnover (lost ball) (Darlinstone Dubar steals)
6:00		Aaron Estrada misses three point jump shot
5:58		Bryce Washington offensive rebound
5:49	+2	Aaron Estrada makes two point jump shot	28-30
5:33	+3	Pat Robinson III makes three point jump shot (Ryan Larson assists)	28-33
5:04	+3	Darlinstone Dubar makes three point jump shot (Nelson Boachie-Yiadom assists)	31-33
4:50		Babacar Faye misses three point jump shot
4:48		Bryce Washington defensive rebound
4:36		Jaylon Scott blocks Aaron Estrada's two point jump shot
4:34		Pride offensive rebound
4:26	+3	Aaron Estrada makes three point jump shot	34-33
4:05	+2	Ryan Larson makes two point pullup jump shot	34-35
3:47		Raekwon Horton personal foul (Aaron Estrada draws the foul)
3:47		TV timeout
3:47	+1	Aaron Estrada makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-35
3:47	+1	Aaron Estrada makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-35
3:34		Dalton Bolon misses three point jump shot
3:32		Charles Lampten offensive rebound
3:28		Ryan Larson misses three point jump shot
3:26		Ryan Larson offensive rebound
3:20	+2	Pat Robinson III makes two point jump shot (Ryan Larson assists)	36-37
3:02	+2	Aaron Estrada makes two point jump shot	38-37
2:47		Nelson Boachie-Yiadom blocks Pat Robinson III's two point layup
2:45		Dalton Bolon offensive rebound
2:38	+3	Ryan Larson makes three point jump shot (Dalton Bolon assists)	38-40
2:13	+3	Aaron Estrada makes three point jump shot	41-40
1:58		Darlinstone Dubar shooting foul (Dalton Bolon draws the foul)
1:58	+1	Dalton Bolon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-41
1:58	+1	Dalton Bolon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-42
1:45		Aaron Estrada misses two point jump shot
1:43		Pat Robinson III defensive rebound
1:32		Ante Brzovic misses three point jump shot
1:30		Dalton Bolon offensive rebound
1:28	+2	Dalton Bolon makes two point putback layup	41-44
1:05	+3	Bryce Washington makes three point jump shot (Aaron Estrada assists)	44-44
0:38		Dalton Bolon offensive foul (Darlinstone Dubar draws the foul)
0:38		Dalton Bolon turnover (offensive foul)
0:11		Darlinstone Dubar turnover (out of bounds)
0:10		Cougars 30 second timeout
0:02	+2	Ante Brzovic makes two point dunk (Ryan Larson assists)	44-46
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
HOFS
Pride
41
CHAR
Cougars
35

Time		Play	Score
19:46	+2	Nelson Boachie-Yiadom makes two point layup (Aaron Estrada assists)	46-46
19:28	+3	Reyne Smith makes three point jump shot (Ryan Larson assists)	46-49
19:02	+2	Jaquan Carlos makes two point layup (Nelson Boachie-Yiadom assists)	48-49
18:47		Dalton Bolon turnover (traveling)
18:36	+2	Tyler Thomas makes two point jump shot	50-49
18:19	+2	Ante Brzovic makes two point dunk	50-51
17:52	+3	Darlinstone Dubar makes three point jump shot (Nelson Boachie-Yiadom assists)	53-51
17:41	+3	Ante Brzovic makes three point jump shot (Ryan Larson assists)	53-54
17:15		Tyler Thomas misses two point jump shot
17:13		Ante Brzovic defensive rebound
17:06		Jaylon Scott misses three point jump shot
17:04		Tyler Thomas defensive rebound
16:57		Aaron Estrada misses three point jump shot
16:55		Dalton Bolon defensive rebound
16:48		Darlinstone Dubar personal foul
16:37	+2	Ryan Larson makes two point layup	53-56
16:29	+3	Tyler Thomas makes three point jump shot (Jaquan Carlos assists)	56-56
16:16		Dalton Bolon misses three point jump shot
16:14		Ryan Larson offensive rebound
16:08		Raekwon Horton misses three point jump shot
16:06		Dalton Bolon offensive rebound
15:59		Ryan Larson misses three point jump shot
15:57		Darlinstone Dubar defensive rebound
15:57		TV timeout
15:45		Aaron Estrada misses two point jump shot
15:43		Babacar Faye defensive rebound
15:37		Tyler Thomas blocks Ryan Larson's two point layup
15:35		Jaquan Carlos defensive rebound
15:31		Babacar Faye blocks Tyler Thomas's three point jump shot
15:29		Darlinstone Dubar offensive rebound
15:24	+2	Darlinstone Dubar makes two point jump shot	58-56
15:09		Dalton Bolon offensive foul
15:09		Dalton Bolon turnover (offensive foul)
14:57	+2	Darlinstone Dubar makes two point layup (Aaron Estrada assists)	60-56
14:44	+2	Raekwon Horton makes two point layup	60-58
14:12		Aaron Estrada misses three point jump shot
14:10		Pride offensive rebound
14:00	+2	Tyler Thomas makes two point jump shot	62-58
13:43		Aaron Estrada shooting foul (Babacar Faye draws the foul)
13:43	+1	Babacar Faye makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-59
13:43	+1	Babacar Faye makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-60
13:31		Jaylon Scott personal foul
13:30	+2	Darlinstone Dubar makes two point jump shot (Jaquan Carlos assists)	64-60
13:10		Ante Brzovic misses three point jump shot
13:08		Ben Burnham offensive rebound
12:51		Reyne Smith misses three point jump shot
12:49		Jaylon Scott offensive rebound
12:36		Warren Williams shooting foul (Ben Burnham draws the foul)
12:36		Ben Burnham misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:36		Ben Burnham misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:36		Tyler Thomas defensive rebound
12:13	+2	Tyler Thomas makes two point jump shot	66-60
11:58		Tyler Thomas shooting foul
11:58		TV timeout
11:58	+1	Ante Brzovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-61
11:58	+1	Ante Brzovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-62
11:41		Tyler Thomas misses two point jump shot
11:39		Ante Brzovic defensive rebound
11:21		Nelson Boachie-Yiadom shooting foul (Ante Brzovic draws the foul)
11:21	+1	Ante Brzovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-63
11:21		Ante Brzovic misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:21		Jaylon Scott offensive rebound
11:18		Reyne Smith misses three point jump shot
11:16		Jaquan Carlos defensive rebound
11:15		Raekwon Horton personal foul
11:01		Nelson Boachie-Yiadom turnover (lost ball) (Jaylon Scott steals)
10:36		Ante Brzovic turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Thomas steals)
10:21	+2	Darlinstone Dubar makes two point dunk (Nelson Boachie-Yiadom assists)	68-63
10:11		Reyne Smith misses three point jump shot
10:09		Aaron Estrada defensive rebound
10:02	+2	Jaquan Carlos makes two point jump shot (Aaron Estrada assists)	70-63
9:56		Cougars 30 second timeout
9:56		TV timeout
9:44		Pat Robinson III misses two point jump shot
9:42		Babacar Faye offensive rebound
9:41		Nelson Boachie-Yiadom shooting foul (Babacar Faye draws the foul)
9:41	+1	Babacar Faye makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-64
9:41		Babacar Faye misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:41		Cougars offensive rebound
9:27	+2	Babacar Faye makes two point layup (Pat Robinson III assists)	70-66
9:11	+2	Aaron Estrada makes two point jump shot	72-66
9:01	+2	Jaylon Scott makes two point layup	72-68
8:40		Aaron Estrada misses two point jump shot
8:38		Darlinstone Dubar offensive rebound
8:25		Jaquan Carlos misses two point jump shot
8:23		Darlinstone Dubar offensive rebound
8:21	+2	Darlinstone Dubar makes two point layup	74-68
8:00		Dalton Bolon misses three point jump shot
7:58		Pat Robinson III offensive rebound
7:52		Babacar Faye misses two point jump shot
7:50		Babacar Faye offensive rebound
7:44		Nelson Boachie-Yiadom shooting foul (Jaylon Scott draws the foul)
7:44		TV timeout
7:44		Jaylon Scott misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:44	+1	Jaylon Scott makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-69
7:26		Warren Williams misses two point jump shot
7:24		Dalton Bolon defensive rebound
7:12		Ante Brzovic misses three point jump shot
7:10		Pride defensive rebound
7:08		Raekwon Horton personal foul
6:56		Aaron Estrada turnover (out of bounds)
6:38		Reyne Smith misses three point jump shot
6:36		Darlinstone Dubar defensive rebound
6:10	+2	Jaquan Carlos makes two point jump shot	76-69
5:58	+2	Jaylon Scott makes two point layup	76-71
5:34		Jaquan Carlos misses two point jump shot
5:32		Jaylon Scott defensive rebound
5:23		Ryan Larson misses three point jump shot
5:21		Pride defensive rebound
5:07		Aaron Estrada turnover (lost ball) (Reyne Smith steals)
5:03	+2	Ryan Larson makes two point layup (Reyne Smith assists)	76-73
5:03		Tyler Thomas shooting foul (Ryan Larson draws the foul)
5:03		Ryan Larson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:03		Aaron Estrada defensive rebound
4:42		Tyler Thomas misses three point jump shot
4:40		Warren Williams offensive rebound
4:27	+3	Jaquan Carlos makes three point jump shot (Aaron Estrada assists)	79-73
4:24		Pride 30 second timeout
4:24		TV timeout
4:07		Warren Williams shooting foul (Ryan Larson draws the foul)
4:07	+1	Ryan Larson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-74
4:07	+1	Ryan Larson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-75
3:49		Warren Williams turnover (traveling)
3:32		Ryan Larson misses two point jump shot
3:30		Ante Brzovic offensive rebound
3:29	+2	Ante Brzovic makes two point layup	79-77
3:11	+2	Jaquan Carlos makes two point jump shot (Aaron Estrada assists)	81-77
3:00		Ante Brzovic turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Thomas steals)
2:33		Warren Williams misses two point jump shot
2:31		Darlinstone Dubar offensive rebound
2:18		Aaron Estrada misses two point jump shot
2:16		Ryan Larson defensive rebound
2:02		Warren Williams shooting foul (Ryan Larson draws the foul)
2:02	+1	Ryan Larson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-78
2:02	+1	Ryan Larson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-79
1:39	+2	Jaquan Carlos makes two point layup	83-79
1:31		Dalton Bolon misses three point jump shot
1:29		Jaquan Carlos defensive rebound
1:02		Jaquan Carlos turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Larson steals)
0:52		Ante Brzovic misses three point jump shot
0:50		Aaron Estrada defensive rebound
0:25		Jaquan Carlos misses three point jump shot
0:23		Pride offensive rebound
0:22		Ryan Larson personal foul
0:21		Ryan Larson personal foul
0:19		Ryan Larson shooting foul (Tyler Thomas draws the foul)
0:19	+1	Tyler Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	84-79
0:19	+1	Tyler Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	85-79
0:13		Jaquan Carlos personal foul
0:13	+1	Reyne Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	85-80
0:13	+1	Reyne Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	85-81
0:12		Jaylon Scott personal foul
0:12		Aaron Estrada misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:12		Ante Brzovic defensive rebound
0:06		Nelson Boachie-Yiadom blocks Dalton Bolon's three point jump shot
0:04		Aaron Estrada defensive rebound
0:05		Ryan Larson personal foul
0:05		Aaron Estrada misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:05		Jaylon Scott defensive rebound
0:04		Reyne Smith misses three point jump shot
0:02		Tyler Thomas defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Tyler Thomas defensive rebound