HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Gabe Dorsey knocked down eight 3-pointers and William & Mary battled on the road at Hofstra on Thursday night, before falling to the Pride, 64-55, inside the Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex.
Dorsey’s eight 3-pointers were the third most in school history and he just missed his career high with 26 points. The junior guard was 9-of-17 from the floor and 8-of-14 from distance.
On the other side, the Tribe (7-13, 2-5 CAA) did a number defensively on Hofstra’s top two scores — Darlinstone Dubar (14 points) and Tyler Thomas (13 points). They combined for 27 points on just 10-of-31 shooting and 3-of-16 from 3. The duo entered the game among the CAA leaders in scoring, combining for over 40 points per game.
Leading by six at the half, Hofstra (11-9, 4-3 CAA) hit nine of its first 12 shots in the second in opening up its largest lead of the contest. Thomas scored seven during the stretch, hitting 3-of-4 shots. Jacco Fritz’s jumper at the 12:45 mark pushed the home team’s lead to 50-34.
A Dorsey 3-pointer followed by a Chase Lowe bucket in the paint cut the deficit to 57-49 with 3:29 remaining. The Tribe closed to its closest at 62-55 on a pair of Trey Moss free throws with 12 second remaining.
W&M knocked down 10 3-pointers on the night, but shot just 34.5% overall. Hofstra shot 42.9%, but the Tribe limited the Pride to just 29.6% (8-of-27) from 3. The Green and Gold held a 38-35 advantage on the glass.
Hofstra scored the game’s first eight points to jump out to the early lead. Durbar scored seven straight as part of a 9-0 run. A steal led to a fast-break dunk for Bryce Washington to push the Pride lead to 19-6 with 9:11 left in the opening half.
Dorsey got hot for the Tribe with a personal 14-4 run to close W&M within a single possession. He knocked down four 3-pointers during the stretch, before his pull-up jumper inside the arc, cut the deficit to 23-20 at the 5:09 mark.
Lowe turned in a nice stat line with seven points, 10 rebounds and four assists, while Moss was the only other W&M player in double figures with 10 points and five rebounds.
German Plotnikov scored a career-high 15 points to lead Hofstra, and Jaquon Carlos added eight points, nine rebounds, and six assists for the Pride.
Up Next
The Tribe wraps up its CAA road swing at Northeastern on Saturday, Jan. 27. Tip-off is set for noon and the game will be broadcast on FloHoops.com.
