The Jacksonville women's basketball team defeated the Hofstra Pride 84-70 Saturday afternoon.

The Dolphins (5-3) remain undefeated at home this season. They were led by senior guard Edyn Battle who scored a 24 points. Senior guard Priscilla Williams and sophomore forward Saniyah Craig both recorded double-doubles to lead the Dolphins. JU scored its most points in a single game this season in the win.

Jacksonville came to life in the second quarter. The offense kicked into high gear, and the Dolphins pulled in front with an 13-0 run late in the period. Jacksonville found its shooting stroke from behind the arc and pushed the tempo in transition to score easy layups. 

The Dolphins outscored the Pride 22-9 in the second quarter to seize control of the game. Williams led the way in the first half in all facets of the game. She rebounded well -- team-high eight rebounds -- pushed transition and scored 12 points in the first half.

The second half was more of the same for Jacksonville.

Battle got into a groove in the third quarter, scoring a pair of buckets early as the Dolphins pushed their lead to double digits. The Dolphins continued to make shots, but Hofstra stayed hot from long range to stay within striking distance.

Jacksonville pulled away for good in the final period of action. The Dolphins raced out early in the fourth to take their largest lead of the night, 15 points. Hofstra responded with more hot shooting from beyond the arc, but Jacksonville never relinquished the lead.

Game Notes

• The Dolphins remain unbeaten at Swisher Gymnasium this season (4-0).
• Jacksonville scored its most points in a game this season with 84. It's the third highest-scoring performance under head coach Special Jennings.
• Williams scored a season-high 19 points and season-high 11 rebounds for her first double-double as a Dolphin.
• Craig scored a season-high 17 points and snagged 16 rebounds.
• Battle has scored in double digits every game this season, and in all but two games in her Jacksonville career.

Head Coach Special Jennings
"When we share the basketball, get it moving, and run our stuff, we're a really good team. We had everyone involved, had multiple people getting into double figures. I think we had multiple people with double-doubles. We played a complete game today, and I was excited and proud of the effort from the ladies."

Up Next
Jacksonville will travel north to face the Georgia Southern Eagles for the first leg of its month-long December road trip. Tip-off is set for 6 PM, Thursday, December 5.