Sophomore Guard Jakelle King-Gilchrist, from Teaneck, New Jersey, is a member of the 2013-14 Hofstra Women's Basketball program

2013 Nov 27

Sophomore Guard Jakelle King-Gilchrist, from Teaneck, New Jersey, ia member of the 2013-14 Hofstra Women's Basketball program.

Hofstra has picked up two wins this month, defeating NEC preseason favorite Robert Morris on the road and defeating Atlantic-10 member Fordham at home. Hofstra will have two more home games in December when the Pride welcomes Concordia on Dec. 2 and UC-Davis on the seventh at the Mack Sports Complex.

The Hofstra University Department of Athletics sponsors 17 intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division I level as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. Hofstra won CAA titles in volleyball, women's soccer, wrestling and softball during the 2012-13 academic year.

Hofstra University is a nationally ranked private university just 25 miles from New York City and all its cultural, recreational and professional opportunities. We offer small classes and personal attention with the resources, technology, and facilities of a large university. Students can chose from undergraduate and graduate offerings in liberal arts and sciences, business, engineering and applied science, communication, education, health sciences and human services, honors studies, the Maurice A. Deane School of Law and the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine. Named to the 2012 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, and one of only two schools chosen to host consecutive presidential debates, Hofstra University is a dynamic community of more than 11,000 students known for civic engagement and public service.