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Payton, Evans pace Hofstra women over Stetson

Hofstra's Shante Evans drives to the basket during

Photo credit: James Escher | Hofstra's Shante Evans drives to the basket during women's basketball practice at Mack Sports Complex. (Nov. 1, 2012)

Junior guard Annie Payton scored a career-high 17 points and Shante Evans had 13 points and 12 rebounds for the Hofstra women in a 77-75 win over Stetson in the WBI Tip-Off Classic in Daytona Beach, Fla., Friday.

Freshman guard Asia Jackson added 13 points for the Pride in a season opener.

Texas 70, St. John's 60: Junior guard Briana Brown had career highs of 17 points and 10 rebounds for No. 14 St. John's at the WBI Tip-Off Classic. Nneka Enemkpali led Texas with 25 points and 12 rebounds.

Rider 62, Stony Brook 50: Sabre Proctor and Kim Hanlon each had 11 points for host Stony Brook in its non-conference season-opener.

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