The Lady Hawks of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) topped Coppin State with a 69-62 decision in the Coppin Center on Monday night.

The win gives UMES their fifth straight MEAC win, the last four of which have been on the road.

UMES got the win with some outstanding scoring and tremendous defense. UMES placed four players in double figures and for the second straight game had two players each record a double-double.

Reigning MEAC Player of the Week April McBride posted 18 points and grabbed 16 boards while senior Brittany Adkins recorded her second career double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds.

UMES got scoring from Casey Morton, who tallied 18 points and reigning MEAC Defensive Player of the Week Tiffany Reid who added 15. Reid added three steals and dished out three assists as well.

The Hawks dominated the boards with Chena Parker chipping in with 10 to make it three UMES players in double-digit categories. Jessica Ayilola also came up big with six boards as well to make it a huge 55-35 UMES advantage on the glass.

In what was a well played game, there were just 31 turnovers between the two clubs, UMES seemed to take advantage of their opportunities.

They converted twice the points in the paint (16-8), outscored CSU off of turnovers (18-17) and won the second chance points (21-8). The game saw seven lead changes and five ties. UMES was up by three, 27-24 at half-time. They took the lead with 49 second remaining in the first half on a pair of McBride free throws, 25-24.

They would not trail the remainder of the game.

The free throw line was a huge advantage for UMES as they took 40 free throws to the Eagles' 21. The Hawks converted just 24 of their free throws, but making more than your opponent takes can be a significant advantage.


UMES hopes to extend their winning streak to six on Wednesday when they host Delaware State at 6 p.m. in the W.P. Hytche Center.

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