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SC State Women Drops Close 68-67 Decision to B-CU
ORANGEBURG, SC ? Visiting Bethune-Cookman built a nine point lead with just over eight minutes remaining and held on for a 68-67 win over South Carolina State Saturday at Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center.
The loss was the eighth in a row for first-year head coach Doug Robertson and his team, which fell to 5-21 overall and 2-13 in the MEAC.
Marie Reid, one of three Lady Bulldog seniors honored during “Senior Day,” had 30 points ? 22 after intermission ? and 10 rebounds to lead SC State. Junior Sophilia Hipps added 16 points and Shontavius Wiley seven in the loss.
The Lady Wildcats, who avenged an earlier 73-66 setback to SC State at Daytona Beach Jan. 31, were led by Demetria Frank and Jalisa Isaac with 16 points each and Euneshia Proctor with 15 and a game-high eight rebounds.
B-CU improved to 11-15 on the season and 4-11 in the MEAC with the victory.
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Lady Rams Win Second Consecutive Game; WSSU Downs Florida A&M 69-64
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. ?Winston-Salem State’s streak of 751 straight days without back-to-back victories ended on Saturday afternoon as the Lady Rams downed the Lady Rattlers of Florida A&M University 69-64 at the Joel Coliseum in MEAC women’s basketball action.
The Lady Rams, a team that had not won consecutive games since defeating Morgan State (71-66 on Feb. 3, 2007) and Bethune-Cookman (49-44 on Feb. 8, 2007) back-to-back during the 2006-07 season posted their second straight victory despite losing leading scorer MaLisa Bumpus less than six minutes into the game with what looks to be a season-ending knee injury.
Despite the injury to Bumpus, the Lady Rams saw four players step up with double-digit scoring performances en route to the victory as reserve guard Nikki Kee turned in a career-high 20 points as the sophomore from Greensboro, N.C. (Dudley HS) hit seven of her 14 field goal attempts in 28 minutes of work for the Lady Rams.
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Lady Pirates Beat Spartans 73-48
NORFOLK, Va. - Bernadette Fortune scored a game-high 17 points and teammate Jericka Jenkins had 12 points and eight rebounds to lead the Hampton team to a 73-48 win over Norfolk State on Saturday afternoon at Echols Hall.
With the win, Hampton improves to 13-13 on the season and 9-5 in the MEAC and completes the season sweep of NSU (1-24, 1-13).
For Hampton, Chinyere Ukoh had a game-high 14 rebounds to go with her six points.
Raychele Payne led NSU with 14 points and Wilson had a career-high 11 rebounds.
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Eagles Hold Off Maryland Eastern Shore 60-56
BALTIMORE -- Danielle Anders and Whitney Cunningham each scored 12 points and Coppin State held off a late rally by Maryland Eastern Shore to defeat the Hawks 60-56 in a MEAC game on Saturday in the Coppin Center.
Chanelle Downing scored seven points down the stretch to keep the Hawks at bay.
Coppin State (13-13, 11-4 MEAC) led by as much as 21 points in the second half before Maryland Eastern Shore rallied.
The Hawks, led by April McBride's 17 second-half points, climbed to within 54-53 with 3:17 to play.
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LADY HORNETS OUTLAST BEARS, 59-56
Baltimore, Md. (Feb. 28, 2009) --- Freshman Sonia Johnson led four players in double-figures with a game-high 17 points in Delaware State’s 59-56 women’s basketball win over Morgan State at Hill Field House this afternoon.
The win snapped a two-game losing streak for the Lady Hornets, who improved to 15-13 overall and 11-4 in the MEAC. The Bears fell to 17-11 and 9-6.
Johnson was 5-for-12 from the field and 7-of-7 at the free throw line. Jameka Smith had 13 points, while Keyhana Wakefield tallied 11 and Cortney Crockett 10 for the Lady Hornets.
Corin Adams and Kristina Rosario led Morgan State with nine points each.
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