Lady Rams Earn Second Win Of The Season
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. ? The Winston-Salem State Lady Rams handed visiting Morgan State a 66-61 loss in a contest whose outcome was in doubt until the final moments.
The Lady Rams trailed by as many as seven points in the first half as the Lady Bears led 20-13 with only 5:18 to play in the period.
Undaunted, the Lady Rams mounted a 13-5 run over the first-half’s closing moments en route to turning a seven-point deficit into a one-point advantage as the period came to a close with WSSU leading at the half 26-25 as the Lady Rams led at intermission for only the fifth time in 2008-09.
WSSU would benefit from a stellar defensive effort in the contest as they forced Morgan State into 16 turnovers.
Leading the way for the Lady Rams was Vontisha Woods who tallied a team-high 15 points in the contest as she led three Lady Rams in double-figures.
MaLisa Bumpus chipped in with 14 points and Keoshia Worthy added a dozen points in the victory.
The win improves the Lady Rams to 2-18 on the season while the Lady Bears fall to 13-9 with the loss.
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McBride Leads UMES To Win Over Howard
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Washington, DC?April McBride scored 10 of her game-high 20 points in the second half and recorded a double-double in the process to lead Maryland Eastern Shore to a 54-49 win over Howard in a MEAC women’s game at Burr Gymnasium.
The game was a nip-and-tuck affair as neither team was able to pull away. The Lady Bison (4-17 overall, 3-6 in the MEAC) held a 27-26 halftime lead on the scoring of Zykia Brown’s eight points and Charae Baulkman’s surprising six.
McBride carried the load for the Lady Hawks (10-10 overall, 6-3 in the MEAC) with 10 of her team’s points, including six of seven from the charity stripe.
In the second half, UMES began to slowly establish itself by getting the ball inside and getting to the foul line. Much can be attributed to the fact that Howard was playing without its leading rebounder and the MEAC Defensive Player of the Week, senior power forward Tamaya Daniels, who sat out with an ankle injury.
“Whenever you have a starter not playing, it will hurt you,” said Howard Coach Niki Reid Geckeler. “But it is a team game and Charae (Baulkman), Jasmin (Lipford) and Amanda (Edwards) stepped up.”
Still, McBride, who managed only two field goals in the second half and four for the game, was able to cash in at the free throw line.
The Lady Hawks hit six of their last seven and 18 of 27 overall while the Lady Bison had only nine attempts for the game.
Morgan Neal finished with 10 points and eight rebounds while Charae Baulkman contributed six points and nine rebounds.
McBride grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds to go with her 20 points while Reid added 10 for the Lady Hawks.
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All-Around Effort Leads Bethune-Cookman Past Norfolk State, 80-65
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NORFOLK, Va. - Bethune-Cookman forward Sarah Bolden scored game-highs of 22 points and 10 rebounds and led the starting five of the Bethune-Cookman in double-digit scoring as they posted an 80-65
MEAC win over Norfolk State at Joseph Echols Hall on Saturday afternoon.
With the win, B-CU improves to 9-11 overall and 2-7 in the conference. NSU continued its season long losing streak, falling to 0-19, 0-9.
NSU played a close game all the way through and was only down by five, 43-48 at half time. The Spartans held a six-point lead with 4:49 left in the first half after a 3-pointer by Whitney Long but the Lady Wildcats went on a 16-5 run to take the advantage going into the break.
For B-CU, Daniels had 17 points and eight rebounds, while Euneshia Proctor had 15 points and eight boards. Jalisa Isaac had 12 points and three rebounds and Demetria Frank had 11 points, nine steals and five rebounds.
Raychele Payne led the Spartan effort with 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the field, including 2-of-3 from beyond the arc. Long had 10 points and three steals, while Marquilla Evans and Shaneka Lee each added 10 points. In addition to her setting her career-high in scoring, Lee had three assists and was a perfect 4-for-4 from the free-throw line.
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Coppin St. Drops SC State 69-51
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ORANGEBURG, SC?Marie Reid tossed in 18 points but it wasn’t enough as the South Carolina State Lady Bulldogs suffered a tough 69-51 loss to The Lady Eagles of Coppin State Saturday at Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center.
South Carolina State falls to 5-12 overall, 2-7 in the conference, while Coppin State improves to 8-12 overall, 7-3 in the league.
Coppin State had four players in double-figures with senior Danielle Anders leading the way with 22 points and eight rebounds, Whitney Cunningham added 12, and Crystal Washington and Jeanine Manely chipped in 10 each.
The first-half was all Coppin State jumping out to a 16 point lead, 33-17 on a jumper by Shante Cummings with 1:51 left in the half. A pair of free-throws by Kristin Johnson cut the Lady Eagles lead to 13, 20-33 ending the half.
A Jennifer Martin jumper gave Coppin State’s its biggest lead 18, 49-31 at the 12:38 mark. The closest the Lady Bulldogs would get was 10, 59-49 on a jumper by Jenell Moore with 3:06 left in the game.
Coppin State proved to be too much pulling ahead by 18, 69-51 on a layup by Danielle Anders and sealing the victory for the Lady Eagles.
Senior guard Kristin Johnson chipped in 10 in the loss for South Carolina State.
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Lady Hornets Suffer Overtime Lost to Hampton
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Hampton, Va.- For the second straight Saturday, the Delaware State needed a late rally to force an overtime period. However, this time the Lady Hornets ran out of gas in the extra frame in a 68-64 loss to Hampton at the HU Convocation Center Saturday afternoon.
The loss snapped a four-game win streak for Delaware State, which fell to 11-11 overall and 7-2 in the MEAC. Hampton won for the second time in three games to improve to 8-12 and 5-4.
Hampton outscored the Lady Hornets 7-3 in the overtime.
The Lady Hornets trailed 60-55 after two Hampton free throws with 1:04 left in regulation. DSU’s Keyhana Wakefield answered with a lay-up to cut the Pirates’ lead to 60-57 with 47 seconds remaining. After a Hampton turnover, Wakefield hit a short jumper to trim Hampton’s lead to 60-59 with 35 seconds left.
Hampton’s Bernadette Fortune hit one-of-two free throws with 17 seconds left to give the Pirates a 61-59 lead. Wakefield struck again for the Lady Hornets, hitting a driving lay-up to tie the score with six seconds left in regulation.
The Pirates were unable to get off a shot as the buzzer sounded to end the second half.
In the overtime, Delaware State pulled to within 66-64 after Wakefield hit one-of-two free throws with 2:06 left. That was the score when the Lady Hornets regained possession with 17 seconds remaining in overtime. Delaware State’s Selena Galloway missed a potential game-winning three-point shot with 12 seconds left.
Fortune hit two free throws with seven seconds left to seal the win for Hampton.
Quanneisha Perry led four Hampton players in double figures with 14 points. She also tied for game-high honors with 11 rebounds.
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