Lady Bison Rally From 22-Point Deficit; Defeat Rams 55-44
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Howard rallied from a 22-point deficit and Zykia Brown had a season-high 30 points as the Bison defeated Winston-Salem State (WSSU), 55-44 Saturday afternoon at the C.E. Gaines Center.
The Bison completed its biggest comeback of the season without the services of Saadia Doyle, Howard's leading rebounder and second-leading scorer.
Howard trailed by double-digits early in the contest behind poor shooting and foul trouble, which led to a 31-12 deficit at the half. The Bison shot 17% in the stanza (5-of-29) and committed 10 fouls, while WSSU made 9-of-18 field goals and converted 8-of-12 from the charity stripe.
The Rams opened the second half with a three ball by Talnesha Kee's and the WSSU advantage ballooned to 22 with 18:55 remaining.
Howard, however, slowly climbed back in it behind strong defense and 43% shooting in the second period. The Bison forced 17 second half turnovers and limited Winston-Salem State to five field goals, and the offense got going when Brown exploded for 25 of her 30 points after the intermission.
Brown led all scorers with a game-high 30 points to go along with nine rebounds while shooting 60% from the field (9-of-15) and 80% (4-of-5) from 3-point range.
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Lady Pirates Take Bark Out Of Lady Bulldogs
ORANGEBURG, S.C. -- Hampton continued its winning streak at five with a victory against South Carolina State, 67-47 at the Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center on Saturday afternoon.
The Lady Pirates (11-10, 7-3 MEAC) were firing on all cylinders in the second half. A 3-pointer by Jericka Jenkins at the 16:59 mark gave the Lady Pirates a 26-point lead (40-14). The Lady Bulldogs got within 17 (29-46) when Whitney Wiley made two free throws at the 10:47 mark; however, that was the closest they got to the Lady Pirates. Hampton went on a 15-8 run when Laura Lewis hit her fourth 3-pointer at the 4:03 mark, which gave the Lady Pirates their largest lead at 63-34.
The Lady Pirates were led in scoring and rebounds by Quanneisha Perry with 20 and six. Lewis had 16 points, five rebounds, three assists, and had a career -high in 3-pointers made with four. Melanie Warner also contributed with 10 points, six rebounds and a team-high four steals.
Wiley led the Lady Bulldogs with 23 points.
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McBride, Parker Carry UMES Past Spartans, 76-56
NORFOLK, Va. - April McBride scored a game-high 20 points, while Chena Parker had a double-double of 17 points and 12 rebounds to carry Maryland Eastern Shore to a 76-56 MEAC win over Norfolk State on Saturday afternoon at Echols Hall. With the win, UMES improved to 8-11 over and 5-4 in the MEAC while NSU fell to 3-15, 0-9.
The game started on a bad note for the Lady Hawks as they were assessed a technical foul to start the game for failing to report the game starters prior to the game. But UMES got off the hook when Tyisha Bridges missed both free throws.
Once the game got underway, UMES scored the first 11 points and held NSU to just eight points over the first 12 minutes of the first half. A made free throw by Amber Cook at the 8 minute mark gave the Lady Hawks an 18-point advantage, 26-8. NSU was able to cut UMES' lead to 12, 33-21, after a jumper by Genor Dalton to go into halftime.
The Spartans came out a bit more focused in the second half, but not overcome the deficit the Lady Hawks mounted in the first half. The closest NSU could get in the second half was 11 after a layup by Whitney Long with 14:53 left in the game. A pair of free throws by Danelle Tate with 13 seconds left ended the scoring for the game.
Cook scored in double figures for UMES. She finished with 16 points and added eight rebounds. Parker added three blocks and one steal, while Adobi Agbasi had eight points, eight boards and a game-high five blocks.
Bridges led NSU with 14 points after making a career-high 10 free throws. Long was the Spartans' second scorer with nine points.
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Lady Aggies Top Delaware State
Senior Lamona Smalley had another dominant day on the boards, and fellow senior Ta'Wuana Cook continued her assault on the North Carolina A&T women's basketball record books as the Aggies came away with a 70-56 win over Delaware State Saturday afternoon at Corbett Sports Center.
Smalley recorded a double-double for the second consecutive game with 17 points and 12 rebounds. It was the 14th double-double of her career. Cook finished with 12 points and five assists. Cook's output gave her more than 1,500 points for her career, making her just the third Aggie along with Malveata Johnson and Amber Bland to score more than 1,500 points in a career.
Cook, who is the Aggies all-time assists leader, added to that total with a dish to Nakia DeBlanc for a layup that gave the Aggies a 19-8 lead at the 10-minute mark of the first half. The Aggies (15-7, 9-0) really didn't have any trouble with the Hornets (3-19, 1-8) from there. Their lead never went under double figures after that point, and they led by as many as 21 in the second half.
Selena Galloway led the Hornets with 17 points. The Aggies next contest will be Monday afternoon at 4:30 when they take on Maryland Eastern Shore. The game will be televised live on ESPNU.
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