Hornets Snap Skid Against Morgan State
Dover, Del. (Jan. 22, 2010) --- Desi Washington led three Delaware State players in double figures with 18 points in the Hornets' 60-55 MEAC win over Morgan State before 1518 enthusiastic fans in Memorial Hall this afternoon.
The Hornets snapped a seven-game losing streak to the defending MEAC champs to improve to 8-9 overall and 4-1 in conference play this season. The win was Delaware State's first against the Bears since a 56-53 victory in a 2007 MEAC Tournament semifinal in Raleigh, N.C.
The loss snapped a three-game win streak for Morgan State, which fell to 8-8 and 4-1.
Trevor Welcher came off the bench to add 11 points, while Marques Oliver contributed 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Hornets.
Justin Black was high scorer for Morgan State with 14 points, while Ameer Ali had 11 points and 12 rebounds for the Bears.
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Eagles Post First Road Victory Of The Season
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. -- Junior Tony Gallo scored a career-high 26 points and Coppin State notched its first road win of the season with a 77-68 MEAC victory over Maryland Eastern Shore on Saturday.
The Eagles posted their first road win of the year after dropping their first seven away from the Physical Education Complex. It snapped an overall 21-game road losing streak as the Eagles last road win came at UMBC in November of last year.
Gallo led three players in double-figure scoring and finished the game 8-of-14 from the floor and 8-of-11 from the free throw line. Akeem Ellis added 17 points and Ceslovas Kucinskas scored 11 for the Eagles.
Coppin State (8-9, 3-2 MEAC) made 19-of-26 free throw attempts in the second half to help erase a nine-point deficit.
Maryland Eastern Shore, which dropped to 4-14 overall and 1-4 in conference play, was led by Hillary Haley who scored 23 points.
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Pirates Snap Bethune-Cookman's Winning Streak
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -Hampton continued its winning ways on Saturday, taking a 68-56 win over Bethune-Cookman at Moore Gymnasium.
With their third win in a row, the Pirates (15-4, 5-1 MEAC) eclipsed their win total from last season while snapping the Wildcats' (10-9, 5-1 MEAC) five-game winning streak and handing them their first conference loss.
Senior forward Charles Funches led four Pirates in double figures with 15 points, while junior guard Kwame Morgan II added 12 points. Junior guard Darrion Pellum poured in 11 points and junior guard Christopher Tolson scored 10.
Sophomore forward Wesley Dunning pulled down a career-high seven rebounds.
The Pirates shot 44.2 percent (23-for-52) from the floor, hitting seven of their 20 3-pointers and 15 of their 23 free throws. Hampton also converted 12 Bethune-Cookman turnovers into 15 points, while also out-scoring the Wildcats 21-16 off the bench.
The Wildcats shot just 34.4 percent (21-for-61) from the floor, making just 11 of 19 free throws. Bethune-Cookman did hold a 40-35 edge in rebounding.
Reed led the Wildcats with 13 points, while Stanley Elliott added 12 points and a team-high nine rebounds. Mikel Trapp poured in 10 points off the bench.
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Florida A&M Prevails Over Howard in Poor Shooting Affair
Tallahassee, FL-January 22-Avery Moore scored nine of his 11 points in the second half and Amin Stevens tallied seven of his 13 after intermission to help Florida A&M outlast Howard 45-38 in a MEAC game at the Lawson Center.
The game featured poor shooting from the field and the free throw line. Both teams were looking for their first conference win of the season and the nervousness showed. The Rattlers (3-15 overall, 1-5 MEAC) were able to get a slight 19-14 advantage in the first 20 minutes that seemed to be larger in a game where close range shots and layups were not a gimme.
The difference was at the free throw line where Florida A&M was able to get six of its points on a poor 6- of-14 from the charity stripe while the Bison converted on only two of seven.
Howard (2-16 overall, 0-6 MEAC) was able to stay within striking distance on the scoring Mike Phillips, who scored seven of his team-high 10 points in the second half and Kyle Riley, who added six of his eight points in the final 20 minutes.
Phillips recorded his fourth double-double of the season with 10 points and 11 rebounds while freshman center Alphonso Leary contributed 6 points and a career-high 13 rebounds.
FAMU was led by by Stevens with 11 points and 13 rebounds, Larry Jackson with 8 [points and a team-high 14 rebounds and Moore with 11.
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McEachin, O'Quinn Lead Spartans over NCCU, 74-71
NORFOLK, Va. - Chris McEachin scored a season-high 18 points and Kyle O'Quinn recorded his seventh double-double of the season as host Norfolk State won for the third time in its last four games, 74-71, on Saturday evening at Echols Hall.
McEachin hit five 3-pointers, four coming in a torrid first-half long-range display for the Spartans (4-13). NSU hit seven of its eight 3-pointers in the first half.
NCCU's (7-9) C.J. Wilkerson scored a game-high 30 points and Landon Clement added 19 points in the loss.
NSU's Rob Hampton added 14 points, O'Quinn had 13, and Aleek Pauline 11 for NSU, which shot 47.7 percent from the floor. O'Quinn added 12 rebounds and a season-high-tying six blocks.
For the complete story, visit www.nsuspartans.com or www.nccueaglepride.com
Bulldogs Fall To Aggies 84-74 In Overtime
GREENSBORO, NC-Junior guard Brandon Riley poured in a game-high 27 points, while senior Tyvon Williams recorded his first double-double with 16 points and 10 assists but it wasn't enough as the Bulldogs dropped a tough 84-74 in overtime to N.C. A&T Saturday at Corbett Sports Center
South Carolina State falls to 5-13 overall, 1-4 in the conference, while North Carolina A&T improves to 9-10 overall, 4-2 in the MEAC.
The Aggies was led by senior center Thomas Coleman who finished with 28 points, 11 rebounds and seven blocks. Nic Simpson chipped 18 and Adrian Powell added 16 in the win.
SC State's Brandon Riley led all scorers at halftime with 18 points. The Bulldogs out-rebounded the Aggies 24-16 and also hot 47.1% (8-17) from 3-point range. Riley was 4-of-6 from behind the arch.
The Bulldogs senior guard Darnell Porter finished with 10, while JUCO transfer Omar Sanders grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds and added eight points in the loss.
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