Long sinks game-winner as Maryland Eastern Shore edges George Mason
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) women's basketball team erased a double-digit deficit to defeat George Mason University, 93-91, in overtime.
The Lady Hawks picked up their first victory against the Patriots in the series after losing five consecutive, dating back to 1988. Also, this is the first win for UMES against an Atlantic-10 opponent under the Fred Batchelor era. With the win, the Lady Hawks improved to 2-3 overall while the Patriots dropped to 4-2.
Four Lady Hawks scored double-digit points, led by Jessica Long. Long registered 27 points, including the game-winner to propel UMES to victory. Long also recorded a career-high nine assists, the most assists in a single game by a UMES player since 2005 where Rachel Goodwin had nine against Bucknell. Sophomores Alexis Udoji and Ashleigh Claybrooks each registered a double-double. Udoji tallied a career-high 19 points and 11 boards while Claybrooks came off the bench and inked 14 points and a new career-high 12 rebounds in the victory.
With less than a minute-and-a-half to go in overtime, the Lady Hawks led, 88-86, until junior guard Shawnee Sweeney hit three clutch free-throws after being fouled to give UMES separation, 91-86. The Patriots rallied by scoring five straight points, including a three-pointer by George Mason's Reana Mohamed, to tie the game, 91-91.
After UMES' timeout, Long would get the ball and let the game clock dwindle down to five second before making her move to the basket where she would hit the game- winning floater and lift the Lady Hawks past George Mason.
The Lady Hawks return to the hardwood on Tuesday (11/26) where they will face Lincoln (PA) University at the William P. Hytche Athletic Center. Tip-off is 6:00 p.m.
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Lady Pirates rebound with win over Texas State
SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Hampton University women’s basketball team got back into the win column Saturday afternoon at the Oscar Strahan Coliseum, holding off a second-half comeback and taking a 72-63 win.
The Lady Pirates improved to 3-1 on the season.
Freshman guard Malia Tate-DeFreitas had the game of her young career, pouring in 29 points on 9-for-19 shooting, going 3-for-5 from distance and hitting all eight of her free throws. Senior forward Alyssa Bennett added 17 points.
Senior guard Nicole Hamilton grabbed a team- and career-high 10 rebounds.
The Lady Pirates shot 42.4 percent (25-for-59) from the floor and hit five of their 12 3-pointers. Hampton went 17-for-22 (77.3 percent) from the free throw line, including a 16-for-18 clip in the second half. Hampton out-rebounded Texas State 49-40.
Texas State (1-3) shot just 31.3 percent (21-for-67) from the floor and made just eight of 29 3-pointers. The Bobcats also went just 13-for-23 (56.5 percent) from the free throw line.
Ashley Ezeh led the Bobcats with 22 points, while Raven Burns had 13 points.
The Lady Pirates will return to action on Tuesday, when they head to Santa Barbara, Calif. to take on UC-Santa Barbara at 10 p.m. EST.
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Freeman and Conerly push NCCU past UNC Asheville
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Redshirt senior Jessica Freeman and junior Khyra Conerly each earned new season-highs and combined for a total of 47 points during the North Carolina Central University women's basketball team's 76-65 victory over the UNC Asheville Bulldogs on Saturday, Nov. 23 inside Kimmel Arena in Asheville, N.C.
Freeman finished with a game-best 24 points, shooting 9-of-17 from the field, 1-of-4 from three point land and a perfect 5-of-5 from the charity stripe while also contributing a team-best six assists, three rebounds and two steals.
Conerly more than tripled her season-best of seven, scoring 23 points during the Lady Eagles victory, shooting 6-of-16 from the field and 11-of-13 from the free throw line. The 5-8 guard contributed an additional seven boards, four steals, three helpers and one block.
Ja'Da Brayboy led UNCA on 6-of-12 shooting from the field and 4-of-8 from behind the arc, earning 16 points.
The Lady Eagles never trailed during the contest scoring immediately off of the opening tip on a basket from Freeman and continued on a 4-0 before the Bulldogs bought their first basket at the 16:38 mark.
As a team, NCCU shot 26-of-57 from the field (45.6 percent), 3-of-8 from behind the arc (37.5%) and 21-of-28 from the free throw line while also pulling down 41 rebounds, dishing 12 assists, blocking eight shots and collecting 12 steals.
The Lady Eagles return to action on Monday, Nov. 25 as they return home to take on the Runnin' Bulldogs of Gardner-Webb at 6 p.m. inside McDougald-McLendon Gym.
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