Lady Pirates stifle Delaware State in road win
DOVER, Del. – The Hampton University women’s basketball team stifled Delaware State all afternoon on Saturday in Memorial Hall en route to a 79-39 win to remain unbeaten in conference play.
In fact, the Lady Pirates (12-4, 3-0 MEAC) have won their last 33 games against MEAC foes, including the conference tournament, dating back to the 2011-12 season.
Freshman guard Malia Tate-DeFreitas led all scorers with 29 points on 10-for-22 shooting and a 7-for-10 effort from the free throw line. Senior forward Alyssa Bennett added 25 points and nine rebounds, reaching 500 rebounds for her career.
Redshirt-sophomore forward Brielle Ward grabbed a team-high 12 rebounds.
The Lady Pirates shot 42.9 percent (24-for-56) from the floor and hit six of their 14 3-pointers. Hampton also held a 53-45 edge on the glass, and the Lady Pirates turned 21 Delaware State turnovers into 19 points.
Delaware State (4-10, 0-3 MEAC) shot just 20.3 percent (12-for-59) from the floor – going 5-for-33 (15.2 percent) in the second half – and made just one of their six 3-pointers.
Raven Bankston led the Lady Hornets with 17 points.
The Lady Pirates will return to the HU Convocation Center on Saturday, when they take on Coppin State at 4 p.m.
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UMES falls to Norfolk State, despite new career-highs from Long
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. - Despite strong play from the bench, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) women's basketball team fell to the Spartans of Norfolk State University (NSU), 73-66.
With the loss, the Lady Hawks dropped to 3-11 overall (0-3 MEAC) while NSU improved to 6-8 (2-1 MEAC) on the season.
Jessica Long led the Hawk attack, recording her fourth-career 20+ point performance with a new career-high 29 points. In her efforts, she is tied with Tiffany Reid for the fifth-most 20+ point performances since the 2005-06 season. Long also added nine boards, six assists, and a new career-high eight steals in the loss.
Other notable performances included UMES bench, led by Chalyse Taylor, TeAmber Burke, and Ashleigh Claybrooks (Manassas, Va.), tallying 27 points. All three Lady Hawks notched nine points in a losing effort.
For the Spartans, Rachel Gordon recorded a double-double, 19 points and 16 boards, while Rae Corbo added a team-high 20 points in the victory.
Next Saturday (01/18), the Lady Hawks travel to Washington, D.C. to face the Lady Bison of Howard University inside Burr Gymnasium. Tip-off is slated for 2:00 p.m. (EST)
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Morgan State Drops Sixth Straight; Falls To S.C. State
BALTIMORE, Md. - South Carolina State’s Kourtney Williams scored 12 of her game-high 22 points in the first half to lead four Lady Bulldogs in double figures scoring, as SC State defeated Morgan State, 80-53 in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) game on Saturday afternoon at Hill Field House.
DayShaun Richbow scored 16 points and had a team-high five assists, while Persephone Goodwin finished with 13 points, seven rebounds and had a game-high four blocked shots. Cabriel Duren added 11 points for the Lady Bulldogs, who have now won four straight over Morgan State.
The win marked the third consecutive and the first road victory of the season for the Lady Bulldogs, while Morgan State dropped a season-long sixth straight. The loss also marked the fourth consecutive home loss for the Lady Bears, who went winless on its four-game homestand.
Morgan State (2-13, 0-2 MEAC) was led by Tracey Carrington, who finished with a team-high 16 points. Danielle Forrest added 10 points, while Dinah Jones scored nine points and had five rebounds. Simone Sampson led the Lady Bears with a game-high nine rebounds.
The Lady Bulldogs shot 55.9 percent (33-of-59) for the game, while Morgan State hit 21-of-60 (35 percent) from the floor.
South Carolina State ended the game with a 38-30 rebounding advantage over Morgan State. SCSU recorded 11 steals with Richbow leading the way with a game-high five and Williams adding three.
Morgan State will take to the road next week when it travels to the Tidewater area of Virginia for two MEAC contests. The Lady Bears will visit Norfolk State on Saturday, Jan. 18 at 4 p.m. at Echols Hall, before battling defending league champion, Hampton on Monday, Jan. 20 at 6 p.m. at the HU Convocation Center.
For complete story, visit www.morganstatebears.com or www.scsuathletics.com
North Carolina A&T Deals Bethune-Cookman MEAC Loss with Big-Scoring Second Half
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The Lady Wildcats fell to 0-3 in conference play on Saturday afternoon, as Bethune-Cookman (3-12, 0-3 MEAC) played host to one of the conference’s top teams in North Carolina A&T (11-2, 1-0 MEAC) at Richard V. Moore Gymnasium. Despite a close first half, the Aggies pulled away in the second period on tough inside scoring.
Despite matching the Aggies effort in scoring off the turnover, with both teams notching 19, NCAT capitalized for the fast break at a much higher rate, collecting 12 points to B-CU’s two. The biggest deciding factor was points in the paint, where the Aggies dominated the Lady Wildcats, scoring 40 of their 69 points inside, producing a 52.7 percent team field goal percentage.
Chastity Rene Taylor displayed offensive balance in each half, leading the team with 20 points on 50 percent shooting. Point guard Shakeyia Colyer proved to be a force as well, putting up a strong all-around performance in the first half to keep B-CU in striking position. Colyer finished with 14 points, five steals and three assists, tying Jasmine Evans for a game-high six rebounds.
The Lady Wildcats return to action on Monday at Moore Gymnasium, hosting North Carolina Central (6-8, 1-0 MEAC) in a 5:30 p.m. conference matchup. The Eagles topped Florida A&M, 71-61, on Saturday afternoon in Tallahassee, Fla.
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Lady Eagles defeat FAMU for first time in school history
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Despite never leading during the first half, the North Carolina Central University women’s basketball team snapped its four-game losing streak, opening Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference for the first time since the Division-I transition with a victory, as the Lady Eagles defeated the Florida A&M Lady Rattlers for the first time in school history, 71-64 on Saturday.
Junior Racquel Davis led NCCU earning her fifth double-double of the season and topping her previous season-high of 21, collecting a game-best 27 points and pulling down 11 boards. Davis shot an impressive 10-for-13 from the field, 7-for-9 from the charity stripe and seized seven of her 11 rebounds on the offensive end.
In addition, senior Tiffany Gary collected her second double-double of the season with 12 points and 11 rebounds, shooting 6-for-7 from the field while junior Khyra Conerly collected 10 points and a team-best three steals.
As a team, the Lady Eagles shot 25-for-51 from the field (49.0%), 2-for-8 from behind the arc (25.0%) and 19-for-25 from the free throw line (76.0%), collected a game-best 41 boards, eight assists and eight team steals while outscoring FAMU, 41-23 in the second half.
The Lady Rattlers were led by Jasmine Grice’s 19 points and six boards. The MEAC’s third leading scorer was held to only six shots in the second half, scoring three points below her 22.0 average.
NCCU moves to 6-8 on the season and 1-0 in league play while FAMU falls to 8-8 overall and 1-2 in the MEAC.
The Lady Eagles continue MEAC action on Monday, Jan. 13 as the Lady Eagles travel to Daytona Beach, Fla., to take on the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats in a 5 p.m. tipoff.
For complete story, visit www.nccueaglepride.com or www.famuathletics.com
Tayong paces Coppin State past Savannah State
BALTIMORE --- Coppin State University sophomore center Omaah Tayong made her first college start memorable by recording a double-double of 10 points and a career-high 23 rebounds to lead the Eagles to a 68-53 victory over Savannah State University in a women’s basketball Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) contest Saturday afternoon.
Also reaching double figures for Coppin State was senior point guard Ashle Craig (18 points) and sophomore guard Amber Griffin (11 points).
Coppin State (5-9 overall, 2-0 MEAC) never trailed in beating Savannah State (8-8, 1-1) for the third straight time. Playing without its second leading scorer and senior leader Larrisa Carter, the Eagles
limited Savannah State to 30 percent shooting and won the rebounding battle, 50-37.
Tayong’s rebounding performance was one of the best in school history. The 23 rebounds are the third most in a single game in CSU women’s basketball history. It’s the first time a CSU player has reached at
least 23 rebounds since Whitney Cunningham grabbed 24 rebounds against Morgan State on Jan. 3, 2009. The school record of 28 rebounds was set by Yvette Larkins against Baptist in 1989. In addition, the 23 rebounds in a single game is tied for the second most by a MEAC player this year.
Jasmine Kirkland (23 points) and Ezinne Kalu (11) were Savannah State’s leading scorers. Tiyonda Davis, Kirkland and Shawanda Hanton had seven rebounds each for the Lady Tigers.
Coppin State returns to action Monday night when it hosts South Carolina State starting at 5:30 p.m.
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