Lady Pirates pour on the offense, dominate Morgan State
HAMPTON, Va. – Buckets came early and often for the Hampton University women’s basketball team on Monday evening, as the Lady Pirates cruised to a 99-45 win over conference rival Morgan State at the HU Convocation Center.
The Lady Pirates (14-4, 5-0 MEAC) have won their last 35 games against MEAC foes.
Hampton scored the most points in head coach David Six’s tenure, bettering the 98 points the Lady Pirates scored against Utah State back on Nov. 29. It was Hampton’s largest margin of victory since the Lady Pirates defeated Chicago State 87-35 on Nov. 18 of last season.
Freshman guard Malia Tate-DeFreitas, the two-time reigning MEAC Player of the Week, led four Lady Pirates in double figures with 22 points – recording her seventh 20-point game of the season behind a 7-for-15 effort from the floor (and 4-for-7 behind the arc).
Junior guard Kenia Cole added 20 points on 6-for-9 shooting (4-for-5 from distance), while senior forward Alyssa Bennett chipped in 18 points on 8-for-9 shooting and senior guard Nicole Hamilton added 14 points and a team-high seven rebounds.
She also had six assists and three blocks.
The Lady Pirates shot 46.3 percent (37-for-80) from the floor and made 10 of their 24 3-pointers (41.7 percent) – marking the second straight game in which they made 10 or more 3-pointers. Hampton out-rebounded the Lady Bears 52-46, and the Lady Pirates turned 31 Morgan State turnovers into 45 points.
Hampton also held a 10-1 edge in blocks and a 20-4 edge in steals.
Morgan State (2-15, 0-4 MEAC) shot just 26.4 percent (14-for-53) from the floor and went 0-for-4 from behind the arc.
Tracey Carrington led the Lady Bears with 23 points, despite shooting just 6-for-19 from the floor.
The Lady Pirates will kick off four straight road games on Saturday, when they head to Savannah, Ga. to take on Savannah State at 4 p.m.
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Strong Second Half Effort by Aggies Enough to Sneak Past DSU, 50-47
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Delaware State (4-13, 0-6 MEAC) nearly picked up its first conference win on Monday night, but a strong second half by North Carolina A&T (12-3, 2-1) was just enough to edge out a 50-47 victory.
With this loss, the Lady Hornets dropped their fourth in a row and moved to 0-6 in MEAC play for the first time in team history.
The highest point-getter for North Carolina A&T was guard Christina Carter with 16 points (6-of-12), who tallied a team-high two three-pointers and five assists. April McRae scored all of her 11 points (5-of-7) in the second half and recorded seven rebounds. Off the bench, Eboni Ross added nine points (4-of-7) and a team-high nine rebounds. Collectively, North Carolina A&T scored 26 of its 24 points in the paint.
Delaware State shot 31 percent (16-of-51) from the floor with Raven Bankston leading the way with a team-high 20 points (7-of-22). Tierra Hawkins, despite 11 points on a rough 5-for-18 (.278) shooting night, pulled down a game-high 15 rebounds for her ninth double-double of the season. Harmon also finished the night in double figures with 10 points (2-of-4), while Jade Washington recorded five assists.
The Lady Hornets will return home to face Wesley next Monday at 5:30 p.m.
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Coppin State Ends NSU’s Win Streak with 71-52 Win
NORFOLK, Va. – The Coppin State Lady Eagles posted a 71-52 win over Norfolk State to end the Spartans’ three-game win streak on Monday night at Joseph Echols Hall.
Senior Rachel Gordon and junior Rae Corbo led NSU (8-9, 4-2) with 13 points each. Gordon also grabbed 10 boards to post her fourth straight double-double. She now has nine double-doubles this season.
Ashle Craig led the Lady Eagles (7-10, 4-1) with 27 points on 9-of 13 shooting. She also shot 80 percent (4-of-5) from the free throw line.
The Spartans shot only 37.5 percent (3-of-8) from 3-point range on the night.
For the game, the Lady Eagles shot 35.7 percent (5-of-14) from downtown.
The Spartans shot only 34.6 percent (18-of-52) from the field for the game and was 13-of-19 from the free throw line. Junior Ebony Brown ended the game with seven points, while Quineshia Leonard totaled six points. Dominique Harper rounded out the scoring effort for NSU with three points.
NSU travels to Orangeburg, S.C. on Saturday to take on South Carolina State. Tip-off is at 4 p.m. at S.M.H. Memorial Center.
Bethune-Cookman Topples South Carolina State with Dominant Second Half Play
ORANGEBURG, S.C. - The Lady Wildcats took control in the first half of Monday night’s Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) tilt with South Carolina State at the Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center, and proceeded to run the distance in the second half, turning in the most complete game of the year, en route to the 71-53 victory.
It was almost a battle amongst the Lady Wildcats for top scorer honors, with three players going deep into double digits. Chastity René Taylor came out on top with 20 points for her seventh 20+ point performance. Producing her second double-double in the last seven days, reigning MEAC Rookie of the Week Kailyn Williams logged a career-high 17 points and 11 rebounds, in addition to three blocks. Shakeyia Colyer came on strong in the second half, tabbing 14 points and eight rebounds, along with five assists.
The Lady Wildcats shot 48.2 percent from the field, including 40 percent from long range, while dominating the Lady Bulldogs on the glass with a 43-31 rebound margin.
Bethune-Cookman returns to action next Saturday, opening a four-game home stand with Maryland Eastern Shore at 2 p.m. in Richard V. Moore Gymnasium. The UMES Hawks did not play on Monday night, last taking the floor in an overtime loss on Jan. 18 at Howard, 77-75.
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