Lady Pirates Regain First Place With Win Over Morgan State
HAMPTON, Va. – The Hampton University women’s basketball team bounced back on Monday at the HU Convocation Center, defeating Morgan State 60-47 to reclaim first place in the MEAC standings.
The Lady Pirates (11-13, 9-2 MEAC) have won 12 straight over the Bears.
Junior guard Malia Tate-DeFreitas was the only Lady Pirate in double figures, pouring in 23 points on 9-for-23 shooting and grabbing five steals. She scored 18 of those points in the first half, and Tate-DeFreitas is 12 points shy of third place on the program’s all-time scoring list.
Freshman guard K’lynn Willis added nine points, while sophomore forward Kaylah Lupoe poured in eight points and grabbed a team-high nine rebounds.
The Lady Pirates shot 33.3 percent (18-for-54) from the floor, hitting two of their 11 3-pointers and going 13-for-21 (61.9 percent) from the free throw line. Hampton also turned 35 Morgan State turnovers into 31 points.
Morgan State (11-13, 9-3 MEAC) shot just 26.4 percent (14-for-53) from the floor and made six of 17 3pointers (35.3 percent). The Bears also went 13-for-21 from the free throw line and held a 48-37 edge in rebounding. Tykyrah Williams led the Bears with 16 points.
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Late Rally Leads Florida A&M To Road Win
DURHAM, N.C. – North Carolina Central University entered the fourth quarter only trailing by three points before visiting Florida A&M University outscored the hosts 20-8 in the final 10 minutes to seal a 69-54 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference women’s victory Monday evening in McDougald-McLendon Arena.
Four Rattlers scored in double figures and FAMU (13-11 Overall, 7-4 MEAC) used a 27-12 advantage on points off turnovers to complete the season series sweep of NCCU (4-18, 2-9).
Junior Morgan Jones and freshman Chantal Thomas led the Lady Eagles – who were decked out in pink uniforms in their support of the Play 4Kay initiative in the fight against women’s cancers – with 12 points and three assists apiece.
Senior guard Khaderja poured in a game-high 17 points for Florida A&M. She was supported well with sophomore Dawn King connecting for 15 points, junior Alicia McCray sinking 12 points and senior Olivia Antilla tallying 11 points.
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Coppin State Holds On For Win Over Delaware State
BALTIMORE, Md. - Despite playing with only eight players, the Delaware State women's basketball team (7-17, 4-7 MEAC) put forth a valiant effort Monday evening on the road, highlighted by forward NaJai Pollard scoring 14 of her career-high 26 points (8-of-19) in the fourth quarter, but the Coppin State Eagles (8-15, 5-6 MEAC) managed to hold on for a high-scoring 84-79 victory.
With this defeat, the Hornets not only dropped their fourth in a row for the second time this season, but it resulted in DSU's sixth straight loss to the Eagles. Coppin State, meanwhile, snapped a four-game skid to pick up its first win since defeating Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) foe UMES at home on Jan. 30, 61-54.
For Coppin State, forward Janelle Lane finished with a team-high 23 points (9-of-15), whereas off the bench, Jordan Swails (16) and forward Tanaysa Henderson (11) combined for 27 points (8-of-15), respectively.
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