Courtesy of Howard Sports Information

Women's Basketball

MEAC Women's Basketball Recap: Thanksgiving Weekend

Sunday, Nov. 25
Howard 77, Fairleigh Dickinson 58
Norfolk State 66, Liberty 53
Georgia Southern 77, Bethune-Cookman 76
Omaha 57, Florida A&M 50
Navy 72, North Carolina A&T State 49

Saturday, Nov. 24
Lehigh 62, Norfolk State 41
Maine 58, North Carolina A&T State 52
USC Upstate 82, North Carolina Central 63

Friday, Nov. 23
FIU 77, Florida A&M 54
Maryland 68, Morgan State 44
Arizona 73, South Carolina State 32

Thursday, Nov. 22
Georgia 60, Morgan State 33

Howard 77, Fairleigh Dickinson 58

TEANECK, N.J. -- 
Howard improved its record to 3-2 on Sunday afternoon with a 77-58 win over Fairleigh Dickinson on the road.

Box Score | Recap
Norfolk State 66, Liberty 53

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- 
Norfolk State led for the final 33 minutes and 34 seconds in a 66-53 win over Liberty in the consolation game of the Christmas City Classic in Lehigh's Stabler Arena.

Box Score | Recap
Georgia Southern 77, Bethune-Cookman 76

STATESBORO, Ga. --
Angel Golden led four Bethune-Cookman players in double figures with 32 points on Sunday, but Georgie Southern used a pair of late free throws to take a 77-76 win.

Box Score | Recap
Omaha 57, Florida A&M 50

MIAMI, Fla. --
Candice Williams scored 12 points to lead Florida A&M in a 57-50 loss to Omaha on Sunday in the consolation game of the FIU Thanksgiving Tournament.

Box Score | Recap
Navy 72, North Carolina A&T State 49

ANNAPOLIS, Md. --
Alexus Lessears and Cinia McCray each had 11 points on Sunday to lead North Carolina A&T State in a 72-49 loss to host Navy to close out the Navy Thanksgiving Classic.

Box Score | Recap
Lehigh 62, Norfolk State 41

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- 
A cold first half offensively put Norfolk State in a 22-point halftime hole as the Spartans fell 62-41 to host Lehigh on the first day of the Christmas City Classic.

Box Score | Recap
Maine 58, North Carolina A&T State 52

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- 
Four days after giving the Virginia Cavaliers a tough challenge before losing late, the Aggies did the same in the first game of the Navy Thanksgiving Classic against Maine on Friday before losing 58-52 at the Naval Academy’s Alumni Hall.

Box Score | Recap
USC Upstate 82, North Carolina Central 63

DURHAM, N.C. -- 
Junior forward Paulina Afriyie scored a season-high 21 points to lead all scorers for North Carolina Central, but visiting USC Upstate converted on a bunch of transition points late to earn an 82-63 victory Saturday afternoon in McDougald-McLendon Arena.

Box Score | Recap
FIU 77, Florida A&M 54

MIAMI, Fla. --
Candice Williams had 10 points, and Autumn Goram 10, in Florida A&M's 77-54 loss to FIU on Friday to open the FIU Thanksgiving Tournament.

Box Score | Recap
Maryland 68, Morgan State 44

PUERTO RICO -- 
For 20 minutes, the Lady Bears went toe-to-toe with seventh-ranked Maryland, but in the end the Terrapins overcame a slow start and defeat their in-state foe, 68-44 in the Puerto Rico Clasico 

Box Score | Recap
Arizona 73, South Carolina State 32

TUCSON, Ariz. --
Rhein Beamon led South Carolina State with eight points Friday evening in the Lady Bulldogs' 73-32 loss to Arizona.

Box Score | Recap
Georgia 60, Morgan State 33

PUERTO RICO --
Naomi Bolasingh led Morgan State with eight points in a 60-33 loss to Georgia in the Puerto Rico Clasico on Thanksgiving Day.

Box Score | Recap