Courtesy of Maryland Eastern Shore Athletic Media Relations


Box Score


DOVER, Del. — The University of Maryland Eastern Shore got a lot of what it needed in Wednesday night's matchup at Delaware State. First and foremost, the Hawks picked up a 79-48 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference win on the road.

Eastern Shore (7-13, 3-5 MEAC) also shook off their shooting woes from a home loss to Norfolk State on Monday and made buckets at a 45% clip from the field, 32% from behind-the-arc and 75% from the free throw line.

"It was a good team win," Hawks coach Fred Batchelor said. "I thought Delaware State played really well in the first quarter and I thought our kids kind of grinded them down a little bit. There was a fatigue factor with the number of players that they had and then one more kid goes down and that makes it tough for them."

The Hornets (0-15, 0-6 MEAC) held a 19-17 lead at the end of the first quarter, but the Hawks ended the second quarter on a 10-0 run to take a 35-28 halftime lead and never looked back.

Graduate student Bairesha Gill-Miles led the Hawks with 18 points to go with four rebounds, a pair of assists and a steal. Classmate Amanda Carney found her shooting stroke dropping four of her eight attempts from deep. Sher finished with 13 points, grabbed eight rebounds and had three assists and a steal.

Freshman Ariana Seawell continued her hot play with 13 points, nine rebounds, four assists, a steal and a pair of blocks. Junior Mahogany Lester also reached double figures with 10 points, five boards and a steal in just 14 minutes.

The Hawks won the battle on the boards 50-22, scored 36 points in the paint and held the Hornets to 35% from the field.

"I thought we had a good team effort and it's always good to get a win in February in conference play," Batchelor said.