Coppin State 64, Delaware State 63
BALTIMORE, Md. -- Hope Evans hit the game-winning layup with 2.7 seconds left to lift the Coppin State women's basketball team to a 64-63 MEAC victory over Delaware State on Monday night at PEC Arena.
The Eagles now stand at 5-16 overall and 2-4 in league play, while the Hornets fall to 4-14 and 2-5 in the conference.
Jewel Watkins led all players with 22 points along with ten rebounds for a double-double. Watkins hit a career-high seven 3-pointers which is one off the school-record and blocked three shots.
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Morgan State 76, South Carolina State 64
BALTIMORE, Md. -- Charlene Shepherd led four Bears in double figures with 20 points as Morgan State remained in first place in the MEAC standings with a 76-64 win over South Carolina State on Monday at Hill Field House.
The Bears have won seven in a row and sit at 14-6, 7-0 on the season.
Ja'Niah Henson added 13 points for Morgan State, while Taylor Addison chipped in 12 points and a team-high 11 rebounds. Gabrielle Johnson came off the bench to score 11.
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North Carolina Centeal 73, Norfolk State 68 (OT)
NORFOLK, Va. -- Junior guard Kimeira Burks poured in her seventh made 3-pointer of the game on the opening possession of overtime and North Carolina Central never relinquished the lead in OT to pick up a wild 73-68 win at Norfolk State on Monday.
Burks scored a career-high 26 points, with 21 of those points coming from long range. Her seven made 3-pointers is the most made by any Eagle in over a decade and is tied for second most in program history (tying seven made 3-pointers by Shanise Blanks on Jan. 10, 2010, against Shaw and trails only the nine 3-pointers made by Jennifer Hukill on Feb. 8, 2008, against Lincoln).
The sharpshooter from Chicago, who had already made five 3-pointers in four different games this season, leads the MEAC in both 3-point field goal percentage (41.5%) and made 3-pointers per game (2.8). Burks also had four steals, three rebounds and two assists in NCCU's big road win.
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