Washington's Double-Double Not Enough For Lady HornetsDover, Del. (Feb. 1, 2010) --- Senior center Brittany Washington picked up her fourth double-double on the season, but it wasn't enough to overcome the visiting Howard Bison as Delaware State fell 48-44 on Monday evening at Memorial Hall in Dover, Del.
Washington's outstanding second half of nine points and nine rebounds gave her totals of 11 points and 12 rebounds on the contest, but it wasn't enough to overcome DSU's struggles from the field. For the game the Hornets shot 15-62 from the floor for a MEAC season low 24.2%.
In a back and forth first half that saw no team take more than a six point advantage, six different Hornets (3-18, 1-7 MEAC) got on the board for DSU, but Howard managed to take a 19-16 lead into intermission. The red and blue was able to force 11 Bison turnovers, using five steals to pad the possession advantage while having only six miscues themselves..
In the second half DSU would cut the lead to one at 31-30 following four straight points from junior guard Cortney Crockett. But a 7-0 run by the Bison (10-10, 6-3 MEAC) would see them extend an advantage they would never relinquish. Washington would manage two straight old-fashioned three point plays to keep DSU within striking distance at 43-37, and a Selena Galloway three-ball would make a game of it at 45-42 with 33 seconds remaining. But with the advantage at 46-44, Howard's Kara Smith would ice it with two free throws to make it a two possession game with just seven seconds remaining.
Crockett finished with 10 points as well as two assists and two steals. Zykia Brown would lead all scorers for Howard with 12 points, including 8-9 from the charity stripe.
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UMES Drops Third Straight To Hampton, 64-48
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. - Senior April McBride scored a game-high 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds but Hampton's Quanneisha Perry led a group of three players in double figures as the Lady Pirates defeated Maryland Eastern Shore, 64-48, at the William P. Hytche Athletic Center Monday.
Perry, the reigning MEAC Player of the Week, posted a double-double of 17 points and 14 rebounds as Hampton evened its record at 10-10 (6-3 MEAC), handing UMES (7-11, 4-4) its second straight loss and fifth consecutive to Hampton.
Junior Casey Morton was the only other Lady Hawk in double digits with 11 on 5-for-10 shooting. She dished out a game-high five assists and had two rebounds. Sophomore Amber Cook chipped in with five points and tied her career high with nine boards.
Hampton also got 16 points and three rebounds from Whitney Hill while Melanie Warner had 15 points, seven rebounds and a game-best five steals.
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Whittington Leads Coppin State Past NSU, 75-55
NORFOLK, Va. - Crystal Whittington had a double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds off the bench to help the Coppin State women's basketball team to a 75-55 victory over Norfolk State on Monday night at Echols Hall. Whittington was one of four Lady Eagles to score in double figures.
Coppin State (8-11, 4-4 MEAC) struck first when Lakeytah Irving scored a layup with 19:37 left in the first half. Marian Brooks (Woodbridge, Va.) answered on the other end with a jumper with 19:19 left to tie it up, but Jeanine Manley made the second of two free throws to give the Lady Eagles the lead for the rest of the game. CSU went into halftime with a 12-point lead, 40-28.
The Lady Eagles led by as many as 22 points (65-43) in the second half after two free throws by Whittington at the 5:20 mark. NSU (3-14, 0-8 MEAC) could get no closer than 17, 71-54, the rest of the way. A jumper by Shawntae Payne with 31 seconds left ended the scoring and sealed the win the CSU.
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Lady Rams Fade in 74-40 Loss at Bethune-Cookman
DAYTONA BEACH, FL - The Winston-Salem State Lady Rams (2-19) fell short in a 74-40 road loss to the Bethune-Cookman Lady Wildcats (10-10), Monday evening. As a team, the Lady Rams ran into an offensive power outage, hitting just 14 shots for the entire game. The junior guard tandem of Rene Rector and Nikki Kee combined for seven of the team's 14 shots made in the loss.
Though the Lady Rams kept the game close at times, but offensive dry spells doomed the Lady Rams in the tough loss. It was Kee who led the Lady Rams with a game-high 17 points in the loss. Rector added seven points as well.
The game was a battle early on with the two teams playing to a 7-7 tie after the first five minutes of play. However, the Lady Rams allowed seven unanswered points to the Lady Wildcats that left WSSU in a 14-7 deficit with just over 13 minutes left in the first half.
The Lady Rams were able to work their way back into the game down the stretch of the half as a Rector free throw pulled the Lady Rams within four points, 18-14 with just under nine minutes left in the half. The final minutes of the half saw the WSSU deficit swell to 14 points with Bethune-Cookman scoring 10 unanswered points to put the Lady Rams behind, 28-14 with 3:02 left in the half
Though the team had a solid first half effort, the Lady Rams struggled mightily in the second half with just 18 points in the period to end the night with the tough loss.
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McKelton Sparks Florida A&M Over SCSU, 68-53
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Feb. 1) - Sophomore Tameka McKelton's 26-point performance helped lift Florida A&M to a 68-53 MEAC victory over South Carolina State Monday night at the Al Lawson Center.
FAMU (12-7, 4-4 in MEAC) won their second straight game, as McKelton came out on fire, scoring 18 of her 26 points in the opening stanza.
The West Palm Beach, Florida native was six of eight from distance and eight of 13 from the floor on the night.
The Lady Rattlers also got 16 points from senior LaShonda Gaines and a double-double performance from sophomore Qiana Donald, who pulled down a game-high 14 rebounds to go with her 11 points.
SCSU (6-14, 1-7 in MEAC) was led by Whitney Wiley with 16 points. Trinese Fox and Sophillia Hipps each added seven points, while Paris
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Lady Aggies Rebound Thier Way To Win Over Morgan State
GREENSBORO -The Lady Aggies used the combination of senior Lamona Smalley and freshman Nikia Gorham to rebound their way to a 67-56 win over Morgan State Monday night at Corbett Sports Center. Smalley finished with 12 points and 14 rebounds for her 13th career double-double. Gorham added 14 points and 10 boards as the Aggies outrebounded the Bears 54-39.
Due to inclement weather, the Aggies had to postpone their game Saturday against Coppin State, and had to play the Eagles Sunday. Despite that, freshman point guard Amber Calvin still delivered a strong performance with 20 points, seven rebounds and six assists.
The Lady Aggies improved to 14-7 overall and 8-0 in the MEAC after winning their eighth straight game. It was their 22nd straight victory over a conference opponent at home.
Morgan State fell to 10-10 overall and 6-2 in the MEAC. MSU's Corin Adams scored 16 points, but was just 6-for-20 from the floor. The Aggies return home to play Delaware State Saturday afternoon at 2 before playing a nationally-televised game on ESPNU Monday, February 8 at 4:30 p.m.
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