Hampton Pirates takes title and trip to NCAA's in win over S.C. State

Quanneisha Perry scored a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds to lead Hampton University to a 57-46 win over South Carolina State.


Hampton wasn't going to be denied this time. The Pirates, who lost last season's women's MEAC championship game to N.C. A&T, rolled to the title yesterday behind forward Melanie Warner, beating upstart S.C. State 57-46 at Joel Coliseum. As for interim Coach David Six, the director of intramurals at Hampton this time last year, it's probably time to lift the interim tag. "I've never said to the players anything about the interim label, I was just their coach," said Six, who before going to Hampton was a successful high-school coach.

"Things will work themselves out. … This is a dream come true and I'm living the dream. It wasn't that long ago I was a high-school coach, and Hampton gave me an opportunity and I had a ball with it." The Pirates (17-13) won their first title since 2004 and their fourth in school history. Warner led the way with 17 points and a career-high 16 rebounds. Quanneisha Perry had 15 points and 13 rebounds, and Bernadette Fortune scored 12 points. "It's great that we are going to the NCAA Tournament, and I don't think that's hit us yet," Warner said of securing the conference's automatic bid.

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