DOVER, Delaware - It was far from an ideal scenario for Delaware State's young women's basketball team. The Hornets have not won a game since Dec. 11 and were hosting Florida A&M, which leads the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, averages a league-best 72.9 points per game and plays tenacious pressure defense.It all added up to a miserable time for DSU as Tameka McKelton scored 25 points and Antonia Bennett hit for 24 points to lead FAMU to an 84-65 rout of the Hornets at Memorial Hall Monday night, sending them crashing to their eighth-consecutive defeat. Delaware State (3-15 overall, 0-5 MEAC) fell behind early, wilting in the face of the Rattlers' full-court pressure and failing to convert open baskets.
FAMU (14-5, 7-0) took a 9-2 lead on Qiana Donald's basket underneath and continued to put the defensive squeeze on the Hornets as they pulled out to a 47-20 lead at halftime. The Rattlers made 55.2 percent (16 of 29) of their shots from the field in the opening 20 minutes, while DSU shot 24.2 percent (8-of-33).
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