UMES women advance in MEAC Tournament

NORFOLK,Virginia -- Trailing 17-9 on Tuesday afternoon to North Carolina Central, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore women needed to make some plays if they wanted to stay alive in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament.

But that's just what they did at both ends of the court.

The defense ratcheted up the pressure on one end and freshman forward TeAmber Burke scored seven of the team's next nine points off the bench.

The Hawks (12-16) took their first lead — 18-17 — since the opening possession, on a Burke free throw with nine minutes to go before the half.

"TeAmber's play off the bench was huge," Hawks coach Fred Batchelor said. "Her 15 points was the difference in the first half. It was huge because it allowed us to get in our pressure which they had problems with."

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