Choicetta McMillian had a game-high 24 points, including a tournament-record seven 3-pointers, and Jericka Jenkins had a double-double with 10 points and a tournament-record 13 assists as top-seeded Hampton beat South Carolina State 78-55 in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference women's quarterfinal on Wednesday at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
The Lady Pirates (23-6), the defending tournament champions and the 2010-11 regular-season champs, also got 15 points from Melanie Warner, 12 from sophomore Keira Avant and 11 points and nine rebounds from senior forward Quanneisha Perry, the two-time MEAC defensive player of the year.
Hampton shot 49 percent for the game and was 12-of-21 from 3-point range while holding S.C. State to 39 percent shooting and converting 20 turnovers into 27 points. The Lady Pirates opened the game with a 16-4 run, keyed by three 3-pointers from McMillian, who had six 3's in the first half.
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