Women's Basketball: This Week In the MEAC

2011-12 MEAC STANDINGS (as of 1/1/2012)

School   MEAC    Overall

Hampton (2-0) 9-3

Howard (2-0) 8-5

Florida A&M (1-0 ) 7-5

North Carolina A&T (1-0) 6-7

UMES (1-0 ) 3-8

Norfolk State (1-1) 5-7

South Carolina State (1-1) 5-7

Morgan State (0-0) 2-9

Bethune-Cookman (0-1) 3-9
Coppin State (0-1) 4-9
N.C. Central (0-1) 2-12
Savannah State (0-2) 5-8
Delaware State (0-2) 3-11

SCHEDULED GAMES AROUND THE MEAC

Monday, Jan. 2

UMES @ Elizabeth City State, 6 p.m.  Final: ECSU 62, UMES 55

Coppin State @ Longwood, 1 p.m.  Final: Coppin State 73, Longwood 51

UNC Wilmington @ N.C. A&T, 4 p.m.   Final: UNC-W 90, NCA&T 63

Bethune-Cookman @ Georgia State, 5 p.m.  Final: Georgia State 66, B-CU 50
George Mason @ Norfolk State, 6 p.m.  Final: NSU 60, George Mason 57

UAB @ Florida A&M, 7 p.m.  Final: FAMU 69, UAB 59

East Carolina @ Hampton, 7 p.m.  Final: Hampton 76, East Carolina 48

Tuesday, Jan. 3

Morgan State @ Florida International, 6 p.m.   Final: FIU 77, Morgan State 60
Howard @ Mt. St. Mary’s, 7 p.m.  Final: Howard 67, Mt. St. Mary's 55

Southern Wesleyan @ S.C. State, 7 p.m.   Final: S.C. State 78, South Wesleyan 56

Wednesday, Jan. 4

Fordham @ Delaware State, 6 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 5

NJIT @ Howard, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 7

UMES @ Norfolk State, 4 p.m.

Florida A&M @ N.C. Central, 2 p.m.

Coppin State @ Savannah State, 2 p.m.

Morgan State @ South Carolina State, 2 p.m.

Bethune-Cookman @ N.C. A&T, 2 p.m.

Howard @ Hampton, 4 p.m.

MEET CURRENT MEAC LEADING SCORER AND REBOUNDER

ANTONIA MONIQUE BENNETT
6'-1" GUARD/FORWARD, SENIOR
SEASON PER GAME AVERAGE: 20.1 points., 9.7 rebounds,
2.3 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.7 blocked shots
LAKE GIBSON HIGH SCHOOL
Hometown: LAKELAND, FLORIDA
FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY LADY RATTLERS
Major:  Occupational/Physical Therapy
(Photo Courtesy: FAMU Sports Information) 

SCORING OFFENSE G W-L Pts Avg/G

1. Florida A&M 12 7-5 888 74.0

2. North Carolina A&T 13 6-7 918 70.6

3. Norfolk State 12 5-7 787 65.6

4. Hampton 12 9-3 765 63.8

5. Morgan State 10 2-8 604 60.4

6. Coppin State 13 4-9 770 59.2

7. Bethune-Cookman 11 3-8 643 58.5

8. South Carolina State 12 5-7 696 58.0

9. Howard 12 7-5 694 57.8

10. Delaware State 14 3-11 780 55.7

11. N.C. Central 14 2-12 705 50.4

12. Maryland E. Shore 11 3-8 553 50.3

13. Savannah State 13 5-8 629 48.4

SCORING DEFENSE G Pts Avg/G

1. Hampton 12 607 50.6

2. Savannah State 13 721 55.5

3. Maryland E. Shore 11 644 58.5

4. Howard 12 713 59.4

5. Coppin State 13 797 61.3

6. Norfolk State 12 779 64.9

7. Delaware State 14 933 66.6

8. Bethune-Cookman 11 735 66.8

9. South Carolina State 12 829 69.1

10. Florida A&M 12 831 69.2

11. N.C. Central 14 983 70.2

12. North Carolina A&T 13 961 73.9

13. Morgan State 10 745 74.5

TOP 25 - SCORING INDIVIDUAL

SCORING Cl GP FG 3FG FT Points Avg/G

1. BENNETT, Antonia-FAMU SR 12 95 22 29 241 20.1

2. HOLMES,Tamoria-HOW JR 12 91 18 27 227 18.9

3. KALU, Ezinne-SSU SO 13 76 20 62 234 18.0

4. DOYLE,Saadia-HOW JR 12 72 0 59 203 16.9

5. WILLIAMS,Chasidy-NCCU JR 13 76 9 44 205 15.8

6. McMILLIAN,Choicetta-HAM SR 12 59 40 28 186 15.5

7. BERRY, JaQuayla-NCAT JR 13 68 5 56 197 15.2

8. LONG,Whitney-NSU SR 12 71 24 11 177 14.8

9. JENKINS, Jericka-HAM SR 12 52 23 46 173 14.4

10. ELUM, Jasmine-BCU JR 10 56 14 17 143 14.3

11. McKELTON,Tameka-FAMU SR 11 53 23 19 148 13.5

12. HAWKINS,Tierra-DSU FR 14 76 0 35 187 13.4

13. Mathis, Dekeisha-MSU 8 36 25 9 106 13.3

14. KING,Tracy-NCAT SO 13 53 4 61 171 13.2

15. BRISTOW,Tasia-DSU SO 14 61 18 42 182 13.0

15. KNOTTS,Tiara-SCSU JR 12 54 18 30 156 13.0
17. SANDERS,Chelsea-UMES JR 11 50 3 39 142 12.9
18. CORBO, Rae-NSU SO 12 51 6 46 154 12.8
19. SPARKMAN, Kimberly-FAMU SO 11 46 31 15 138 12.5

20. DONALD, Qiana-FAMU SR 12 53 0 40 146 12.2

21. MANLEY, Jeanine-CSU SR 13 48 0 57 153 11.8

22. Parker, Omara-MSU 10 46 11 13 116 11.6

23. CALVIN, Amber-NCAT JR 12 38 23 38 137 11.4

24. ISAAC, Jalisa-BCU SR 11 42 16 15 115 10.5

25. SCOTT, Mikala-NCAT SO 12 44 12 18 118 9.8

TOP 20 REBOUNDING INDIVIDUAL

REBOUNDING Cl GP Off Def Total Avg/G

1. BENNETT, Antonia-FAMU SR 12 34 82 116 9.7

2. DONALD, Qiana-FAMU SR 12 59 53 112 9.3

3. GORDON, Rachel-NSU SO 12 49 61 110 9.2

4. DOYLE, Saadia-HOW JR 12 50 56 106 8.8

5. HEMPHILL,Tiana-SCSU JR 12 38 62 100 8.3

6. WILLIAMS,Chasidy-NCCU JR 13 38 68 106 8.2

7. NELSON, Alisha-SSU SR 13 34 66 100 7.7

8. STEWART, Shanyce-UMES SO 11 31 47 78 7.1

9. PHELPS, Arel-HAM JR 12 45 38 83 6.9

10. AVANT, Keiara-HAM JR 12 31 46 77 6.4

10. ALSTON, Paris-SCSU JR 12 34 43 77 6.4

12. HAWKINS,Tierra-DSU FR 14 35 52 87 6.2

13. BERRY, JaQuayla-NCAT JR 13 19 61 80 6.2

13. GORHAM, Nikia-NCAT JR 13 49 31 80 6.2

15. KING,Tracy-NCAT SO 13 37 41 78 6.0

15. WHITTINGTON,Crystal-CSU SR 13 30 48 78 6.0

15. MANLEY, Jeanine-CSU SR 13 37 41 78 6.0

18. WARNER, Melaine-HAM SR 10 22 34 56 5.6

19. SANDERS,Chelsea-UMES JR 11 20 40 60 5.5

20. Carrington,Tracey-MSU 9 21 28 49 5.4

Winning Streak No.

Howard 6

Florida A&M 4

Bethune-Cookman 2

Coppin State 2

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Maryland Eastern Shore Ends Nine Game Road Trip at ECSU

University of Maryland Eastern Shore (3-8, 1-0 MEAC) at Elizabeth City State University Lady Vikings (5-4, 0-0 CIAA)
Monday, January 2, 2012 • 6:00 p.m.
R.L. Vaughn Center (5,000) • Elizabeth City, N.C.
BROADCAST INFO - Radio: WGOP 540 AM, SFMSports.NET
Radio Broadcaster: Dave Vatz
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This Week's Upcoming Broadcasts:
Monday, January 2 6:45pm Women Basketball @ Elizabeth City
Tuesday, January 3 5:30pm Men Basketball @ Lehigh
Saturday, January 7 3:45pm Women Basketball @ Norfolk State
Saturday, January 7 6:10:pm Men Basketball @ Norfolk State

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. - The Lady Hawks (3-8) will open the new year with a Monday matchup against Elizabeth City State on the road, facing the Lady Vikings (5-4) at 6:00 p.m. at the R.L. Vaughn Center. This will be UMES's seventh straight road contest and final non-conference match on the nine-game road trip.

UMES head coach Fred Batchelor was at the helm of Elizabeth City State for two years before taking over the Lady Hawks, leading the Lady Vikings to a third place CIAA finish his second season.

• SERIES HISTORY: UMES, a former Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association school, and Elizabeth City State, a current CIAA institution, have not faced each other in over three decades. Before coming to UMES, Fred Batchelor coached the Lady Vikings for two seasons, taking ESCU to a third place CIAA finish in his final year.

• SCOUTING THE LADY VIKINGS: Elizabeth City State stands at 5-4, including 2-0 at home. ESCU has faced two Division-I teams, defeating Norfolk State in an exhibition contest 76-74 and falling in its last game against William & Mary 81-70. Junior point guard Shatara Jackson is the team’s leading scorer with 19.3 points and 3.1 assists a contest. Stephanie Harper, junior forward, averages a double-double, earning 15.1 points and 11.1 rebounds each game.

LADY HAWKS FACTS

Head Coach: Fred Batchelor

Alma Mater: Valley Forge Christian, ‘88

At UMES: 98-119 (8th season)

Career: 158-166 (12th season)

LADY VIKINGS FACTS

Head Coach: Alico Dunk

Alma Mater: East Carolina, ‘99

At Elizabeth City: 44-23 (3rd season)

Career: 44-23 (3rd season)

• COACH BATCHELOR APPROACHING 100TH UMES WIN: After UMES’s victory over Old Dominion last week, coach Fred Batchelor is just two wins away from reaching his 100th win with the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, currently standing at 98-119 in his eight seasons. This will make Coach Batchelor the first in UMES women’s basketball history to reach that mark.

2011-12 UMES NUMERICAL ROSTER
No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Previous School
1 Adobi Agbasi F/C 6-2 Sr. Columbus, Ga./Carver H.S.
2 Breonna Evans G 5-6 So. Melfa, Va./Nandua H.S.
3 Shawnee Sweeney G 5-7 Fr. Colonial Heights, Va./Thomas Dale H.S.
4 Sha-Kiyla Finney G 5-7 Jr. Portsmouth, Va./Woodrow Wilson H.S.
12 Courtney Braxton G 5-7 So. Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne H.S.
13 Jessica Long G 5-7 Fr. Fort Washington, Md./Oxon Hill H.S.
15 Kwinnyata Mercer G/F 5-8 Sr. Mt. Vernon, N.Y./Marshalltown (Iowa) CC
21 Amber Cook G 5-7 Sr. Greensboro, N.C./Grimsley Senior H.S.
22 Porsha Barr F 5-10 Fr. Waldorf, Md./Westlake H.S.
23 Chelsea Sanders G/F 6-1 Jr. Rochester, N.Y./Edison Technical H.S.
24 Karona Roach G/F 5-8 Jr. Bear, Del./Caravel Academy
25 Shanyce Stewart F 6-1 So. Mt. Vernon, N.Y./Mount Vernon H.S.
35 Saisha Coleman F 6-0 Fr. Baltimore, Md./ Heritage H.S.
*Starters highlighted in BOLD

Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Fred Batchelor (Valley Forge Christian, ‘88), Eighth Season
Associate Head Coach: Revonda Whitley (Winthrop, ‘94), Eighth Season
Assistant Coach: Cedric Jenkins (UMES, ‘93), Fifth Season
Graduate Assistant Coach: Richard “Magic” Ashley (UMES, ‘08), Fifth Season

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Poor Shooting In First Half Dooms Shaw Against New Mexico State

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico - Shaw struggled to find a shooting stroke in the first half, then saw a strong attempt at a comeback fall short as they fell to Division I New Mexico State 61-53 in a game played at the Pan American Center on Sunday afternoon.

The Lady Bears shot only six for 29 - an anemic 20.7 percent - in the first half, including going zero for 11 from beyond the three-point line. In the second, Shaw improved to 43.3 percent from the floor.

New Mexico State kept Shaw in the game with their own shooting woes, hitting only 26.9 percent in the first before improving to 47.6 percent in the second. The Aggies also won the battle of the boards, outrebounding the Lady Bears 51-31.

But the Lady Bears performed well on defense, forcing 28 NMSU turnovers and scoring 20 points off those turnovers. It was defense and an inside game on offense that turned around the game late in the second half for the Lady Bears. On the game, the Lady Bears outscored the Aggies 22-12 in the paint.

Shaw actually had the lead very early in the game, when Aslea Williams converted one of two free throws to give the Lady Bears a 3-2 lead. New Mexico State then ran off 11 unanswered points to take a lead that they never relinquished.

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Shaw University Bears Hold On For Narrow 67-63 Win Over Georgia College Bobcats



JUNIUS CHANEY
6-8/260 FORWARD, JUNIOR
DANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Hometown: DANVILLE, VIRGINIA
Average: 13.3 ppg., 7.5 rpg.



SAVANNAH, Georgia (Dec. 31, 2011) - Shaw hit critical buckets at the wire and held on to a close win against Georgia College 67-63 at the Wingate By Wyndham Holiday Classic hosted by Armstrong Atlantic. Both teams were 7-2 coming into the contest. Shaw now improves to 8-2 on the season while Georgia drops to 7-3.

With 2:52 left in the game, Georgia's Bobcats finally overcame a late Shaw lead to tie the score, but Shaw outscored Georgia 6-2, staving off numerous Bobcat attempts to tie the game.

Shaw won the game in the paint on the offensive side of the court. Despite being outrebounded 28-23, the Bears were able to power inside for 40 points in the paint. On the defensive side, they held the Bobcats to only 24 inside points.

The Bears also won the battle at the free throw line. Both teams shot well, but the Bears sank ten of their 11 attempts, while the Bobcats hit only eight of their 11 shots.


CURTIS HINES
6-4/215 GUARD, SOPHOMORE
LENOIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Hometown: KINSTON, NORTH CAROLINA
Average: 18.7 ppg., 3.0 rpg., 1.0 Asst.

For much of the first half, the Bears held off a hard-charging Georgia College squad. Junius Chaney - who had 16 points in the first half alone - sank a layup with 15:40 left in the first to give the Bears a five-point, 8-3 lead.

With 13:26 left in the first, Georgia's Jared Holmes sank a three from the left wing to cut the Shaw lead to two, but even after a Shaw turnover, the Bobcats could not convert on the opportunity to tie the game.

The Bobcats would eventually cut the Shaw lead to one, but Curtis Hines hit two unanswered threes, giving the Bears their largest lead of the half at 23-16. Over the next three minutes, Georgia outscored the Bears 8-2, cutting the Shaw lead to one, but strong Bear defense kept the Bobcats from taking the lead.

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Long Distance Shooting Lifts Shaw Bears Over Armstrong Atlantic Pirates, 88-71

MALIK ALVIN
6-4/180 POINT GUARD, SENIOR
BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL
PHILADELPHIA, PA
Average: 18.3 ppg., 3.5 rpg., 4.5 Asst.

SAVANNAH, Georgia (Dec. 30, 2011) -- Shaw found a long distance shooting touch and easily handled Armstrong Atlantic 88-71 at the Wingate By Wyndham Holiday Classic hosted by Armstrong. Malik Alvin - who was six of seven from beyond the three-point arc - had 28 points, tying his season high mark.

As a team, the Bears (7-2) hit 14 of 25 three-point attempts for a 56 percent mark. Overall, the Bears hit slightly less from the floor, hitting 54.2 percent on a 32 for 59 shooting performance. By contrast, the Pirates (4-7) could manage only four of 16 attempts from long range and hit only 26 of 54 from the floor on the night.

The Bears built the lead early on a fast-tempo game, with breaks often ending with wide open three-point opportunities. Shaw had 20 points off of fastbreaks. The Bears outrebounded the Pirates 37-32 and forced 18 turnovers while committing 15.

The Bears broke the game open in the first half. Trailing 14-10, the Bears ran off 17 straight points to take a 27-14 lead with 11:43 left in the half. The Bears used the long-range shooting to build the run, hitting six of six from beyond the three-point arc in those opening minutes.

With 2:22 left in the first, Alvin hit a layup to give the Bears a 43-27 lead. The Pirates responded with a seven-point run to cut the Shaw lead to nine. Junius Chaney closed out the half with a dunk that gave the Bears the 11-point margin.

Armstrong opened the second half strong, nearly eliminating the Shaw lead by scoring the first eight points of the half.

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Navy Drops 71-65 Decision to Norfolk State in Non-Conference Finale

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland - Norfolk State went 12-of-16 from the field in the second half and rallied from a six-point halftime deficit to hand the Navy men's basketball team a 71-65 setback in the Mids' non-conference finale on New Year's Day at Alumni Hall.

Navy concluded non-Patriot League play with a 3-11 mark, while Norfolk State, which owns wins over Drexel and TCU as well as a two-point loss to nationally-ranked Marquette, improved to 10-5.

Navy played perhaps its best half of basketball in the first half, jumping out to a 36-30 halftime lead while shooting 62.5 percent from the field and limiting the Spartans to just 38.7 percent. However, Norfolk State turned the tables in the second half, connecting on 75.0 percent from the field in the final 20 minutes, missing just four times on 16 field goal attempts.

The Spartans shot 24-of-47 (.511) from the field, 6-of-14 (.429) from three-point range and 17-of-22 (.773) from the free throw line. Norfolk State was guilty of 10 turnovers. Pendarvis Williams scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half, while preseason MEAC Player of the Year Kyle O'Quinn, a 6-10, 240-pound center, added 17 points and 11 rebounds.

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Princeton Tigers Tops Florida A&M 76-61

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - Completing a two-win trip to the capital of Florida, the Princeton men's basketball team defeated Florida A&M 76-61 Sunday afternoon.

Playing on New Year's Day for the first time since 1957, the Tigers fell behind early as much as 11-4 before scoring 25 of the next 33 points to take their first double-digit lead at 29-19 with less than five minutes to go before the half.

Princeton led by as much as 13 in the first half and 20 after the break, though the second half wasn't without a Florida A&M rally. The Rattlers scored 16 of the half's first 23 points to make it a 47-46 game with less than 15 minutes to go, but FAMU got no closer.

Douglas Davis finished as Princeton's high scorer with 18 points as one of four Tigers in double figures. Ian Hummer added 15 points, while T.J. Bray had 14 and rookie Denton Koon tied his Princeton best with 13 points.

"I'm very pleased with the second-half effort. They had 10 points in the last 12 minutes," Mitch Henderson, the Franklin C. Cappon-Edward G. Green '40 head coach of Princeton men's basketball, said. "It's a very good trip for us, so overall I'm happy, but I was a little disappointed with how we started the game. I knew it was a key to the game and they seemed to be just a little quicker to balls and really frankly out-toughing us early on. They had 17 offensive rebounds, which is a disappointment for us, but I'm very happy with the trip and it's nice to be going home 2-0 on this trip down to Florida."

Princeton shot 50 percent or better from the floor in each half, bettering FAMU's 37.5 percent for the game. The Rattlers, however, held the advantage on the glass, 38-35, including the 17 offensive boards Henderson mentioned.

The win follows Princeton's 75-73 triple-overtime victory at Florida State Friday night, the first time since 2004 the Seminoles lost at home to a team outside of a major conference. FSU was ranked as highly as 22nd in the Associated Press poll in November.

Davis's 18 points moved him to 1,320 for his career, one behind current Sacramento Kings general manager Geoff Petrie '70 for seventh place on the school's list. He also moved into second place on Princeton's career list of 3-pointers made, now with 238. Only his assistant coach, Brian Earl '99, has more with 281.

Princeton (8-7) has now won seven of its last nine after a 1-5 start, while Florida A&M drops to 2-12 with the loss.

Its record now above .500 for the first time this season, Princeton has completed its pre-Ivy League Division I schedule and will host The College of New Jersey next Sunday in Jadwin Gym. Princeton's league schedule will begin Jan. 13 at Cornell.

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Courtesy: Princeton Athletic Communications