Aug. 3, 2005

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Early season road games at St. John's and Rutgers highlight the 2005-06 Maryland-Eastern Shore (UMES) Men's Basketball schedule, which was announced today.

After facing off against Davis & Elkins in an exhibition game on Nov. 10, UMES will travel to Iowa to play in the Guardian's Classic on Nov. 14-15. The Guardian's Classic, a two-week event hosted at four regional sites (Iowa, Kentucky, Texas, West Virginia), will pit the Hawks against the host Hawkeyes, Utah Valley or Colgate. The winner of each regional advances to Kansas City for the semifinal and championship rounds on Nov. 21-22.

UMES will make the trip to Jamaica, NY on Nov. 19 to take on St. John's before returning home to host Nicholls State on Nov. 25. The Hawks will embark on a six-game road trip the following week, taking on Marshall on Dec. 1 with stops at Rutgers (Dec. 7) and George Washington (Dec. 17), among others.

Other non-conference opponents include a home date with Nicholls St. (Nov. 25) and road trips at UMBC (Nov. 18), Morehead State (Dec. 3) and Brown (Dec. 20).

Conference play begins in January when UMES hosts North Carolina A&T on Jan. 4. The Hawks will travel to Hampton and Norfolk St. on Jan. 7 and 9, respectively, before facing off against conference champions Delaware St. at home on Jan. 16.

UMES will head down to Florida at the end of the month, taking on Florida A&M (Jan. 21) and Bethune Cookman (Jan. 23) before heading to Baltimore to face Morgan St. on Jan. 28 and Coppin St. on Jan. 30. The Hawks begin a four game home stand on Feb. 18 with a contest against the Rattlers before taking on the Wildcats (Feb. 20), the Bears (Feb. 25) and the Eagles (Feb. 27).

The Hawks will play each conference member twice, both home and away, with the exception of South Carolina St. UMES travels to Orangeburg, SC to battle the Bulldogs on Mar. 1 before ending their season at home against Howard on Mar. 4.

The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) tournament will take place on Mar. 6-11 in Raleigh, NC at the RBC Center, home of the North Carolina St. Wolfpack and the Carolina Hurricanes (NHL).

2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule

Date Day Opponent Location Time
Nov. 10 Thurs. Davis & Elkins# Princess Anne, Md. 7 p.m.
Nov. 14 Mon. Guardians Classic Iowa City, Iowa
(Iowa, Colgate, Utah Valley, UMES) 8 p.m.
Nov. 15 Tues. Guardians Classic Iowa City, Iowa TBA
Nov. 18 Fri. UMBC Baltimore, Md. 7 p.m.
Nov. 19 Sat. St. John's New York, N.Y. 7 p.m.
Nov. 21 Mon. Guardian's Classic TBA TBA
Nov. 22 Tues. Guardian's Classic TBA TBA
Nov. 25 Fri. Nicholls State Princess Anne, Md. 4 p.m.
Dec. 1 Thurs. Marshall Huntington, WV 7 p.m.
Dec. 2 Sat. Morehead State Morehead, Ky. 7 p.m.
Dec. 7 Wed. Rutgers Piscataway, N.J. 7 p.m.
Dec. 10 Sat. Howard* Washington, D.C. 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 17 Sat. George Washington Washington, D.C. 2 p.m.
Dec. 20 Tues. Brown Providence, R.I. 7 p.m.
Jan. 4 Wed. N. Carolina A&T* Princess Anne, Md. 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 7 Sat. Hampton* Hampton, Va. 6 p.m.
Jan. 9 Mon. Norfolk State* Norfolk, Va. 8 p.m.
Jan. 16 Mon. Delaware State* Princess Anne, Md. 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 21 Sat. Florida A & M* Tallahassee, Fla. 4 p.m.
Jan. 23 Mon. Beth. Cookman* Daytona Beach, Fla. 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 28 Sat. Morgan State* Baltimore, Md. 4 p.m.
Jan. 30 Mon. Coppin State* Baltimore, Md. 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 4 Sat. Hampton* Princess Anne, Md. 4 p.m.
Feb. 6 Mon. Norfolk State* Princess Anne, Md. 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 13 Mon. Delaware State* Dover, Del. 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 18 Sat. Florida A&M* Princess Anne, Md. 4 p.m.
Feb. 20 Mon. Beth. Cookman* Princess Anne, Md. 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 25 Sat. Morgan State* Princess Anne, Md. 4 p.m.
Feb. 27 Mon. Coppin State* Princess Anne, Md. 7:30 p.m.
Mar. 1 Wed. S. Carolina State* Orangeburg, S.C. 7:30 p.m.
Mar. 4 Sat. Howard* Princess Anne, Md. 4 p.m.
Mar. 6 Mon. MEAC Tournament Raleigh, N.C. TBA

# - Exhibition

* - MEAC Contest

Home games in bold