Aug. 9, 2006
PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Road contests with Virginia and Kansas State, games against two Top 25 programs (West Virginia and Wichita State), and a matchup in the nation's capital against George Washington highlight the 2006-07 University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) men's basketball schedule, which was announced today.
The Hawks will open its season on Saturday, November 18 when Wagner visits the Hytche Center. UMES hits the road for the first time in 2006-07 when they take on Navy on Tuesday November 21. The team follows with Virginia on Sunday, November 26 before making a trip to Stony Brook on Tuesday, November 28.
UMES will start off December with a road game against George Washington on Tuesday, December 5 before heading home to face Howard on Saturday, December 9.
The program will make one of its most highly-anticipated trips in mid-December, as the Hawks will play in the Las Vegas Holiday Classic from Dec. 16-23. The first two contests of the tournament will be at Wichita State on Saturday, December 16 and at Kansas State on Monday, December 18 before traveling to Las Vegas for two additional games. The tournament also includes Kennesaw State, New Mexico and USC.
The maroon and gray closes out the non-conference schedule and the year with two games. The Hawks will take on West Virginia in Morgantown on Thursday, December 28, and then head home to face Dartmouth on Saturday, December 30.
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) schedule begins for UMES on Wednesday, January 3, as the Hawks open conference play at home against Norfolk State at 7:30 p.m. A trip to North Carolina A&T on Saturday, January 6 precedes two road contests at South Carolina State on Monday, January 8 and Delaware State on Monday, January 15.
The team then finishes off the month of January with three of their next five games at home beginning with non-conference foe Shenandoah on Wednesday, Jan. 17. The maroon and gray hosts Florida A&M and Bethune-Cookman on Saturday, January 20 and Monday, January 22, respectively, before taking on Morgan State in Baltimore on Saturday, January 27. UMES returns to Princess Anne host Coppin State on Monday, January 29.
The Hawks begin February with three consecutive home decisions against the Aggies on Saturday, February 3, the Bulldogs on Monday, February 5 and the Hornets on Monday, February 12.
After back-to-back road games against the Rattlers on Saturday, February 17 and the Wildcats on Monday, February 19, the maroon and gray returns home to host the Bears on Saturday, February 24.
UMES faces off against the Eagles on Monday, February 28 and last year's tournament champion, the Hampton Pirates, on Wednesday, February 28. The Hawks conclude the regular season on the road against the Bison on Saturday, March 3.
The MEAC Championship runs from Tuesday, March 6 to Saturday, March 10 at the RBC Center in Raleigh, N.C.
UMES returns six lettermen and two starters (including Jesse Brooks and Ed Tyson, who were named to the 2005-06 MEAC All-Rookie team) from last season, which produced a 7-22 overall record and a 4-14 mark in conference play.
