March 3, 2007
Box Score
WASHINGTON D.C. - UMES had three in double figures but it was not enough to lift the Lady Hawks over Howard Saturday afternoon at Burr Gymnasium. UMES dropped its regular season finale to the Lady Bison, 72-56.
Howard (7-22 overall, 7-11 in the MEAC) took advantage of the absence of UMES starting point guard Danielle Cooper, who has been suspended indefinitely. With Cooper, who leads the team with 108 assists, out of the lineup, the Lady Bison were able to force a whopping 41 turnovers with their pressure defense.
UMES's (11-19, 7-11 MEAC) propensity to turn the ball over allowed Howard to open up a 16-point lead in the second half, but UMES re-grouped on the scoring of April McBride, who tallied 15 of her team-high 17 points after the break and cut the deficit to 48-44 at the 9:25 mark. Then Carlisle went to work and scored five of her team's next seven points and take a 10-point lead.
The Lady Hawks got 13 points from Jasmine Speed and 12 from Qiana Cheatham. Speed (11 rebounds) and McBride (10 rebounds) recorded double doubles and helped UMES out-rebound Howard, 50-38.
The maroon and gray return to action on Tuesday with a MEAC Tournament matchup against Norfolk State at 11 a.m.
Portions of this release appear courtesy of the Howard Univ. athletics website
