Nov. 15, 2010
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. - Seniors Casey Morton (Mardela Springs, Md.) and Kevin White (Brooklyn, N.Y.) have been named Peninsula Regional Medical Center University of Maryland Eastern Shore Athletes of the Week, for the period ending Nov. 14.
Morton, a guard on the women's basketball team, collected 11 points, a career-high nine rebounds, one assist and one steal as UMES opened the season with a 64-52 win over UMBC at home Sunday.
Morton was one rebound shy of her first career double-double in helping the Lady Hawks to their second win against the Retrievers in eight tries. The win to start the season was UMES' first since beginning the 2001-02 campaign with a victory at Mississippi Valley State.
Morton's assist was the 250th of her career in her 87th game. The Lady Hawks (1-0) are back in action at Mount Saint Mary's, Saturday, Nov. 20 at 3 p.m. White, a guard on the men's basketball team, led UMES with 17 points and three assists in the Hawks' loss to Tulane, 91-62 to open the season at the Willaim P. Hytche Athletic Center on Friday.
While shot 6-for-11 from the field and 5-for-6 from the free-throw line with four rebounds and one block against the Green Wave.
The Hawks play again Monday, Nov. 15 at Columbia at 7 p.m.
