Jan. 31, 2011
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. -- The month of January is nearly at a close, and the Hawks continue their winter season with a lot of action. Basketball continued MEAC play while bowling and indoor track performed in very competitive tournaments during the weekend.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
The tough start in MEAC play for the men's basketball team continued as they fell to reigning conference champion Morgan State on Monday 74-60 at home, followed by a close defeat against Howard 77-73 in the nation's capital. UMES stands at 4-16 and 1-6 in the MEAC.
Hillary Haley (Oxon Hill, Md.) continued his impressive play with a combined 51 points in the two games. Mark Robertson (Lakewood, N.J.) scored a career high 17 points against Howard off 5-8 shooting from behind the arc. Freddy Obame Obame (Libreville, Gabon) scored a combined 14 points, nine rebounds and five assists in the two games.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
The Lady Hawks split their two MEAC games last week, earning their fourth conference win in a row with a 64-56 victory over Morgan State at home, but falling in a back-and-forth battle with Howard 35-33 on the road. UMES is now 7-13 and 4-3 in conference play.
Chena Parker (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) earned her second double-double of the season against Howard with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Casey Morton (Mardela Springs, Md.) scored 20 points with four boards against Morgan State. Chelsea Sanders (Rochester, N.Y.) scored a combined 20 points and six rebounds in the two games.
BOWLING
The bowling team reached the championship match, but fell in the final four games after winning the first two against Fairleigh Dickinson, giving the Hawks second place in the Kutztown Invitational. The Hawks were competing in the largest field, 28 teams, of any NCAA-sanctioned tournament.
Three Hawks landed in the top 15 in the individual standings. Paula Vilas (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) was the top-placing Hawk for the second tournament in a row, finishing in 11th place with a pinfall of 1,263. Anggie Ramirez (Bogota, Colombia) finished one place behind Vilas at 12th position with 1,260. Rounding out the trio was Maria Rodriguez (Ibague Tolima, Colombia) in 13th place with 1,256 pins.
INDOOR TRACK
UMES competed in the two-day Penn State Nationals in State College, Pennsylvania over the weekend, with a few Hawks breaking school records during the event.
Cynthia Anais (Martinique, France) broke the school record in the women's 1000-meter dash, a record she broke earlier in the month already, with a time of 2:48.85, good for third in the event. Chelsea Love (Kennett Square, Pa.) set a school record in the pole vault, getting a height of 3.00 meters, getting her 13th place.
UPCOMING WEEK (JAN. 31-FEB. 6)
The men's and women's basketball teams will play on national television on Monday, January 31st as they take on Hampton on ESPNU. The women tip off at 4:30 p.m. followed by the men at 7:00 p.m.
On Saturday, February 5th, both basketball teams will return home for a doubleheader against Norfolk State. The women play at 2:00 p.m. followed by the men's tip off at 4:00 p.m. Tickets for the doubleheader are just ten dollars for the whole day. All basketball games will be broadcast on the Hawks Radio Network.
The indoor track team will compete in the Giegengack Invitational over the weekend in New Haven, Connecticut, hosted by Yale University. This will be the furthest north the Hawks will travel for a meet.
