Game Notes
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Dec. 2, 2011
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. --The University of Maryland Eastern Shore will host Delaware State Saturday, Dec. 3 at 4 PM in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference play. The Hawks are 2-0 this season when playing at the W.P. Hytche Athletic Center, and defeated the Hornets in the 2010-11 season when at home. This will be the first MEAC game of the season for UMES men's basketball.
Led by Percy Woods with an average of 11.9 points per game, the Hawks have seen its most production offensively by its guards. Woods scored a personal best 18 points against Wyoming (Nov. 26). He and Louis Bellhave posted the majority of the Hawks points this season.
Bell is averaging 10.3 points per game with a season-high 21 points scored against American (Nov. 14) in the Hawks home opener. He dipped to a 9.8 PPG average while on the Hawks 12-day road trip, but upped that average after scoring 15 points versus Navy.
In the last three games freshman Ishaq Pitthas become a spark for the Hawks. Pitt posted a season-high 19 points versus Navy and 16 points in the team's game versus Portland State in the Jim Thorpe Classic.
The trio of Hawks has their own way of scoring that is different than their teammate, and gives the offense a dynamic that is unique.
Senior Tyler Hinesis the team's leader in rebounds with an average of 7.2 rebounds per game. Recently Hines posted the team's first double-double performance of the season scoring 11 points and grabbing 14 rebounds versus the Naval Academy.
Hines grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds in the Hawks season opener against George Washington. Expect the four UMES players to continue with their high level of productivity against its MEAC opponent Saturday.
