Feb. 7, 2011
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. -- Before UMES players and fans witnessed the Green Bay Packers defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers for the NFL Championship, the Hawks took to the court and the track in the first week of February. The winter season continues as the spring athletic sports are just a few days away from beginning.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Despite fighting tooth and nail with Hampton, UMES fell on the road against the Pirates 78-66 on Monday. But the Hawks got a huge win on Saturday, defeating the Norfolk State Spartans 88-84 at the Hytche for their second MEAC win. UMES now stands at 5-17 and 2-7 in the conference.
Hillary Haley (Oxon Hill, Md.) ended the week with 36 points and 15 rebounds. Haley has scored at least 15 points in 12 of his last 13 contests. Tyler Hines (Sicklerville, N.J.) got his third double-double of the season against Norfolk State with 17 points and 16 rebounds. Kevin White (Brooklyn, N.Y.) scored a season-high 22 points with eight assists against the Spartans.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
The Lady Hawks suffered a tough loss on the road against Hampton 47-29, but returned to protect the Hytche against Norfolk State 72-49 to improve to 5-0 in the MEAC at home. The Lady Hawks are now 8-14 overall and 5-4 in the conference.
Chena Parker (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) scored a season-high 19 points with five rebounds against NSU. Adobi Agbasi (Columbus, Ga.) nearly got a double-double against the Spartans with season-highs in points with 10 and rebounds with nine.
INDOOR TRACK
UMES competed in the two-day Giegengack Invitational at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. The event was non-team scoring, however the Hawks had competitors in numerous individual events.
Vanessa Henry (Capital Heights, Md.) set a new school record and meet record for women's shot put with a distance of 15.39 meters. Chelsea Lowe (Kennett Square, Pa.) earned 10th place in the pole vault with a height of 3.15 meters, good for a new school record.
On the men's side, Owen Cain (Montgomery Village, Md.) got first in the triple jump with a distance of 14.26 meters, just 0.13 ahead of the second place finisher, teammate Denvil Ruan (Anguilla B.W.I.), who had a distance of 14.13 meters. Jermol Dix (Catonsville, Md.) got the second place finish in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.19 seconds.
UPCOMING WEEK (FEB. 7-13)
The MEAC doubleheaders continue into the second half of MEAC play for the men's and women's basketball teams. On Monday, February 7th, the Hawks take on the Aggies of North Carolina A&T at the Hytche Athletic Center. The women tip off at 5:30 p.m. followed by the men at 7:30 p.m. Tickets to the doubleheader are just ten dollars for the whole day.
The basketball teams will head to the Sunshine State over the weekend to participate in a pair of MEAC doubleheaders, including one this week. On Saturday, February 12th, UMES takes on Florida A&M in Tallahassee. The women play at 4:00 p.m. followed by the men set to tip off at 6:00 p.m. All basketball games can be heard on the Hawks Radio Network with radio broadcasters Bret Lasky and Dave Vatz.
Indoor track will host their second event on the higher education level on Saturday with the UMES College Invitational. The event will be all day on Saturday, February 12th at the Hytche Athletic Center.
UMES softball officially begins their spring season this weekend with the NCCU Lady Eagles Invitational in Durham, North Carolina. The Hawks are slated to play four games, including two against Western Carolina and one contest each against Winston-Salem State and Barton College.
